Airbus has performed the first long-haul demonstration of formation flight in general air traffic (GAT) regulated transatlantic airspace with two A350 aircraft flying at three kilometers apart from Toulouse, France to Montreal, Canada. The aircraft were greeted at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport. Over 6 tons of CO2 emissions were saved on the trip, confirming the potential…
China’s military has built mockups in the shape of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and other U.S. warships, possibly as training targets, in the desert of Xinjiang, satellite images by Maxar showed on Sunday. These mockups reflect China’s efforts to build up anti-carrier capabilities, specifically against the U.S. Navy, as tensions remain high with Washington…
A 2-month-old baby boy handed to US troops over a fence at Kabul’s airport amid President Biden’s chaotic evacuation in August is missing, according to a report. The US government acknowledged it’s trying to solve the disappearance of infant Sohail Ahmadi — with the State Department telling Reuters it’s working “to explore every avenue to…
Mallorca police arrested 12 passengers and were seeking 12 more Saturday who fled a plane during an emergency landing in an “unprecedented” incident possibly linked to illegal immigration, officials said. The unauthorised exodus followed a passenger apparently being taking ill on a flight from Morocco to Turkey, with the plane forced to stage an emergency…
Virgin Atlantic set aside old rivalries with British Airways for joint take-off to mark reopening of US to UK passengers after more than 600 days. Airlines British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have marked the return of US travel with a rare twin take-off from Heathrow Airport on Monday morning. The BA and Virgin flights –…
A passenger turboprop airplane overran a runway because its braking system was compromised by incorrectly wired anti-skid sensors. On Oct. 17, 2019, PenAir flight 3296, a Saab SA-2000, overran the runway during a landing attempt in Unalaska, Alaska. The airplane crashed through the perimeter fence, crossed a road, and came to rest on shoreline rocks…
The singer Marília Mendonça died, aged 26, this Friday 5 November, in a plane accident. The singer was traveling to fulfill her schedule of concerts when the plane crashed into a watercourse, in the city of Piedade de Caratinga, in Vale do Rio Doce, in the west of Minas Gerais. According to Infraero, the plane…
An El Al flight that took off from Thailand Monday on its way to Israel carried out a successful emergency landing with just one engine in Goa, India. The Boeing 787 plane left Bangkok and made a planned stop in Phuket before the pilot noticed that the fuel leak indicator light had turned on, according…
A couple flying to Vegas noticed their luggage was overweight, their dog snuck in a boot. A couple heading to Las Vegas were in for a surprise after their luggage was deemed overweight at the airport – their pet chihuahua was a sneaky stowaway. Jared and Kristi Owens were headed for vacation last month when…
An An-12 cargo plane that crashed in the Irkutsk Region in Eastern Siberia caught fire when hitting the ground. “The fire-fighting and rescue teams have arrived at the crash site. The plane is ablaze, the press office said. UPDATE There were nine persons on board the An-12 that crashed near Irkutsk, all have died. A…
In a shocking incident, a male passenger punched a female flight attendant on an American Airlines flight from New York City to Orange County, California after refusing to wear a mask. The assault by the passenger forced the pilot to divert the plane to Denver. According to witnesses, the passenger punched the flight attendant twice…
A C-160 cargo plane caught fire while at runway at Dolow airfield. The plane caught fire shortly after landing at the dusty runway. The plane (reg. EY-360) was carrying cargo from Mogadishu to Dolow, Gedo region. No casualties reported.