ALERT Norwegian F-16 guns control tower by mistake
A Norwegian F-16 jet on a training exercise jet mistakenly machine-gunned a control tower with three officers inside, who survived unhurt, the military said on Sunday. Two F-16s were taking part in a mock attack…
NEWS Drone that hit British Airways jet was likely a plastic bag
Recent reports of an unidentified flying object striking a British Airways flight at London's Heathrow Airport spurred a wave of fear over drones interfering with commercial aircraft. But now it…
NEWS A passenger attempts suicide during Cathay Pacific flight #CX411
A passenger on a Cathay Pacific flight was hospitalized after he reportedly slashed his own neck and tried to hang himself in a plane bathroom. According to Apple Daily, the…
NEWS SpiceJet Fires Pilot For Asking Air Hostess To Join Him In The Cockpit
SpiceJet has sacked one of its commanders for allegedly asking an air hostess to be with him in the cockpit of a Boeing 737 on both legs of an international…
ALERT FAA Orders ‘Urgent’ 787 Repair After Engine Fails at 20,000 Feet
Airlines flying Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets with the latest General Electric Co. engines were ordered to repair them, or swap out at least one with an older model, in an urgent safety…
NEWS Transavia Launches Luton & Edinburgh Flights
Transavia have launched its new UK operations out of London Luton and Edinburgh airports today on April 22nd. Only one year after starting the connections between Dublin and Paris, the…
NEWS American Airlines Reports Q1 2016 Profit
American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) today reported its first quarter 2016 results. The Company’s first quarter highlights include: Reported first quarter 2016 pre-tax profit of $1.2 billion excluding special items,…
NEWS Passenger arrested for shooting video of air hostesses on Indigo flight #6E326
On IndiGo flight 6E 326 from Kolkata to Mumbai, some passengers started capturing video of the cabin crew mid-air. One of the other passengers informed the crew that they were…
NEWS Gatwick Airport Announces First Chinese Route
Gatwick is launching the UK’s first ever direct flights to Chongqing – one of the world’s largest urban centres and a major manufacturing and transportation hub in southwest China. The twice weekly, year…