Two pilots ejected from their F-15 Tuesday morning on the runway at MidAmerica St Louis airport in Mascoutah, Illinois. It is not clear if their ejection seats malfunctioned or if the pilots punched out. The plane was on the ground when the pilots ejected, it came to rest off the runway on the grass. One…
United Airlines said it would add more than 400 daily flights to its July schedule and increase services to re-opened European destinations as easing pandemic restrictions spur summer travel demand. Summer travel bookings rose 214% from 2020 levels, the airline said, adding that it planned to fly 80% of its U.S. schedule compared to July…
An airline passenger who tried to open the cockpit door and hit a flight attendant in the face twice is facing the year’s largest fine from the Federal Aviation Administration: $52,500. The passenger on a December 23 Delta airlines flight from Honolulu to Seattle is one of four “unruly passengers” the agency announced Monday it…
Two US Navy T-45 Goshawk jet trainers collided in mid-air over Texas. Two T-45 Goshawk training aircraft from Training Squadron 22 collided in mid-air in Ricardo, Texas, at approximately 11:00 CST today. One aircraft was able to safely land at Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas, and the other aircraft’s instructor and student pilot safely ejected…
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has opened an investigation into an apparent near-miss at San Diego International Airport Thursday evening, agency officials confirmed to NBC 7. An inbound SkyWest flight from Portland, Oregon, was on final approach, preparing to land a little after 10:30 when the pilot was waved off by air traffic controllers because…
Pilot who belly landed her plane without landing gear or cockpit canopy will be the first woman A-10 pilot to receive a coveted award. The US Air Force pilot who skillfully belly-landed her plane with the landing gear up and the cockpit canopy ripped off will become the first woman A-10 pilot to receive a…
UK airports are bracing for the busiest day of the year so far as coronavirus restrictions on foreign travel restrictions are finally eased in England. Many eager passengers were seen arriving at Heathrow Airport in west London and Gatwick Airport in West Sussex from 6am this morning as the Government’s ‘traffic light system’ based on…
Russian actress, Japanese entrepreneur cleared for space station visits. Russian actress Yulia Peresild and filmmaker Klim Shipenko will join cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov for a Soyuz flight to the International Space Station on Oct. 5 to shoot scenes for an upcoming movie, the Russian space agency announced Thursday. “At the end of 2020, an open competition…
An emergency exit door on an aircraft broke off and flew into the runway just as the plane was about to take off. The small eight-seater Boutique Airlines plane was taxiing down the runway at Minneapolis Airport when the incident occurred on 5 May. A passenger’s bag also tumbled out of the plane when the…
From now, the rules for vaccinated persons who enter Germany change. They do not need negative Corona test results anymore, nor do they have to go into quarantine, unless they recently have been to what the Germans call a “virus variant country”. Germany is facilitating travel in Europe for Germans and people with residence permits…
A woman traveling from Salt Lake City to Hawaii for a family vacation was unknowingly pregnant and gave birth mid flight with the help of on board doctors. A doctor and a team of neonatal medical professionals were in the right place at the right time — helping a Utah woman deliver her baby onboard…
Key Lime Air Metroliner (N280KL) was badly damaged in a mid-air collision with a Cirrus SR-22 (N416DJ) while on final approach to Denver-Centennial Airport. Two planes collided in midair over Cheery Creek Reservoir on Wednesday, according to South Metro Fire Rescue. The department said they were responding to the crash near Belleview Avenue and Cherry…