An investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in 2014 has linked Russian President Vladimir Putin to the approval of the use of the missile system that shot down the plane. There are “strong indications” that President Vladimir V. Putin decided to supply the antiaircraft missile system that Russia-backed separatists used to shoot…
Another unidentified object has been shot down over North American airspace, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed. He said the latest object “violated Canadian airspace” and was shot down over Yukon in north-west Canada. Both Canadian and US aircraft were scrambled to track down the object which Mr Trudeau says was taken out by…
Last week, the world watched as an F-22 Raptor stealth fighter from the 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia fired a missile into the Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina. The drive reported Ken Harrell, retired Dorchester County (near Charleston, SC) Emergency Services Director and resourceful aviation radio monitor,…
A “high-altitude object” has been shot down over Alaska in the past hour, the White House has said. Spokesman John Kirby said the object was “the size of a small car” and was over a sparsely populated area at the time. UPDATE Helicopters and transport aircraft have been deployed to collect debris from the frozen…
A Flair Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 from Cancun to Toronto declared an emergency. Flair Airlines is independent ultra-low-cost carrier based in Canada that frequently offers cheap flights from Toronto. Several videos of the incident have since been shared on Twitter, showing passengers breathing through oxygen masks while others can be heard screaming in the…
A New York bound flight carrying a school trip was forced to make an emergency landing after the right engine appeared to catch fire mid-air. The Delta Airlines Flight from Edinburgh was met by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service at 11.23am on Friday after diverting to Prestwick Airport when one of the wings of…
The student pilot of a Cessna 172RG was injured when the small aircraft was struck by an eagle. On February 8, 2023, shortly after 2:00 p.m., a Cessna aircraft (reg. OK-KKA) made an emergency landing at the Hradec airport, Czech Republic. Aviation-safety reported a pilot training was taking place when the aircraft collided with an…
Air France #AF864 is returning to Paris CDG due a technical issue. UPDATE Feb 11, 2023 – 1820UTC: F-HRBA is returning to CDG with technical issue possibly linked to yesterday’s incident. UPDATE Feb 11, 2023 – 1800UTC: Air France Dreamliner F-HRBA which suffered a technical issue yesterday is declaring an emergency and circling after departure…
Ukraine’s top general says the missiles crossed into Romanian and Moldovan airspace. Two Russian Kalibr cruise missiles launched from the Black Sea on Friday morning crossed the airspace of Moldova and a corner of Romania – a NATO member – before entering western Ukraine, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s chief commander said. UPDATE The defense ministry of…
Ukraine sends 87 rescuers to Turkey after earthquake. Ukraine said on Tuesday, February 7, that it would send a team of several dozen rescue workers to Turkey after an earthquake left thousands dead there and in neighboring Syria. Kyiv will send “to the republic of Turkey a combined search-and-rescue team of the State Emergency Service…
KLM flight to Johannesburg turned around South of France. A KLM Boeing 777-200ER performing flight #KL591 from Amsterdam to Johannesburg declared an emergency 1h30 into the flight. The 16-year aircraft (reg. PH-BQO) took off at 11.00 local time then landed back at 14.35 on runway 18R. Crew squawked 7700 and declared an emergency because of…
Chinese “spy” balloons have been spotted in skies above countries across five continents, according to US officials. The US has also been in touch with its allies on the issue of the balloons, according to the White House. Another suspected surveillance balloon was spotted over Latin America and CNN posted these images of spy balloon…