Earlier in August, a Cessna 172 was struck by a police-operated drone during the final approach into Toronto Buttonville Municipal Airport, Ontario. The DJI Matrice 210 drone caused “major damage” to the Cessna 172, operated by Canadian Flyers International. The flight instructor and an aviation student were on board the aircraft. The mid-flight collision happened…
Travel on the east coast has been halted by storm. Air travel seems to be affected the most. New york city airports, LaGuardia and JFK seem to be the most affected ones, with many flights being temporarily or even permanently cancelled. Not just aviation, but travel, in general, seems to have been affected by the…
A man was caught on camera screaming, yelling, and getting violent at the American Airlines terminal at Miami International Airport Friday. Miami-Dade police say the man was a veteran in crisis. The man can be seen screaming at airport staff, knocking down barricades, kicking a sign and then gets physical. Police responded and apprehended the…
A Cargojet Airways Boeing 767-300BCF, with registration C-GUAJ, was engaged in a tailstrike during take-off from Tokyo Narita International Airport on 29th August. The Boeing 767 freighter was departing as flight W8-1328 bound to Vancouver when it suffered the tailstrike during rotation for takeoff. Only two crew members were onboard the cargo flight. As reported…
Rockets fired at Kabul airport have been intercepted by a missile defence system. About 5 rockets were fired in the Morning at Kabul Airport. Two of them have fallen in the nearby streets on a car & a house while three were intercepted by US CRAM (Counter Artillery, Rocket & Mortar) system. UPDATE White House confirms…
Biden vows more strikes against ISIS-K as new terrorist attack ‘highly likely’ within 24-36 hours. US President Joe Biden has promised to conduct additional strikes against Daesh-Khorasan fighters in Afghanistan, and indicated that the US deems the threat of a new attack on Kabul airport “highly likely” over the next 24-36 hours. “The situation on…
Explosion & gunfire at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. An explosion has taken place at the eastern gate outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, with gunfire underway and casualties and fatalities reported to local media. UDPATE US believes new attack on Kabul airport ‘highly likely’ in 24-36 hours – Biden. UPDATE UK…
An Alaska Airlines flight was evacuated after landing at Seattle-Tacoma Airport after a phone caught fire. The Boeing 737-900 was operating flight 751 from New Orleans to Seattle with 128 passengers and six crew members on board. Upon landing in Seattle, the cell phone fire was contained. The crew members extinguished the fire using a…
Taliban have blocked the road leading to Kabul Airport, the terrorist group’s spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, has stated. The spokesperson added that from now on, only foreign nationals will be allowed to travel to the airport – the only way out of the country not involving crossing Taliban checkpoints. Mujahid called on Afghanis, who had flocked…
Boxing champ Gervonta Davis is unhurt after he was involved in a private plane landing gear crash at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport on Saturday. The Gulfstream G-IV plane aborted its takeoff out of the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport after its landing gear had a malfunction while taking off shortly before 2 p.m, as reported by…
A Ukrainian plane that arrived in Afghanistan to evacuate Ukrainians has been hijacked by unidentified people who flew it into Iran, Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister Yevgeny Yenin said on Tuesday. “Last Sunday, our plane was hijacked by other people. On Tuesday, the plane was practically stolen from us, it flew into Iran with an unidentified…
An Aerosucre Boeing 737-200 was forced to make an emergency landing at Mitú-Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport, Colombia, with an open cargo door on 21st August 2021. The Boeing 737-200F with registration HK-5026 was performing a domestic cargo flight in Colombia. However, it returned to its origin airport after the main cargo door opened in…