The UK’s biggest warship, HMS Prince of Wales, sets sail from Portsmouth naval base for sea trials. The Royal Navy’s largest warship set off from Portsmouth today to embark on a training mission to the USA for three months. Crowds gathered at The Round Tower to see her depart at 1.25pm. The aircraft carrier, which…
Flight #DL79 returned to Prague Airport quickly after takeoff. The Boeing 767-300ER was operating flight #DL79 to New York JFK Airport. But minutes after takeoff, pilots requested to return to Prague Airport. The aircraft (reg. N175DN) returned due to technical problems according to the Airport. Currently, the intervention of the airport firefighters is underway. UPATE…
A Delta Airbus A350-900 encountered severe turbulence on descend to Atlanta Airport. On Aug. 29, flight #DL175 from Milan Malpensa Airport encountered severe turbulence while descending towards Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The Airbus A350-900 (reg. N576DZ) was carrying 151 passengers and 14 cabin crew on board. After landing, 11 people (mix of passengers and crew) were…
Travelers at Ben Gurion Airport were ordered to lie on the terminal floor for several tense minutes early Thursday morning. In videos shared on social media, travelers in the baggage claim area were seen being told by authorities to get down on the floor of the terminal next to the baggage carousels, just next to…
A man posted a photo on on Reddit, claiming this is “the way Delta/AirFrance returned my checked baggage. Everything is missing.” The photo was posted on the Delta forum. Based upon the baggage tag it appears he was on Air France flight #AF1232 from Paris (CDG) to Athens (ATH). The passenger will be compensated under…
During an Air Show, a fighter jet fired flares during the night. A Polish Air Force Sukhoi Su-22 fired flares during International Air Show in Radom 2023. The Sukhoi Su-22 is an export version of the Sukhoi Su-17 family, all of which carry the NATO reporting name of Fitter. First flying during August 1966, the…
In an very unfortunate incident, a two-year-old stopped breathing mid-air on Vistara Airline flight UK 814 enroute Delhi. A distress call was announced on the flight, and five doctors onboard where returning back from the Indian Society for Vascular and Interventional Radiology (ISVIR) saved the life of the baby girl. Due to the medical emergency,…
A drone strike was conducted at Pskov in Russia. Reports say about 20 Ukrainian Kamikaze drones were used in this attack. Several Il-76MD transport aircraft of Russian Aerospace Forces could have been destroyed. Military Airfield in the Pskov Region of Western Russia is less than 20 Miles from the Estonian Border. UPDATE Four Ilyushin Il-76…
Hurricane Idalia expected to make landfall in the northern Florida region early Wednesday morning. Hurricane Idalia is forecast to strengthen into an “extremely dangerous” major hurricane with winds up to 125 mph before slamming into Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday, bringing life-threatening storm surge destructive winds and torrential rain to the region. The Joint Crisis…
Israeli attack damages runway, grounding flights in northern Syria, state news agency SANA reports. An Israeli air attack has struck Aleppo’s international airport, resulting in a runway damage and operational shutdown, Syrian state media SANA reported, citing a military source. “At about 4:30am [01:30 GMT] … the Israeli enemy undertook an aerial aggression from the…
Japan scrambles jet to monitor Chinese military drone near Taiwan. Japan’s defence ministry said on Monday it scrambled a fighter jet to monitor a Chinese BZK-005 military drone spotted flying between Japan’s westernmost Yonaguni island and Taiwan in the morning. The reconnaissance drone, originating from the East China Sea (north of Taiwan), proceeded towards the…
Tampa International Airport will suspend all commercial operations beginning at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday ahead of Tropical Storm Idalia, with the Airport remaining closed until it can assess any damages later in the week. The closure will allow the Airport and its partners to prepare the airfield and terminals, including the securing of jet bridges, ground…