A man, in love with a Lufthansa flight attendant, attempted to keep her from leaving by phoning in a bomb threat
A 65-year old Serbian man confessed in court on Saturday to calling in a false bomb threat to stop a Lufthansa flight attendant from leaving the country because he hoped…
INCIDENT Two Southwest planes collided during pushback at the Nashville airport
Two Southwest Airlines planes have collided on the tarmac of Nashville International Airport. Airline officials say no injuries were reported in Saturday night's collision. An emailed statement from Southwest Airlines…
BREAKING Lufthansa also suspends flights to Cairo over security concerns
The Germany-based carrier has followed British Airway in temporarily flight suspension to the Egyptian capital as a "precaution" for security reasons, according to the company's statement. UPDATE Deutsche Lufthansa says…
BREAKING British Airways suspends all flights to Cairo due to security concerns
British Airways suspended flights to Cairo for seven days starting Saturday as a precaution to allow for an assessment of security there, the airline said in a statement. “We constantly…
INCIDENT A PIA ATR-42 skidded off the runway at Gilgit airport
An ATR-42 of Pakistan International Airline (PIA) skidded off the runway while making attempt to land here at Gilgit airport on Saturday. All passengers remained safe in the incident, the…
BREAKING Operations suspended at London Gatwick after #BA2668 landing
The major airport's single runway has been temporarily shut after British Airways #BA2668 to Marrakesh landed shortly after taking off. The plane circled 15 times near Gatwick at 8,000ft after…
ALERT EASA warns Airbus A321neo operators over ‘excessive pitch’ issue
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued an airworthiness directive for the Airbus A321neo after the aircraft was found in certain cases to pitch its nose upwards excessively. The…
INCIDENT Man jumps on plane wing as it prepares for takeoff from Nigeria’s Lagos Airport (video)
A man who climbed onto the wing of a plane as it prepared for takeoff at the airport in Nigeria's Lagos city has been arrested, authorities said. The man, who…
A young boy steals a plane, crashes it and then steal a second one (video)
An unnamed child, 13, sneaked into the runway at Taihu National Holiday Resort, on the shores of Taihu Lake in Huzhou City, China, and managed to glide both light-sport…
INCIDENT Lufthansa #LH1411 evacuated over bomb threat in Belgrade
Lufthansa plane bound for Frankfurt was evacuated at Belgrade airport on Thursday after police received a call saying a bomb was on board, the Serbian interior ministry said. Serbian state…
Ryanair may cut 30,000 flights and close bases due to delayed Boeing 737MAX deliveries
Ryanair will fly 5 million fewer passengers than planned next year owing to delayed deliveries of Boeing’s grounded 737 Max aircraft, and warned that jobs would be affected and airport…
An emergency airworthiness directive says that cracks have been detected on the rear wing spars of the early A380s
An Emergency Airworthiness Directive released by EASA says that cracks have been detected on the rear wing spars of the early A380s. The cracks are between ribs 33 and 49,…