ALERT Syrian air defenses intercept Israeli missiles targeting Damascus Airport where thousands were partying at “Damascus international fair” (video)
Reports confirmed that Syrian air defenses intercepted several Israeli missiles, which targeted the Damascus International Airport, on Saturday night. The Syrian SANA news agency reported that a military source confirmed…
Singapore Airlines flight from Melbourne to Wellington cancelled after pilot failed an alcohol test
A Singapore Airlines pilot has been stood down after he allegedly failed an alcohol test on the morning he was due to fly an international flight. The airline was forced…
ALERT Cathay Pacific cancels all flights in/out of Hong Kong for more than 24h, starting early Sunday morning, as Super Typhoon Mangkuat approaches
Airlines across the region canceled more than 100 flights on Saturday as Super Typhoon Mangkhut slammed into the Philippines and was set to disrupt travel from Hong Kong to Japan.…
BREAKING East Midlands Airport, UK closed due to Ryanair incident on the runway
Runway is closed until further notice at East Midlands Airport. UPDATE East Midlands Airport now reopened. UPDATE The aircraft is now off runway, inspection in progress. UPDATE All pax now offloaded…
ALERT Alitalia #AZ621 dumped fuel before diverting to Salt Lake City International Airport
Alitalia #AZ621 Boeing 777-200ER from #LAX (Los Angeles) to FCO (Rome) dumped fuel and made an unscheduled stop in Salt Lake City International Airport due to reports of unruly passenger.…
INCIDENT Malaysia Airlines A350 returned to Heathrow due to landing gear issue
Malaysia Airlines #MH1 returned to Heathrow due to landing gear door issue. To reduce weight, the Airbus A350 had to dump fuel over the channel at 10,000ft.
ALERT Two F-22 fighter jets were scrambled on Tuesday to intercept Russian nuclear-capable “Bear” bomber west of Alaska
USAF F-22 stealth fighter jet intercepts Russian nuclear-capable "Bear" bomber west of Alaska on Sept. 11th, NORAD says. Second time this month Russian bombers flew near United States; both times…
Hurricane #Florence live updates
UPDATE #67A At 200 AM EDT (0600 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Florence was located near latitude 33.7 North, longitude 80.8 West. Florence is moving toward the west near…
BREAKING Abuja Airport closed after a Gulfstream aircraft overshoots runway
All early flights to Nnamdi Aziiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, have been cancelled over overshooting of the runway by a chartered aircraft. A Gulfstream aircraft belonging to Skybird Airline with…
INCIDENT British Airways #BA103 to Calgary diverted to Iqaluit after reporting fumes in the flight deck
British Airways flight #BA103 from London Heathrow to Calgary diverted to to Iqaluit after reporting fumes in the flight deck. The pilots used oxygen masks and witnesses claimed the fumes filling the…
