A female passenger flying to London from the United States has died after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest as her flight descended into Heathrow. Medics rushed onto the United Airlines flight from Houston but tragically the 51-year-old woman was pronounced dead on the plane on Wednesday. The woman was travelling in the economy section when…
A dozen North Korean jets conducted a firing drill in formation on Thursday afternoon, following the DPRK’s launch of two short-range ballistic missiles earlier in the day. Eight North Korean fighter jets and four bombers flew in formation north of the inter-Korean air border at around 2 p.m. for around an hour, appearing to carry…
Passengers of a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 have been evacuated via emergency slides at Antakya-Hatay Airport. The flight #TK2256 from Istanbum to Antakya-Hatay suffered an incident on landing. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. TC-JVN) suffered multiple tire bursts during landing runway 04 at Antakya-Hatay Airport. An emergency evacuation via slides was carried out. The overheated gear…
Taiwan warned it would treat any Chinese incursion into the island’s airspace as a “first strike,” as Taipei seeks to deter Beijing from ratcheting up military pressure around the island. Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng told lawmakers in Taipei that the ministry was taking such incursions more seriously after a recent spate of closer flights by…
A British Airways Boeing 787 made it all the way to Greenland before deciding they didn’t want to go to Houston so came back to Heathrow instead. British Airways flight #BA195 almost reached Greenland heading to Houston then turned back to London Heathrow Airport. The Boeing 787-9 (reg. G-ZBKE) took off from LHR at 10.24…
A picture posted on Twitter of an airplane wing covered in what appears to be duct tape went viral this week. The image in question first drew attention after Australian opera singer David Wakeham posted it to Twitter on September 22 alongside the caption, “When choosing your favourite airline, choose wisely. @Qantas Profits before safety.”…
Iranian-American citizen, who was convicted of spying, released from detention amid reported talks between Iran and the US on prisoner releases. An Iranian-American imprisoned in Iran for nearly seven years on espionage-related charges has been allowed out of Tehran’s Evin prison on a one-week furlough, his lawyer said. Siamak Namazi’s temporary release on Saturday came…
Two Transavia flights from Rotterdam diverted after a Russian passenger boarded an aircraft in Rotterdam without a valid boarding card. A first Transavia flight from Rotterdam to Malaga diverted to Madrid after a Russian woman boarded the aircraft without valid ticket. The passenger was disembarked by the Spanish police. The passenger has been questioned by…
South Korean and US fighter jets carried out precision bombing drills following North Korea firing a ballistic missile. South Korean and US fighter jets carried out precision bombing drills Tuesday, Seoul’s military said, in response to North Korea firing an intermediate range ballistic missile over Japan. “With the participation of four South Korean Air Force…
The London airport imposed the limit over the summer in an attempt to manage chaotic conditions amid a jump in travel as restrictions imposed early in the coronavirus pandemic were lifted. Heathrow Airport said on Monday that it would lift its temporary passenger cap, which limits the airport’s capacity to 100,000 departing passengers per day,…
North Korea fired a mid-range ballistic missile Tuesday which flew over Japan, Seoul and Tokyo said. South Korea’s military said it had “detected one suspected medium-range ballistic missile that was launched from Mupyong-ri area of Jagang Province at around 7:23 am (22:23 GMT) today and passed over Japan in the eastern direction”. In a statement,…
According to media reports, almost the entire fleet of United States Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules has been grounded. The Air Force has grounded most of its older C-130H Hercules cargo planes and variants due to a problem with their propeller barrels. Air Mobility Command on Friday confirmed a wide swath of its C-130H fleet,…