A couple flying to Vegas noticed their luggage was overweight, their dog snuck in a boot. A couple heading to Las Vegas were in for a surprise after their luggage was deemed overweight at the airport – their pet chihuahua was a sneaky stowaway. Jared and Kristi Owens were headed for vacation last month when…
An An-12 cargo plane that crashed in the Irkutsk Region in Eastern Siberia caught fire when hitting the ground. “The fire-fighting and rescue teams have arrived at the crash site. The plane is ablaze, the press office said. UPDATE There were nine persons on board the An-12 that crashed near Irkutsk, all have died. A…
In a shocking incident, a male passenger punched a female flight attendant on an American Airlines flight from New York City to Orange County, California after refusing to wear a mask. The assault by the passenger forced the pilot to divert the plane to Denver. According to witnesses, the passenger punched the flight attendant twice…
A C-160 cargo plane caught fire while at runway at Dolow airfield. The plane caught fire shortly after landing at the dusty runway. The plane (reg. EY-360) was carrying cargo from Mogadishu to Dolow, Gedo region. No casualties reported.
Flight recorders and all major components of a cargo jet have been successfully recovered from the Pacific Ocean, the National Transportation Safety Board announced Tuesday. The recorders and wreckage recovered were from a Boeing 737-200 freighter, operated as TransAir flight 810 when it was ditched after the flight crew reported anomalies in both engines shortly…
London’s Heathrow Airport does not expect air traffic to recover completely until at least 2026, with the number of passengers travelling through Britain’s biggest airport well below pre-pandemic levels despite a pick-up in the past three months. Passenger numbers in the third quarter recovered to 28% and cargo to 90% of pre-pandemic levels at Heathrow,…
A man was arrested at an Atlanta airport after video captured a brawl between passengers on a plane bound for Los Angeles. A Delta Airlines passenger was arrested Friday morning at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after he fought another passenger on a plane headed to Los Angeles, according to local police. Curtis Maurice Clayton, 30,…
A man was enjoying the sun in his backyard in Windsor, southeast England when a passing plane dropped toilet waste over him and his garden furniture, a local councilor said during a recent meeting. The unfortunate incident, in which a plane “discharged sewage,” took place in July, according to the minutes of Royal Borough of…
F-16s and F-35s of the Royal Norwegian Air Force intercepted a large group of Russian bombers and fighters off the north coast of Norway, October 27. The Russian group consisted of two BlackJack strategic bombers, MiG-31 Foxhounds and SU-24 Fencers fighters and a A-50 Mainstay reconnaissance aircraft. The Russian aircraft did not file flight plans…
Passengers of a Transavia Boeing 737 have been evacuated evacuated at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Passengers of a Transavia Boeing 737 have been evacuated after landing gear caught fire while taxiing at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. A Transavia spokeswoman said that flight #HV6730 came from Seville. After landing, the passengers were evacuated as a precaution. Photos of…
Blue Origin and Sierra Space have announced plans for Orbital Reef, a commercially developed, owned, and operated space station to be built in low Earth orbit. The station will open the next chapter of human space exploration and development by facilitating the growth of a vibrant ecosystem and business model for the future. Orbital Reef…
A Japanese flight attendant reported a co-worker to the police after he followed her to her apartment and appeared in the area on at least ten occasions. According to police, the man is an employee of the same company the commissioner works for, denied the charge, Fuji TV reported. The commissioner, who is in her…