Icelandair takes delivery of first Boeing 737 MAX 8
Wednesday 28th February saw Icelandair take delivery of their first Boeing 737 MAX 8, TF-ICE. Icelandair have a total of 16 on order which will be delivered by 2021 and…
ALERT British Aerospace RJ-85 made an emergency landing after one of its engines exploded mid flight
A passenger jet was forced to carry out an emergency landing after one of its engines exploded just half an hour after takeoff. The Tez Jet airline British Aerospace RJ-85…
BREAKING Russian Antonov An-26 crashed near Hmeimim Base in Syria, 32 dead
All people on board of the aircraft, including 26 passengers and six crew members died in the incident, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The Russian An-26 plane crashed near Syrian Hmeimin…
ALERT Part of roof collapsed at China’s Nanchang Airport (video)
Part of a roof at Nanchang Changbei International Airport in China collapsed on Sunday (Mar 4) amid strong winds and a torrential downpour, local media reports said. No one was…
ALERT Iran to transfer black box of crashed Aseman airline ATR-72 to France for further investigation
A senior Iranian official announced on Monday that the country will likely transfer the black box of the crashed Aseman airline ATR-72 plane to France for further investigation. “The black…
BREAKING A passenger tried to enter cockpit of an EgyptAir plane from Oman to Cairo
A passenger has tried to enter the cockpit of an EgyptAir plane, which was en route from Oman to Cairo. According to the news portal "Yoom7", an attempt to break…
Naked passenger attacks flight attendant on flight #OD162
A 20 year old passenger on a Malindo Air flight was tied up with a piece of cloth during flight and arrested after landing. The passenger allegedly attacked a flight…
Criticism after leaked memo of “banned words” sent to Qantas staff
Qantas is facing criticism over a leaked list of "banned words" that have been sent to airline staff in an information package. The info package was sent out by People…
ALERT Cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of crashed Aseman Airlines ATR-72 #EP3704 have been found
Iranian officials announced on Saturday that the flight recorder, also known as the black box from Tehran-Yasuj passenger plane, which crashed on Feb. 18, was found by the searchers. Fourteen…
ALERT A man fell from top building while waiting for connecting flight at Gatwick Airport
A man in his 20s fell to his death from the sixth floor of a car park at Gatwick Airport's North Terminal and was pronounced dead at the scene. His…
VIDEO Antonov AN-124 takeoff from Ottawa
This Antonov was meant to land in Montreal Mirabel, but was diverted to Ottawa due to fog and low visibility.