A Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) mission is currently in progress. RAF Typhoon jets have been scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft, North of UK. A RAF tanker has also been scrambled from RAF Brize Norton. A source says at least 3 bombers in the air with the support of 3 tankers. An RAF Spokesperson confirmed: “Quick…
Musk offered teen $5,000 to shut down his flight tracker bot on Twitter. A 19-year-old Jack Sweeney won a bit of internet fame when Protocol published a story about one of his Twitter bots. The college student maintains ElonJet, a tracker that tweets out when Elon Musk’s private jet takes off and lands. Last fall,…
About 300 cats and dogs abandoned during the evacuation from Afghanistan five months ago are now on their way to Vancouver aboard an Il-76 chartered by the charity Kabul Small Animal Rescue (KSAR). Five months after the end of evacuations from Kabul airport at the end of August, abandoned cats and dogs left Afghanistan on…
Pilots at Qatar Airways say the state-owned airline is under-counting their work hours and ignoring complaints of fatigue – a safety breach that hurts staff health and risks passenger lives. The testimony demonstrates how worker abuse extends even to the Gulf nation’s high-skill industries, as Qatar Airwaystries to minimise crew downtime. “I fell asleep during…
Qatar Airways orders up to 50 777-8 Freighters, expanding its commitment to the Boeing 777X family. Boeing today launched the new 777-8 Freighter and expanded its market-leading 777X and freighter families of jetliners with an order for up to 50 aircraft from one of the world’s largest cargo carriers, Qatar Airways. Qatar Airways will be…
Two years ago, Kobe Bryant was among the 9 victims of a tragic helicopter crash in the L.A. Country suburb of Calabasas. Artist Dan Medina has paid tribute to Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and the 7 others who died with a poignant sculpture. The memorial was placed at the crash site in Calabasas, California.
Airlines are altering schedules to limit their exposure to Ukrainian airspace, while continuing flights into and out of the country as its standoff with Russian troops massed at the border intensifies. Ryanair has reduced the number of flights with Ukraine, according to a spokeswoman. “The safety of our passengers and crew is our number one…
The UAE intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis, the defense ministry said. UPDATE Operations have resumed. UAE Air Defense Forces successfully foiled another plan of IRGC backed Houthi rebels to attack the Abu Dhabi airport. The Patriot PAC-3 SAM battery protecting Abu-Dhabishot-down a Shahed-136 loitering drone of Houthi rebels a…
In an instagram post, the captain Rola Hoteit is giving an advice if you’re flying with a child. She said “As a mom, I worried whether my child would tolerate the airplane trip because of ear pain or whether it would be a hard trip for other passengers.” During take off and landing, the middle…
With the beginning of Storm Malik bringing strong and gusty winds to the UK. Manchester was hit with some very unstable conditions this after. Winds out of the West North West gusting over 40 knots provided a challenge for crews operating into Manchester. Jet2 Boeing 737-800 G-JZHC operating LS810 from Malaga made its first approach…
An F-35C had a “landing mishap” on the deck of USS Carl Vinson on Monday in the South China Sea. Here is a leaked video footage of the landing mishap on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) nuclear aircraft carrier on January 24, 2022. At the end, the moment of the pilot’s ejection…
Ex-cabin crew members have spoken out about the shocking treatment they received at Emirates airlines and said they would be left upset after being scrutinised for their weight. Former flight attendants at Emirates airlines have claimed they would be given two weeks to lose extra pounds or they would be punished. Ex-cabin crew revealed their…