A Delta pilot requested to stay low after departure from Austin to fly over his kids in the pool
AUSTIN, Texas — A Delta Air Lines flight took an unusual path shortly after departing Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Saturday, August 15, 2026, giving a local family a backyard airshow…
ATSB reveals a 33-centimeter maintenance light was left in the wing of a Qantas A380
SYDNEY — A Qantas Airbus A380 completed a round-trip trans-Pacific crossing with a 33-centimeter maintenance light left inside its left wing, highlighting vulnerabilities in aviation tool-tracking systems, according to a…
Tire skid marks suggest a potential disaster was narrowly averted at Munich this weekend
A serious aviation incident occurred at Munich Airport (MUC) after a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner overran the runway during takeoff, damaging lighting equipment and suffering significant structural damage before…
Lavatory leak spreading in cabin forced Delta DL81 from Paris to divert to London
LONDON — What was scheduled to be a straightforward 10.5-hour transatlantic flight turned into a nearly 20-hour ordeal for travelers aboard a Delta Air Lines flight from Paris to Seattle,…
All flights to Milan, Italy are currently diverting to Rome and Turin
MILAN — Severe thunderstorms and adverse weather forced all incoming flights to Milan to divert, as zero-visibility conditions brought air traffic across the region to a sudden standstill. Dense weather…
An Airbus A330 to Manchester was forced to divert to Siberia
KRASNOYARSK, Russia — A United Kingdom-bound commercial airliner carrying over 230 passengers was forced to make an emergency landing in Siberia on Saturday following a mid-air technical issue, officials and…
UAE carrier resumes overflights of Iranian airspace
DUBAI — Flydubai has begun overflying Iranian airspace again for the first time since regional geopolitical instability forced major airlines to reroute flights across the Middle East. The decision marks…
Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 is holding after very late rotation at Munich and possible damages
MUNICH — A Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was forced to enter a holding pattern shortly after departure from Munich Airport following an unusually late takeoff rotation that kicked up…
Delta flight DL82 from Atlanta to Paris diverted to Dublin this morning
DUBLIN — A transatlantic Delta Air Lines flight bound for Paris was forced to make an unexpected pit stop in Ireland on Saturday morning following a suspected medical situation on…
American Airlines flight AA1009 to Chicago is declaring an emergency and returning to LAX
LOS ANGELES — An American Airlines flight bound for Chicago was forced to declare an emergency and turn back to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) shortly after midnight on Friday.…
Delta DL1334 has declared an emergency and returned to Atlanta only 15 mins after takeoff
Airbus A321-200 landed safely back at Hartsfield-Jackson after encountering a technical issue shortly after departure. ATLANTA — A Delta Air Lines flight bound for Fort Lauderdale was forced to make…
American Eagle AA3927 declared an emergency due to low fuel after 3 missed approaches
DALLAS — An American Eagle flight operating between Dallas/Fort Worth and Lexington was forced to declare a fuel emergency and make an unscheduled landing in Indiana after severe thunderstorms thwarted…
