BREAKING Two Typhoons were scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth airbase #QRA after two Russian planes entered UK airspace
Two RAF fighters were scrambled in Scotland after two Russian planes entered UK airspace, the MoD has confirmed. UPDATE An MoD spokesman said the Russian jets did not actually…
ALERT Chinese fighter jets intercept US Navy P-3 Orion hundred miles southeast of Hong Kong
Two Chinese fighter jets intercepted a U.S. surveillance aircraft a couple hundred miles southeast of Hong Kong this week in a maneuver the Navy described as "unsafe." The Chinese J-10…
NEWS First Delta A350 XWB maiden flight from Toulouse
The first Airbus A350XWB destined for Delta Air Lines completed its first flight this morning in Toulouse, France. The aircraft (MSN 115), registered under French test registration F-WZGP, will soon…
ALERT Man allegedly tried to bite flight attendant before jumping from plane at Charlotte-Douglas Airport
A man is accused of jumping out of a plane onto the tarmac at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport Thursday. According to a federal complaint, Tun Lon Sein was on American Airlines…
NEWS Singapore Airlines A350-900ULR won’t have any economy seats
Singapore Airlines' new Airbus A350-900ULR will sport a two-class configuration of business and premium economy, without any economy seats. More on Australian Business Traveler
NEWS Supersonic jet to fly from Dubai to London in 4 hours
US-based Boom Technology will cut the existing flight time from Dubai to London or Abu Dhabi to Sydney by half when its supersonic passenger jet comes into commercial operation. 10%…
NEWS ‘Jihad’ wifi halts flight
Pilot refuses to fly packed airplane because passenger labelled his personal wifi ‘Jihadist Cell London 1’ The worrying wifi name was seen on a Thomson plane due to depart from…
ALERT Counter terror police arrest man at London Stansted Airport as he tried to fly to Syria
Police have arrested a 37-year-old man at Stansted Airport, Essex, who is believed to have been planning to travel to Syria. The man was due to board a flight bound…
EMERGENCY US Air Force C-5 Galaxy emergency landing with nose gear up at Rota Air Base in Spain
A USAF C-5 Galaxy airlifter has safely slid to a stop after making a successful emergency landing at the Rota Air Base in Spain after its nose landing gear failed…
EMERGENCY China Eastern #MU765 slid off the runway at Hong Kong International Airport
China Easter Flight #MU765 from Nanjing landed at Hong Kong International Airport at 1051 LT today. The Airbus A321 (B-6366) slid off the runway as it was making its way…
EMERGENCY United Airlines #UA1579 evacuated on tarmac at Newark Airport after engine fire
Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey was was shut down late on Tuesday night when 131 people were evacuated from a United Airlines flight after flames were spotted coming…
