Two Russian Tu-160 nuclear-capable bombers have landed in South Africa (video)
Two Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers and other military aircraft have touched down in South Africa. The planes covered over 11 thousand kilometers to get there, staying in the air for…
INCIDENT Air France A380 turned around before crossing Atlantic due to a plugged-in battery of electric scooter in cargo hold
Air France flight #AF688 to Atlanta returned to Paris once pilots were informed of a plugged-in battery of electric scooter in cargo hold. The Airbus A380 (reg. F-HPJH) to Atlanta…
ALERT Thai Airways is facing possible closure says airline president
Thai Airways International (THAI) president Sumeth Damrongchaitham said on Tuesday that staff must cooperate with the airline's rehabilitation efforts because it is in a crisis and faces possible closure. He…
A mysterious customer orders two Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners
Boeing Business Jets has confirmed that an unidentified customer ordered two BBJ 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft in August. The order is valued at US$564 million at current list prices. The BBJ…
Boeing publishes a statement about progress on 737MAX safe return to service
Statement: "Boeing Progress on 737 MAX Safe Return to Service" Boeing has made significant progress over the past several months in support of safely returning the 737 MAX to service…
Airport security discovers couple’s cat stowed away in their luggage before a flight to New York
Airport security workers in the U.K. were likely shocked to free a fearless feline from luggage scanned before a recent flight to New York after the cat had stowed away…
INCIDENT Azul Linhas Aereas aircraft experienced a tailstrike while landing at Sao Paulo-Viracopos Airport
Azul Linhas Aereas Airbus A320neo experienced a tailstrike while landing at Sao Paulo-Viracopos Airport. The Airbus A320neo (reg. PR-YRQ) received extensive fuselage damage in a tailstrike landing on runway 15…
South Korea scrambled fighter jets on Tuesday to warn Russian warplanes it said had entered its air space identification zone
Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said six Russian military aircraft had repeatedly entered the Korea Air Defence Identification Zone (KADIZ) over a six-hour period. An ADIZ, unlike a nation’s…
Air New Zealand to lunch Auckland New York direct flight and axe London route
Air New Zealand has announced that they’ll start flying nonstop between Auckland and Newark as of October 2020. The route will operate 3x weekly year-round using a Boeing 787-9. This…
UK government lifts Sharm El-Sheikh flight restrictions
British government officials have lifted restrictions on flights to Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt. The decision reverses a ban imposed in 2015 following the bombing of a Russian airliner. The incident,…
INCIDENT Passengers tied up drunk man with plastic food wrap after he tried to open plane door
Passengers and cabin crew aboard a flight to Phuket witnessed three bizarre incidents in which a drunk passenger tried to open the plane door, two others got into a brawl…
A baby girl has died on board Aeroflot #SU275 despite emergency landing in Kazan
An Israeli baby died while returning with her family to Israel from a vacation in Thailand. According to Hebrew media reports Saturday, the one-year-old was on an Aeroflot flight from…