ALERT Near miss at Mexico City International Airport after ATC error
Two Volaris planes nearly collided at Mexico City International Airport when air traffic controllers failed to properly clear incoming plane for landing. On May 7, 2022, a Volaris A320neo (reg.…
INCIDENT A NATO refueling aircraft has lost hose and bucket over Poland
A hose and bucket have been found on side of a road in Poland. The current NATO mission over East Europe is involving many different kinds of aircraft. One of…
Why a Spirit Airlines’ flight attendant had to confort a passenger
A Spirit Airlines aircraft suffered an incident on takeoff. As a Spirit Airlines flight took off from Barranquilla, the plane had hit a bird. The crew decided to make an…
EasyJet will remove back seats of some of its Airbus A319s so they can fly with fewer crew
EasyJet plans to remove seats on some of its A319s this summer, so that it can operate flights with fewer cabin crew. By removing seats on the back row of…
Air parade was suddenly cancelled in Moscow
Today's air parade was suddenly cancelled altogether in the five biggest Russian cities. In Moscow, the air part of the parade was canceled due to "bad weather". RIA Novosti was…
ALERT A British YouTuber has been arrested at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Russia
British YouTube travel blogger Benjamin Rich, who specializes in remote and sometimes dangerous parts of the world, has been arrested at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the head of the…
INCIDENT Violent brawl erupted on KLM flight from Manchester to Amsterdam
A violent brawl erupted KLM on board KLM plane. The incident occurred on Thursday May 5th, 2022 on board a KLM flight between Manchester and Amsterdam Schiphol. Why the brawl…
INCIDENT Envoy Air Flight 3729 encountered severe turbulence that ripped off its winglet
An Embraer E175 was forced to divert after encountering severe turbulence. Envoy Air Flight 3729 from Charleston, South Carolina to Dallas, Texas was diverted after encountering severe turbulence that ripped…
Russian Il-80 ‘Doomsday’ plane has been spotted over Moscow
Footage of the skies over Moscow shows the Ilyushin Il-80 passing low over the city’s outskirts. Russian officials have stated that the plane would perform a low flypast during Monday’s…
REPORT A virgin Atlantic flight was forced to return to Heathrow after the co-pilot admitted he hadn’t passed his last flying test
A Virgin Atlantic flight to New York was forced to turn back to London Heathrow after the co-pilot admitted he hadn't passed his last flying test. The plane was over…
ALERT A Russian military helicopter Mi-17 entered Finnish airspace today
A Russian army helicopter violated Finland’s airspace on Wednesday. “The aircraft type is a Mi-17 helicopter and the depth of the suspected violation is about four to five kilometers,” a…
ALERT French fighter jets intercepted Russian aircraft yesterday
Two French fighter jets intercepted Russian aircraft yesterday. Yesterday, two French fighter jets intercepted a Russian Il-20M escorted by two Russian Navy Su-27s flying around Baltic airspace. The Mirage 2000s…
