Ukraine’s top general says the missiles crossed into Romanian and Moldovan airspace. Two Russian Kalibr cruise missiles launched from the Black Sea on Friday morning crossed the airspace of Moldova and a corner of Romania – a NATO member – before entering western Ukraine, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s chief commander said. UPDATE The defense ministry of…
Ukraine sends 87 rescuers to Turkey after earthquake. Ukraine said on Tuesday, February 7, that it would send a team of several dozen rescue workers to Turkey after an earthquake left thousands dead there and in neighboring Syria. Kyiv will send “to the republic of Turkey a combined search-and-rescue team of the State Emergency Service…
KLM flight to Johannesburg turned around South of France. A KLM Boeing 777-200ER performing flight #KL591 from Amsterdam to Johannesburg declared an emergency 1h30 into the flight. The 16-year aircraft (reg. PH-BQO) took off at 11.00 local time then landed back at 14.35 on runway 18R. Crew squawked 7700 and declared an emergency because of…
Chinese “spy” balloons have been spotted in skies above countries across five continents, according to US officials. The US has also been in touch with its allies on the issue of the balloons, according to the White House. Another suspected surveillance balloon was spotted over Latin America and CNN posted these images of spy balloon…
The two black boxes had been read “successfully” and give first clues on what happened. The Yeti Airline ATR-72 – reg. 9N-ANC – was carrying 68 passengers and 4 crew members when it crashed near Pokhara International Airport. Announcing that the two black boxes had been read “successfully” in Singapore, the AIC (air accident investigation…
Presidents Volodymyr Zelensky and Emmanuel Macron are boarding plane at French Air Base. Ukrainian and French presidents are Boeing A Dassault Falcon plane at Villacoublay Air Base, South of Paris. UPDATE Presidents Zelensky and Macron have landed in Brussels (9.42 local time). UPDATE The flight will take only about 35 minutes to Brussels. UPDATE The…
Ukrainian President Zelensky arrives at Paris Orly Airport After visiting UK and meeting with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, President Zelensky is landing in Paris. The Ukrainian President Zelensky arrives in Paris to meet President Macron and Chancellor Scholz. The Royal Air Force A321 took off from Bournemouth and is about to Land in Paris…
A Delta Air Lines flight landed back at John F. Kennedy International Airport Wednesday morning after a bird strike. The Federal Aviation Administrations said Delta Air Lines Flight 1907 landed safely around 9:45 a.m. at John F. Kennedy International Airport after a bird strike. The Boeing 737-900 was bound for Nassau, Bahamas. It took off…
A flight had to return to San Diego International Airport Tuesday after a device caught on fire onboard. The San Diego Fire Department said an external battery pack caught on fire in the cabin, but the flight crew stopped it from spreading by placing a fire bag over it. Authorities said all passengers and crew…
Separatist rebels set fire to a small plane carrying six people after it landed at a remote airport in Indonesia’s restive Papua province and took its pilot, a New Zealand citizen, hostage early Tuesday, police and rebels said. Rebel spokesperson Sebby Sambom said independence fighters from the West Papua Liberation Army, the military wing of…
A Royal Air Force C-17 carrying President Zelensky has just touched down at Stansted Airport. The UK government said he would meet British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and make a speech in Parliament later. It has also announced that British training of Ukrainian forces will be expanded to cover fighter jet pilots and marines. It’s…
The US Fleet Forces Command released several photos showing large debris of the balloon being hauled into a boat. The balloon was retrieved off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, a day after being shot down by a fighter jet. The military shot down the balloon Saturday with a missile fired from an F-22…