A fight broke out at Tripoli Mitiga Airport between Libyan fractions. At least 20 people were killed and 60 were wounded. Several airplanes were also damaged, reportedly 4 Afriqiyah planes, an A319 of LibyanWings and two BuraqAir Boeing 737. Libya’s state-owned Afriqiyah Airways on Monday suspended all flights after heavy clashes damaged a number of…
Costa Rica’s civil aviation agency suspended local airline Nature Air on Friday, two weeks after one of its small planes crashed near a tourist beach, killing two Costa Rican pilots and 10 U.S. citizens. Nature Air’s pilot training director died in the crash on New Year’s Eve near the Punta Islita beach town about…
Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity last week completed its seventh flight over the Mojave Desert, the first since last summer. The flight was designed to validate work completed during recent months of downtime, including transonic flight performance, stability and control to ensure the vehicle is ready for the higher loads and forces of powered test flight.…
The points and miles experts at UpgradedPoints.com have just released their list of the 10 Best U.S. Aviation Events for 2018. Every year, hundreds of aviation events are held across the country. From air shows, races, and displays to seminars, forums, and trade shows, there’s certainly a lot to choose from. So how do you…
Air France flight #AF7627 to Paris CDG suffered landing gear issue and diverted to Paris ORY. Air France Airbus A321 (reg. F-GTAK) from Bordeaux to Paris CDG attempted to land runway 26L but aborted landing due to landing gear issue (nose) and strong wind. Pilots decided to divert to Paris ORY for a safe landing…
The United Arab Emirates on Monday accused fighter jets belonging to Qatar of intercepting two passenger planes en route to Bahrain, in an ongoing row over alleged airspace violations. “Qatari fighter jets intercept an Emirati civilian aircraft during a routine flight to Manama in a flagrant threat to civil aviation safety and in a clear…
Delta Air Lines flight #DL2164 to San Antonio was evacuated due to smoke in the cabin on Sunday night. Delta says the crew on board #DL2164 noticed smoke in the rear of the cabin before takeoff from New York JFK Airport. Everyone safely left the aircraft, passengers were taken to San Antonio on a replacement…
RAF jets have been scrambled this morning to intercept Russian planes approaching UK airspace. Two Typhoon fighters took off from RAF Lossiemouth just before 9:30am as QRA. Please reload the page for updates… UPDATE 11:15 UTC The two Russian Tu-160 Blackjacks are over the north sea. UPDATE 11:07 UTC Two Belgian Air Component F-16s have…
A Virgin Atlantic flight to JFK suffered oil leak. The Airways Airbus A340-600 (Reg. G-VWEB) flight #VS3 from London Heathrow to JFK declared a PAN at 11:40 am local time due to engine #1 oil leak. The aircraft safely landed on runway 22L.
A woman has been arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, Scotland Yard has said. The 27-year-old is a UK national. She had just arrived on a flight from the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa when she was arrested on Friday. Police said she had been taken to a south London police…
A part fell from an airliner taking off from John Wayne Airport and landed on a moving vehicle near Los Angeles John Wayne Airport. No one was hurt in the incident, which occurred Dec. 29. The motorist, who has not been identified, was driving on Park Avenue near Diamond Avenue on Balboa Island at about…
President Donald Trump has mistakenly said the US sold Norway fighter jets that exist only in a video game. “In November we started delivering the first F-52s and F-35 fighter jets,” Trump said. “We have a total of 52 and they’ve delivered a number of them already a little ahead of schedule.” Trump was reading…