A ‘sonic boom’ has been heard over London and parts of central England as the RAF Typhoons broke the sound barrier. A team of Royal Air Force Typhoons have been scrambled over skies in the UK to intercept an aircraft which lost radio signal as it hurtled towards London this afternoon (March 4). People heard…
A WestJet plane carrying passengers from Kamloops to Victoria was forced to make an emergency landing at the Kelowna International Airport after experiencing an engine fire. The flight, which had 58 passengers and 4 crew members, landed safely and no injuries were reported. The incident occurred on February 27th, 2023, at approximately 10:20 AM. The…
A Pennsylvania man was arrested after attempting to bring an explosive device on a flight on Feb. 27. Marc Muffley, 40, was arrested by FBI agents on Monday night after he allegedly attempted to bring an explosive device onto an Allegiant Airlines flight from Lehigh Valley International Airport headed to Orlando Sanford International Airport on…
Seven were hospitalized after a Lufthansa Airlines flight from Austin to Frankfurt made an emergency landing in Washington DC after being struck by lightning. Lufthansa Flight No. 469 from Austin, Texas, to Frankfurt, Germany, was diverted and landed at Dulles at 9:10 p.m. EST after the plane experienced “severe turbulence” while over Tennessee, the Federal…
Crew members assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission are in orbit following their successful launch to the International Space Station at 12:34 a.m. EST Thursday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The international crew are the agency’s sixth commercial crew rotation mission with SpaceX aboard the orbital laboratory. A SpaceX…
New seats and new travel experience in all classes on long-haul routes. Lufthansa is expanding its premium First Class offering with the “Suite Plus,” a separate double cabin with ceiling-high walls and an entirely closable door, large table and two wide seats that can be combined into a comfortable double bed if required. The First…
FAA says Learjet Hop-A-Jet took off without clearance at Logan Airport Monday forcing JetBlue 206 to take evasive action and go-around. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a “close call” between a JetBlue flight that was preparing to land and a Learjet that took off without clearance Monday night at Boston Logan International Airport, the…
Wizz Air will suspend all its flights to and from Moldova next month due to security concerns linked to growing tensions with Russia. The Hungarian budget airline said: “Safety of the passengers and crew remain Wizz Air’s number one priority. Wizz Air says it will suspend all flights to the Moldovan capital Chisinau from 14…
With very strong solar activity, passengers flying North of Europe witnessed spectacular Northern Lights. Some kind crew made 360 turns to allow passengers of both sides of the plane to enjoy strong Northern Lights. This was the case of Finnair flight #AY488 from Kuusamo to Helsinki on Feb 26. The A319 made a short 360…
The airspace over Saint Petersburg has been closed after a UFO was spotted near the airport. An unidentified flying object is reported over St. Petersburg, Russia. The airport therefore does not accept planes. Civilian aircraft are not allowed to approach St. Petersburg. UPDATE Both St. Petersburg and Murmansk airports have reopened. UPDATE Airspace restriction in…
A plane made an emergency landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Wednesday afternoon because of a security concern involving a passenger. Airport officials said the plane was diverted to RDU because of a disruptive passenger who apparently tried to breach the cockpit. It happened about 3:40 p.m. American Eagle Flight 3444 departing from Jacksonville, Florida,…
Belarusian anti-war partisans claim to have severely damaged a Russian military aircraft. BYPOL, the Belarusian partisan organisation, said it had used drones to strike the Machulishchy airfield 12km from Minsk, severely damaging a Beriev A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft (Awacs). “One of the nine Awacs of the Russian aerospace forces worth $330m (was…