A large Chinese drone broadcasted a signal identifying itself as a RAF Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet
A recent incident over Chinese airspace has raised alarms among aviation security experts after a military aircraft—believed to be a drone—successfully broadcast a signal identifying itself as a Royal Air…
Bad luck! When celebrating an inaugural flight damages the wing of an Iberia A350
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — A celebration welcoming Iberia’s flagship widebody aircraft to José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport went off script when the plane collided with an airport fire truck during…
Five astronauts were ordered to take shelter inside 4-meter wide SpaceX capsule attached to the ISS
Five astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) were ordered to take shelter inside a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule on Friday, June 5, following new concerns over an ongoing air…
NTSB reports the First Officier of United UA169 warned the Captain about being too slow and low
A newly released preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) details the final seconds before a United Airlines Boeing 767 struck a light pole on the New Jersey…
Was it human error that damaged a Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 at Frankfurt?
FRANKFURT, Germany — A Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner suffered a nose landing gear collapse on the tarmac at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) on Thursday, causing a stir at one of Europe’s…
Why two Airbus A320neo aircraft are being dismantled only 3 years after delivery
Youngest-ever Airbus A320neos being scrapped for parts amid crisis in the global aviation supply chain. GOODYEAR, AZ — In a move that highlights the deepening crisis in the global aviation…
Delta flight DL83 from Paris diverted to New York JFK
NEW YORK, NY — A Delta Air Lines transatlantic flight bound for Atlanta was forced to make an unscheduled diversion to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) on…
Virgin Atlantic A350-1000 from Toronto to Heathrow diverted to Halifax
A Virgin Atlantic transatlantic flight bound for London Heathrow was forced to make an emergency diversion to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) early Tuesday morning following reports of smoke in…
Pilots of a British Airways Boeing 777 from Vancouver required a priority landing at Heathrow
LONDON — A British Airways flight from Canada was forced to declare an airborne emergency on Monday afternoon as it neared its destination, prompting a priority descent into London Heathrow…
Virgin Atlantic A330 turned around over middle Atlantic then landed in Ireland with engine shut down
A Virgin Atlantic holiday flight bound for the Caribbean was forced to make an emergency diversion to Ireland on Saturday night after one of its engines failed high over the…
United flight turned around over Atlantic as a boy named his Bluetooth device “bomb”
A United Airlines flight bound for Spain was forced to make a mid-Atlantic U-turn after a passenger’s named Bluetooth device triggered a full-scale security emergency. NEWARK, NJ — United Airlines…
A skydiver lost consciousness at 11,500 feet, his own helmet camera captured the free fall
DE LAND, FLORIDA – A routine jump turned into a fight for survival this week after a skydiver lost consciousness almost immediately after exiting an aircraft at 3,500 meters (approx.…
