The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has handed down a report into a tail strike incident at Melbourne Airport involving a Jetstar A320-232, registration VH-VGF, on 11 May 2016. The flight was heading to Hobart. The take-off was performed by a cadet pilot on Runway 27. It was their first take off as pilot flying.…
Former baggage handler, 20 year old Paul Sant, has pleaded guilty to 4 counts of endagering the safety of an aircraft in flight and 1 count of transmitting intereference that could endanger the safety of another person in the Melbourne Magistrates Court today, 5 September. Each offence carries a maximum 20 year jail term. The…
A flight from Paris to Glasgow was delayed overnight after a passenger spotted a scorpion on board. A passenger raised the alarm with cabin crew after noticing the scorpion on flight #U26883 from Glasgow to Paris on Monday. An EasyJet spokesman said: “EasyJet can confirm that a passenger reported to crew that a scorpion was…
Passengers screamed in horror as punches were thrown on a plane after a ‘mortal drunk’ woman started ‘kicking off’. In a video of the brawl, men and women aboard the Newcastle to Alicante Ryanair flight can be seen scrapping over the tops of seats. Arms can be seen flailing in both directions as fellow passengers…
During a parachuting demonstration, one of the two pilots of an Agusta A-109 military helicopter fell from the aircraft on Sunday afternoon. The co-pilot was busy preparing the 3 paratroopers who were going to jump. Immediately after their jump, the co-pilot saw the pilot’s seat empty, his door open. The helicopter was starting to fall but the co-pilot…
A small plane crashed during a flight demonstration near Moscow, plunging in front of a crowd of spectators, footage of the incident shows. The two people on board were killed in the crash, but nobody was hurt on the ground. Footage of the incident published online shows the An-2 trying to make a left turn…
Qantas is seeking permission from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to extend it’s alliance with Emirates for a further 5 years. Permission from the ACCC would see a continued co-ordination of fares, scheduling and code sharing between the 2 airlines. Qantas believes the deal would result in net benefits of $A80 million ($US63.6,…
A man who disrupted a Hawaiian Airlines flight so much that the plane had to turn around and return to Honolulu last year instead of heading to New York must pay the airline nearly $100,000, a federal judge ruled. New Jersey resident James August was ordered to pay restitution on Monday after he was sentenced…
A plane was filmed landing in the Russian city of Sochi with three tornadoes right behind it. Up to twelve tornadoes were spotted off the coast on the same day, and it is the second week in a row that the columns have ripped through the Black Sea.
Berlin Tegel Airport airport was closed for hours due to the disarming of a WW2 bomb. A Russian World War Bomb was discovered at around 3.30 pm yesterday near Berlin Tegel Airport. In the afternoon, the specialists decided to disarm explosive device in the evening. During the operation, no aircrafts were allowed to land or takeoff at Berlin Tegel…
A high ranking Australian Federal Police (AFP) officer has attempted a world record by pulling a C-17 Globemaster by himself. Commander Grant Edwards is the AFP manager of the Americas and use to compete in Strongman competitions, retiring from them in 2000. He is also a mental health advocate. He managed to pull the 190…
