#OnThisDay in 1985, Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashes into Mount Takamagahara, Japan
31 years ago today, Japan Airlines Flight 123 (JA8119) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Tokyo's Haneda Airport to Osaka International Airport, Japan. The Boeing 747-SR-146 was carrying 509…
BREAKING A Yak-42 skidded off runway on landing in Russia
A Yak-42 from Sochi with 118 passengers & crew on board skidded off the runway on landing at Ufa International Airport (Russia).
NEWS Emirates launches new dual-stop departure to Yangon and Hanoi
Emirates recently enhanced its presence in south-east Asia with the launch of a new daily linked service from Dubai to Yangon in Myanmar, and onwards to Hanoi in Vietnam. This…
ALERT 24 Injured by turbulence on Jet Blue flight to Sacramento
A Sacramento-bound plane had to make an unexpected landing after 22 passengers were injured by turbulence. The Jet Blue flight from Boston to Sacramento arrived safely in South Dakota at…
NEWS U.S. Air Marshals will be Aboard Cuba Flights
US air marshals will be deployed on some flights between the US and Cuba when commercial air service between the two countries launches on Aug. 31. "In the spirit of…
NEWS Emirates #EK521 crash-landing survivor scoops $1M lottery jackpot 6 days later
Mohammad Basheer Abdul Khadar, 62, was on board Emirates flight EK521 en route from southern India when it skidded on the runway as it landed in Dubai and burst into…
EMERGENCY Thomas Cook #MT3496 makes emergency landing at Manchester Airport after bird strike
Thomas Cook flight was forced to declare an emergency landing at Manchester Airport after a bird was sucked into an engine. The Thomas Cook Airlines flight MT3496 from Glasgow to…
NEWS Singapore Airlines’ A350 lands in Australia for the first time.
Following a long awaited day & always changing schedules, plane spotters have welcomed SIA's A350 to Australia. Melbourne Airport's viewing areas were full of Plane Spotters on Wednesday evening. The…
BREAKING Marseille airport runways closed due to nearby fire
Marseille airport runways are closed due to nearby fires in Vitrolles. Water bombers will stop operations at 2115LT because of the night. Then landings will remuse if smoke does not…
BREAKING Bomb threat against SAS flights #SK4745 from Olso and #SK2591 from Stockholm to Brussels
Federal prosecutor's office communicated that the threat at Brussels Airport is very serious, hence the deployment. Reload the page for updates. UPDATE 1839UTC Disaster plan lifted at Brussels Zaventem Airport after bomb…
VIDEO Drunk passenger with his hands tied behind his back after he punched an Aeroflot flight attendant in the face
Passengers and cabin crew were forced to restrain a fellow traveller who allegedly punched a flight attendant during a drunken rampage on board a plane. The dramatic scene unfolded on…
