ALERT More than 100 firefighters are battling a wildfire near Heathrow Airport
More than 100 firefighters fight huge bushfires that send a large plume of smoke into the sky near Heathrow airport About 100 firefighters are fighting a massive grass fire near…
Qatar Airways CEO said the purchase of Airbus A380 superjumbos was a mistake
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker has admitted that the purchase of Airbus A380 superjumbos was perhaps the biggest mistake the airline has made. The Group CEO stated that the…
The US Air Force has grounded its fleet of F-35 jets
The US Air Force has grounded its fleet of F-35 jets temporarily, citing a potentially faulty component in the ejection seat that could endanger pilots in an emergency. The issue…
More and more Bayraktar TB2 drones are shot down by Russian Air Defenses
As the battle for Ukraine has become increasingly concentrated in the Donbas region, so too has Russia’s coverage of its forces with advanced air defenses. According to Ukrainian pilots interviewed…
BREAKING A co-pilot died after falling out a plane before emergency landing
The co-pilot of a aircraft died after jumping or falling out of the plane while it was preparing to make an emergency landing. The pilot reported that the twin-engine CASA…
BREAKING NokAir Boeing 737-800 skidded off runway at Chiang Rai International Airport
A NokAir plane skidded off a wet runway as it landed during heavy rain at Chiang Rai International Airport, northern of Thailand. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. HS-DBR) was performing flight…
INCIDENT A Turkish firefighting plane clipped trees while dumping water
The regional forestry authority of Mugla province said the blaze, fanned by strong winds and temperatures close to 40 degrees Celsius, had threatened a hotel and settlement areas in the…
A 86-year-old woman became the longest serving flight attendant in the world
Guinness World Records recognised an 86-year-old American woman as the longest-serving and oldest flight attendant in the world. Bette Nash has been a flight attendant with American Airlines for the…
INCIDENT Alaska Airlines pilot and co-pilot engaged a verbal dispute in front of passengers, before turning the plane around
A pilot and co-pilot on an Alaska Airlines flight engaged in a verbal dispute in front of their passengers. The incident occurred on July 18 on a flight from DC’s…
INCIDENT An unruly was handcuffed by some US Marines on Virgin Atlantic #VS141
A flight from London to Los Angeles on Tuesday was forced to divert from its intended flight path due to an unruly passenger. Virgin Atlantic flight 141 took off from…
Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard’s private plane has been intercepted by Danish F-16 fighter jets
Jonas Vingegaard made a triumphant return to Denmark on Wednesday following his victory at the Tour de France. As he crossed into Danish airspace, two Danish Air Force fighter jets…
JetBlue to buy Spirit Airlines to create America’s fifth-largest airline
JetBlue Airways on Thursday announced it would purchase Spirit Airlines, a combination that would create America's fifth-largest airline. The announcement comes a day after Spirit pulled the plug on a…
