In a leaked ATC record, Iranian pilot of #EP3768 informed controller what looked like a missile being fired

A recording, broadcast by a Ukrainian TV channel Sunday night, has been acknowledged as genuine by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the head of the Iranian investigation team. Iranian Aseman Airlines Flight EP3768, operated by the pilot in the leaked audio recording, landed at the nearby Mehrabad International Airport just 12 minutes later, at 6:31…

BREAKING Madrid Barajas airport suspends flight operations after drones were spotted near runway

The Adolfo Suárez-Madrid Barajas airport has closed its airspace after unauthorized drones were seen flying near the facility, Spain’s Transport Ministry has confirmed. The state air navigation entity ENAIRE was the first to indicate that the airport was experiencing delays. The Transport and Mobility Ministry later confirmed that the airspace had been closed. The decision…

BREAKING Japanese police helicopter carrying heart organ for coming transplant operation has crashed

A Fukushima prefectural police helicopter transporting a heart for transplant crash-landed Saturday in the northeastern Japanese prefecture, injuring all seven persons on board, including one seriously, authorities said. Three police officers, two technicians and two medical workers were on board the aircraft when it came down in a rice field in the city of Koriyama.…