UAE Prosecutor: Flydubai Co-Pilot Used Cockpit Emergency Axe in Attempted Terrorist Attack
ABU DHABI — Investigations into the mid-air attack aboard Flydubai Flight 1073 have revealed that First Officer Hamam al-Hammami used an emergency crash axe stowed in the flight deck to…
Delta pilots reported that the A321 nosewheel ran over a baby opossum during takeoff from Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. — Pilots aboard a Delta Air Lines flight bound for Atlanta reported an unusual runway encounter during their early Thursday morning departure from Tampa International Airport. Delta Flight…
Captain of Flydubai says he was lying on the floor covered in blood but managed to open cockpit door for help
DUBAI — In a harrowing account of survival and resilience, Captain Smit Machchhar, pilot of Flydubai flight FZ1073, revealed how he summoned a final surge of strength while lying injured…
Air Canada crew member asked about getting home because his wife was about to give birth
MONTREAL — In aviation, cockpit-to-ground communications are usually filled with routine weather updates, fuel calculations, and trajectory adjustments. But high above Virginia on Thursday, October 1, an Air Canada digital…
Emirates A380 flight EK31 to London is declaring an emergency and diverting
FRANKFURT — An Emirates Airbus A380 en route from Dubai to London Heathrow was forced to declare a general emergency and make an unscheduled diversion to Frankfurt Airport on Thursday.…
Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv squawked 7500 during violent incident involving the pilots in the cockpit
TEL AVIV — A Flydubai flight from Dubai triggered a major security response on approach to Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday morning after briefly transmitting an emergency code indicating unlawful…
Delta crew had to intervene after a woman reported being filmed by her seatmate on San Francisco flight
ATLANTA — A Delta Air Lines flight from San Francisco to Atlanta became the scene of an uncomfortable mid-air disruption after a female passenger reported that a man seated next…
REPORT Braking commands were applied while the Boeing 787-9 was actively accelerating prior takeoff
GERMANY — Investigators in Germany are examining a dramatic runway excursion involving a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner that struck runway equipment and suffered severe fuselage damage during a botched…
Emergency: Delta flight DL251 to Boston turned around over Atlantic and diverted to Porto
A transatlantic flight bound for Boston was forced to make an abrupt u-turn over the Atlantic Ocean today. PORTO, Portugal — Delta Air Lines flight DL251, operated by an 11-year-old…
Police is investigating bomb plot at RAF Fairford with potential Iranian links
FAIRFORD, Gloucestershire — Counter-terrorism police are investigating potential Iranian links to a suspected bomb plot targeting RAF Fairford after five men were arrested in a major security operation near the…
British Airways BA711 to Heathrow is declaring an emergency and diverting to Luxembourg
LUXEMBOURG — A British Airways flight en route from Cyprus to London Heathrow was forced to declare an emergency mid-flight on Sunday morning before diverting to Luxembourg Airport. Flight BA711,…
Lufthansa LH470 to Toronto declared an emergency and diverted to Manchester
MANCHESTER, UK — A Lufthansa flight bound for Toronto was forced to make an emergency diversion to Manchester Airport after issuing a squawk 7700 distress call over Scottish airspace. Flight…
