A Canadian man may be charged nearly $18,000 after his drunken behavior caused the plane to return to the airport escorted by two F-15 fighter jets

A Canadian man may be charged $17,450 after his drunken and disorderly behavior caused the plane to make an emergency return to Montreal Airport escorted by two USAF F-15 fighter jets. The 40-year-old man will be sentenced April 18 and prosecutors are requesting Nassios pay damages and serve three years probation, according to court documents,…

BREAKING Due to the earlier incident, all departing flights from London Stansted Airport are cancelled

Stansted Airport’s terminal was partially evacuated after a bus caught fire close to the main building. At least one fire engine rushed to the scene and police diverted traffic away from the terminal. UPDATE 21:00 UTC All departing flights until midnight have now been cancelled and passengers are asked to leave the Airport. UPDATE 19:32 UTC…

‘Something just passed over us’ – American Airlines pilots report ‘UFO’ over southeastern Arizona

Cockpit recordings show two separate airline pilots reported sightings of an unidentified flying object to the Albuquerque Air Traffic Center when flying over southeastern Arizona. On February 24, a Learjet pilot first reported the mysterious object to air traffic control while flying over the desert. “I don’t know what it was,” the pilot says. “It…

BREAKING Ground worker injured at London Gatwick Airport after his foot was struck under Airbus A319’s wheel

According to reports, an Airbus A319 has struck a ground crew member at Gatwick airport during pushback. Passengers were stuck onboard the Russia-bound aircraft for more than two hours as emergency services attended the scene. The Rossiya aircraft to St Petersburg was suddenly halted moments before take-off and kept on the tarmac. Twitter user Flora…