Russia is increasingly harassing NATO aircraft near Polish air space. “The current situation brings more tension—more risk—and it’s definitely more serious for the whole NATO community,” Polish Chief of the Air Force Directorate Brig. Gen. Ireneusz Nowak said via videoconference. Nowak said Russian Su-35s, Su-27s, and MiG-29s from Belarus have approached Polish air space multiple…
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has found 90 SpiceJet pilots unfit to operate the Boeing 737 Max aircraft and has barred them from flying it until they successfully complete another round of training. “…we have barred these pilots from flying Max and they have to retrain successfully for flying MAX. We will take…
A new list has ranked the world’s top 10 busiest airports during the course of 2021. U.S. airports made up eight of the 10 busiest hubs around the world last year, according to new rankings released Monday, as a jump in domestic leisure travel displaced some of the world’s bustling international hubs during the COVID-19…
A Groundforce car has ended up trapped under the belly of a Ryanair Boeing 737. Yesterday (April 12) a minor incident occurred at the Alicante airport, with a parked Boeing 737-800 aircraft and a car from a handling company. The handling agent forgot the parking brake, then the car rolled under the fuselage of the…
Pilots at Southwest Airlines say fatigue from poor scheduling is a growing problem and is raising safety concerns. Union officials say pilots of Southwest Airlines pilots are suffering through an epidemic of fatigue due to poor scheduling practices by the airline, and that it is raising safety concerns. Union leaders said in an open letter…
Boeing is likely to lose about 90 jet orders due to “geopolitical issues” related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the company said Tuesday. The aircraft maker said it is not canceling the orders — yet. But it has placed them in an accounting limbo which it uses when there are questions about whether jet orders…
A video shot aboard a JetBlue flight captured passenger clamoring to get off the plane in Newark – shouting that they were scared after several failed attempts to land at JFK Airport during bad weather. “I’m not going back in the air,” one passenger is heard yelling at officials in the cabin. Another man is…
More than 100 private jets owned by Russian oligarchs are stuck in Dubai after being flown there to escape sanctions. Private jets belonging to Russian oligarchs that flew to Dubai to seek refuge from sanctions, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are effectively stuck there, The Wall Street Journal reported. It’s caused a build-up of more than…
A DC-3 veered left off the runway after landing at San Felipe’s dirt runway. The old DC-3 landed at San Felipe’s dirt runway and the aircraft veered left off the runway and came to a stop off the runway with the right main gear strut collapsed. The Aliansa Douglas DC-3T HK-5016 was operating from Inirida…
A man on a Southwest Airlines flight from Seattle to Phoenix is facing federal charges for pulling down his pants and masturbating at least four times in front of a female passenger. The incident started early on the Southwest flight 3814, when McGarity commenced his indelicate behavior. “McGarity was seated in seat 11F and the…
Serbia will send official requests to Russia and NATO over an incident in which a fighter jet, presumably a NATO one, used a civilian plane of Air Serbia to enter the Russian airspace, Serbian President told the national television. “The plane was not far from the Russian border with Latvia, we were warned to try…
A DHL cargo aircraft skidded off runway at Juan Santamaría International Airport after an emergency landing. UPDATE The Airport Will Remain Closed For The Next Several Hours. UPDATE Two pilots were on board, safely evacuated. The Boeing 757 cargo skidded off the runway at San Jose Juan Santamaria Airport in Costa Rica after the crew…