Qantas operated an A380 flight between Melbourne and Sydney today due to exceptional weather conditions
Qantas used an Airbus A380 from Melbourne to Sydney due to severe storms forecast. Airservices Australia has limited the number of arrivals and departures in Sydney for all airlines resulting…
KLM flight to Cardiff returns to Amsterdam following lightning strike
KLM Cityhopper flight was forced to return to Amsterdam after experiencing a lightning strike. KLM aircraft flying from Amsterdam to Cardiff experiencing a lightning strike over the North Sea. The…
Russian President Vladimir Putin flew on a Tu-160M nuclear-capable strategic bomber today
Putin sends signal with flight on nuclear-capable bomber. Russian President Vladimir Putin flew on a modernised Tu-160M nuclear-capable strategic bomber on Thursday, in a move likely to be seen in…
Russia threatens to shoot down French fighter jets in international airspace over the Black Sea
France says Russia threatened to shoot down jets over Black Sea. Russia directly threatened French planes in the Black Sea recently, French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu said Thursday. "A…
American Boeing 737 forced to divert after a passenger attempted to open emergency exit
On the 20th of February, an American Airlines Boeing 737 was forced to return to Albuquerque International Sunport, Mexico shortly after takeoff. The Boeing 737-800 with registration N352PS was operating…
Powerful jet stream causes transatlantic flights to arrive 30 minutes earlier in Europe
A powerful jet is helping flights from the North America to Europe. Since few days, transatlantic flights take benefit of a strong jet stream. The aircraft sometimes reach a ground…
Swiss Boeing 777-300ER from Zurich is declaring an emergency and diverting
Swiss flight from Zurich to Sao Paulo is declaring an emergency. Swiss flight #LX7092 to Sao Paulo is declaring an emergency and is diverting. The flight took off form Zurich…
Boeing fires head of 737 MAX program with immediate effect
Boeing removes head of 737 Max program in wake of safety incidents program with immediate effect. Boeing removed executive Ed Clark, the head of its 737 Max passenger jet program,…
United Boeing 757 forced to make an emergency landing in Denver after slat damage
On the 22nd of February, a United Airlines Boeing 757 flying from San Francisco to Boston was forced to make an emergency landing in Denver after experiencing partial damage to…
TUI Boeing 787’s front door almost ripped off at Birmingham Airport
Tuesday at Birmingham Airport, a TUI Boeing 787 Dreamliner narrowly avoided ripping off one of its doors. While parked at the gate, the aircraft's front left door nearly ripped off…
Russian pilot who hijacked a Mi-8 helicopter for Ukrainian military has been assassinated in Spain
Pilot who hijacked Russian military helicopter has been found dead in Spain. Andriy Yusov, spokesperson for the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine (HUR), confirmed to Kyiv Post the death of…
Taylor Swift is threatening legal action against student who tracks her business jet
Attorneys for Taylor Swift are threatening legal action against the Florida college student who tracks the private jets of celebrities and public figures. Jack Sweeney confirmed on Tuesday that he…
