#OnThisDay in 2002, Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 ditches in the Bengawan Solo River
15 years ago today, Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 (PK-GWA) was a scheduled domestic flight from Selaparang Airport, Ampenan, Indonesia to Adisucipto International Airport, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Boeing 737-3Q8 was carrying…
BREAKING MyCargo Airlines Boeing 747-400F crashed in Bishkek
Over 30 people have been killed after Boeing 747-400F crashed into a small village in Kyrgyzstan. The aircraft was believed to be making a stop-over in Bishkek before continuing onto…
EMERGENCY An air collision was avoided over Belgium on the night of 31 December to 1 January
An air collision was avoided above Belgium on the night of 31 December to 1 January, between an Egyptian A300 cargo and an Air France A320 with passengers on…
NEWS 70,000 birds around New York Airports have been slaughtered since US Airways Flight 1549 ditching
An Associated Press analysis of bird-killing programs at the New York City area's three major airports found that nearly 70,000 gulls, starling, geese and other birds have been slaughtered, mostly…
#OnThisDay in 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 ditches in the Hudson River
8 years ago today, US Airways Flight 1549 (N106US) was a scheduled passenger flight from LaGuardia Airport, New York City to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Washington with a stopover at Charlotte Douglas…
NEWS Qantas flight closes Sydney Airport runway after a landing incident.
A Qantas plane flown from Toowoomba blew two tyres when it landed at Sydney Airport on Sunday evening Qantas flight QF2123 was operated by a Bombardier Dash 8 with registration…
VIDEO Middle East Airlines flight makes emergency landing after passenger assaults air hostess
An airplane operated by Lebanon’s national carrier, Middle East Airlines, made an emergency landing at Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul after a passenger assaulted an air hostess. The MEA jet…
ALERT JAS 39 Gripen jet Crashed at Hat Yai Airport, Thailand during airshow today at 0940 LT
The 35-year-old pilot was flying a Swedish-made JAS 39 Gripen jet. Thailand’s national Children’s Day is celebrated yearly on the second Saturday of January. Footage of the accident captured shrieks…
#OnThisDay in 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashes into the Potomac River after takeoff
35 years ago today, Air Florida Flight 90 (N62AF) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Washington National Airport, Virginia to Fort Lauderdale Hollywood Int'l Airport, Florida with a stopover…
BREAKING Was the crash of Egyptair #MS804 related to an iPhone and an iPad in the cockpit?
Investigators found a disturbing parallel between the initial alerts and the location of a phone and a tablet in the cockpit. An iPhone 6S and an iPad mini 4 and…
