The first Russian probe since 1976 crashed after an incident on Saturday during a maneuver prior to its landing on the moon. Luna-25, the first probe to be launched by Russia to the Moon since 1976, crashed on the Moon following an incident on Saturday during a maneuver prior to its moon landing initially scheduled…
North Korea scrambled fighter jets on Thursday in response to a U.S. reconnaissance airplane that allegedly crossed the maritime Military Demarcation Line (MDL), according to North Korean media. The DPRK’s senior military leadership is now considering deploying warships with anti-aircraft missiles 280 miles (450 km) from Wonsan, the country’s main eastern port to prevent additional…
Pilot accused of destroying parking barrier at Denver airport with an ax says he hit breaking point. A United Airlines pilot has been charged with criminal mischief for allegedly using an ax to destroy a barrier gate at an employee parking lot at Denver’s airport, telling authorities he was trying to help several drivers exit…
A state of emergency has been declared in Kelowna after wildfires forced evacuations in the Clifton area north of downtown early Friday. Officials are describing a fast-burning wildfire threatening West Kelowna, B.C., as “very active and unpredictable,” as fire crews brace for what the B.C. Wildfire Service has predicted will be the most challenging days…
Canada wildfire: all 20,000 Yellowknife residents evacuating. Canadian fire crews are battling to prevent wildfires from reaching the northern city of Yellowknife, where all 20,000 residents are leaving by car and plane after an evacuation order was declared. For Friday, August 18, Air Canada adds an extra B737 flight in addition to the usual two…
An IndiGo pilot, who was scheduled to fly from Nagpur to Pune on Thursday, fainted at the boarding gate. An IndiGo pilot collapsed and died at the Nagpur boarding gate on Thursday morning, just before he was about to operate a flight to Pune. He was taken to a hospital where he was declared brought…
An Ukrainian attack occurred at around 04:00 in central Moscow. A Ukrainian drone smashed into a building in central Moscow on Friday after Russian air defences shot it down, disrupting air traffic at all the civilian airports of the Russian capital, Russian officials said. A Reuters witness who was in the area described hearing “a…
It’s now confirmed, British Airways Boeing 747-400 “BOAC” is being scrapped at St. Athan. The Boeing 747-400 G-BYGC arrived at St. Athan on May 27th 2019 and has been stored there. It was the first of three BA jumbos to be painted into a special livery to celebrate 100 years of British Airways. A new…
A Southwest Airlines plane returned to Houston quickly after departure following an engine incident. Flight #WN307 from Houston to Cancun departed at 6:50pm CDT, on 15 August 2023. The right engine suffered malfunction quickly after takeoff. The CFM engine of the Boeing 737-700 started to to spit flames. The aircraft (reg. N7737E) made a safe…
A situation forced a Qatar Airways flight to divert to Emirates home base, a rare sight. Yesterday (Aug.16, 2023), the Qatar Airways flight #QR579 from Delhi to Doha, Qatar diverted to Dubai. The A350-900 aircraft was only 30 minutes from Doha when pilots suddenly turned left and landed at DXB 30 minutes later. The plane…
A Beechcraft Premier I aircraft carrying 8 people crashes while attempting to land at at Kuala Lumpur Subang Airport, Malaysia. An aircraft with eight individuals onboard crashed onto a highway near Shah Alam in the Malaysian state of Selangor on Thursday (Aug 17), with authorities saying their conditions are yet to be confirmed though police…
A deluge on the runway meant some people were unable to disembark from planes that had already landed. Due to heavy rainfalls over Frankfurt, dozens of flights were canceled at Germany’s largest airport on Wednesday. By late evening, large amounts of water had collected in areas of the runway, leaving passengers stuck on planes that…