The FAA revoked the licenses of two pilots for their “careless” and “reckless” conduct during a failed midair stunt last month in Arizona. No one was injured April 24 when daredevil pilots Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington tried to jump out of separate planes into the other to land them. “The attempted stunt resulted in…
A passenger with no flying experience successfully landed a small plane in Florida Tuesday afternoon after his pilot suffered a medical emergency. The incredible aviation accomplishment happened at Palm Beach International Airport with the help of air traffic controllers, according to WPBF-TV. “I’ve got a serious situation here,” the Cessna Caravan passenger was reportedly heard…
Russia is taping basic GPS devices to its fighter jets’ dashboards, the UK’s defense minister said. Wrecked Russian fighter jets are being found with rudimentary GPS receivers “taped to the dashboards” in Ukraine because their inbuilt navigation systems are so bad, the UK’s defense secretary, Ben Wallace, said. Speaking at the National Army Museum in…
The captain of a Turkish AnadoluJet flight aborted its take-off at Israel’s main airport after passengers received plane crash images on their phones. Israel’s aviation authority said the aircraft was taxiing at Ben Gurion Airport when the incident happened. The AnadoluJet Boeing 737, with 160 passengers on board, was on its way to the take-off…
A Tibet Airlines A319 aborted takeoff then veered off the runway. All 113 passengers & 9 crew of #TV9833 have been evacuated. Tibet Airlines TV9833/A319/B-6425 from Chongqing to Nyingchi was on fire during take-off this morning, details still not known. CKG/ZUCK closed for now. pic.twitter.com/CPL47fmfVk — FATIII Aviation (@FATIIIAviation) May 12, 2022
Vueling, an airline owned by IAG, will open a new sales channel in the metaverse. The new channel will be up and running before the end of the year, and everything purchased in the metaverse will be usable in the real world and will be the same as a physical airline ticket. This is an…
A British passenger has died of a suspected heart attack on a TAP Air Portugal flight from London to Lisbon. The TAP Air Portugal flight from London to Lisbon made an emergency landing in Spain after the patient was found to be unconscious. The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing at Santiago de…
Taking elegance to new heights. Every day, Air France celebrates the French art of living, making each trip an experience in itself. A know-how that takes elegance and refinement to new heights… the little touches and that “je ne sais quoi” so characteristic of France.
In response to Russia’s invasion of #Ukraine, NATO has up to 30 aircraft on patrol at any moment. To deter any potential aggression against Allies, NATO is deploying an unprecedented mix of fighter jets, reconnaissance aircraft and support planes.
Two Volaris planes nearly collided at Mexico City International Airport when air traffic controllers failed to properly clear incoming plane for landing. On May 7, 2022, a Volaris A320neo (reg. N545VL) flight Q64069 from Mexico City received clearance from ATC to line up on RWY 05L. The aircraft entered the runway but another Airbus A320neo…
A hose and bucket have been found on side of a road in Poland. The current NATO mission over East Europe is involving many different kinds of aircraft. One of them are tankers like the Airbus A330 MRTT or the Boeing KC-135. They refuel fighter jets or Awacs during the surveillance mission almost 24/7 since…
A Spirit Airlines aircraft suffered an incident on takeoff. As a Spirit Airlines flight took off from Barranquilla, the plane had hit a bird. The crew decided to make an emergency stop. As it was a bit scary and rough for passengers, a lady in first row was really afraid of the situation when the plane…