SpaceX Dragon capsule to make first of its kind science splashdown
On Jan. 11, the SpaceX cargo Dragon spacecraft carrying out the company’s 21st commercial resupply services (CRS-21) mission for NASA undocks from the International Space Station, heading for splashdown off…
INCIDENT Shandong Airlines Boeing 737 collided with a de-icing vehicle at Yantai Airport
Shandong Airlines Boeing 737-800 collided with a deicing truck at Yantai Airport on Friday, January 8. The aircraft sustained damage in its left wing. The incident took place after the…
BREAKING Sriwijaya Air #SJ182 Boeing 737 disappeared from radars after takeoff
A Boeing 737-500 disappeared from radars shortly after takeoff from Jakarta. The aircraft reg (PK-CLC) was operating flight #SJ182 from Jakarta (CGK) to Pontianak (PNK) when it disappeared from radars…
Australia cuts repatriation flights, mandates masks on flights
Australia's National Cabinet - consisting of the Prime Minister and all State and Territory leaders - today announced some changes to coronavirus restrictions and flights. From next week all passengers…
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to close runway for major maintenance
Amsterdam Airport Schipol's Polderbaan Runway (18R-36L) and its surrounding taxiways will undergo major maintenance from 25 January to 26 April. An area of 600,000 square metres is being renovated, and…
BREAKING Boeing to pay $2.5 billion to settle US criminal charges over 737 MAX, says Department of Justice
DOJ fines Boeing over $2.5 billion, charges it with fraud conspiracy over 737 Max crashes. The Department of Justice on Thursday said Boeing agreed to pay more than $2.5 billion…
INCIDENT A Wizz Air Airbus A320neo was damaged by a truck today at Gdansk
A truck collided with a Wizz Air Airbus A320neo at Gdansk Airport, Poland. The incident took place on Thursday morning. The Wizz Air Airbus A320neo (reg. HA-LJB) was being prepared…
Spirit Airlines passenger arrested for punching woman whose children kept kicking her seat
A Spirit Airlines passenger has been charged with felony assault and harassment for punching a woman, allegedly because the woman's children didn't stop kicking the back of her seat. Daydrena…
Amazon buys 11 Boeing 767s from Delta, WestJet for freighter conversions
Amazon has bought 11 Boeing 767-300s from Delta Airlines and WestJet to expand its air freight network when the aircraft prices have dropped due to the pandemic. According to Amazon,…
ALERT A RAF Chinook made an emergency landing in a field following a mechanical issue
On Tuesday, a Chinook from 28 Squadron based at RAF Benson made a precautionary landing in a field near Wantage following a mechanical issue. The aircraft soon sank into the…
BREAKING Ryanair to cut “most, if not all flights” to and from the UK & Ireland from January 21
Europe's largest low-cost airline Ryanair slashed its annual traffic forecast by around five million passengers, describing the latest Covid-19 lockdown restrictions imposed by the UK and Irish governments as “draconian.”…
