BREAKING 13 French soldiers killed in helicopters collision during operation in Mali

Thirteen French soldiers have been killed in Mali helicopter accident during anti-terror operation, says French presidency. The accident took place Monday night during operation in Mali when two helicopter collided midair. UPDATE Helicopter involved: Tigre and Cougar. These soldiers of Operation Barkhane belonged to the Army. There were six officers, six NCOs, and one corporal.

ALERT Co-pilot of Aeroflot #SU1546 suffered mid-air heart attack and has died shortly after emergency landing

The 49-year-old is believed to have suffered a heart attack during the Russian state airline Aeroflot domestic flight from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport on Sunday An Airbus A320 was forced to make an emergency landing after a pilot suffered a suspected heart attack in the cockpit before dying. The 49-year-old was flying the Russian state airline…

BREAKING Philippine Airlines Boeing 777-300ER returned to LAX after flames were seen from right engine

 Philippine Airlines #PR113 to Manila returned to Los Angeles after flames were seen from right engine. The Boeing 777-300ER (reg. RP-C7775) suffered a failure (compressor stall) on right engine. The crew immediately declared a mayday and requested return to LAX after takeoff. The aircraft landed runway 25L and was met by emergency services. Due…

Brand new Aircalin A330neo forced to return to Airbus in Toulouse after staff and passengers reported the smell of oil

Aircalin has been forced to return one of its brand new A330neos to Airbus after several complaints by crew members and passengers of “smelly socks”. Their second A330-900 (reg. F-ONET) which is just about six-weeks olds was forced to return to Toulouse. Both staff and passengers reported the smell of oil, some saying it being…