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…
Fire rescue helicopter crashes in Florida. Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue helicopter crashes in Pompano Beach, Florida. Two people on board were taken to a local hospital with unknown injuries. Two people have been taken to the hospital after a Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue helicopter crashed in Pompano Beach, Florida, on Monday morning, the…
United Kingdom is experiencing a Flight Data Processing System failure. UK air traffic control provider (NATS) is suffering is a specific system failure related to flight data processing. UPDATE 15:15 UK time The technical issue affecting the flight planning system has been fixed. NATS will slowly return to normal operations after managing all the affected…
A Russian Su-30 plane intercepted a US MQ-9A Reaper drone over the Black Sea, Russia’s National Defense Management Center said on Sunday. The Russian Defense Ministry’s National Defense Control Center (NDCC) said on Sunday that a Russian Su-30 fighter jet escorted a US MQ-9A Reaper drone over the Black Sea as it was close to…
Corendon is the first European carrier to offer this service, following the lead of some international carriers like AirAsia. If you’ve ever had to sit through a flight with a crying baby or screaming child, you might have wished for an adult-only airline. Turkish-owned Corendon Airlines has come to the rescue. The company has just…
DNA confirms Wagner Group leader among crash victims, Russian officials say. Remains found after Yevgeny Prigozhin’s private plane crashed last week were confirmed by genetic testing to be those of the Wagner Group leader, Russian investigators said on Sunday. Ten people died when the jet fell from the sky near the town of Kuzhenkino, north…
Swiss International Air Lines cabin crew have received a telling off after a video emerged of them dancing and posing for photos on the wing of a Boeing 777. The footage, which was shared on Instagram, was recently captured in Buenos Aires, Swiss news website 20 Minuten reported. One flight attendant can be seen standing…
Last footage from St. Athan shows the last moments of the Boeing 747. Video from St. Athan, UK shows the Boeing 747-400 (reg. G-BYGC) being scrapped. the APU has been removed as well as the engines and part of the wings has been cut. The Boeing 747-400 G-BYGC arrived at St. Athan on May 27th…