A Chinese woman has opened a Boeing 737-800’s emergency exit to get ‘some fresh air’
A flight was delayed for an hour and a woman detained by police after she opened the emergency exit for “a breath of fresh air” before the flight took off…
United Airlines #UA1554 forced to make emergency landing after female passenger gets stuck in toilet
A United Airlines flight was forced to make an unexpected landing on Wednesday after a passenger became stuck inside one of the plane's toilets. Flight 1554 was travelling from Washington…
Passenger will appear in court this month accused of causing mid-air panic forcing Jet2 flight to return to London Stansted escorted by RAF Typhoons
The pilot of the June 22 flight to Dalaman was forced to return to Stansted Airport. An RAF fighter response also responded to the mayday call - causing a sonic…
ALERT Airbus has been targeted by cyber attacks about A350 and A400M engines
A series of cyber attacks on Airbus in the past few months was conducted via the computer systems of its suppliers and security sources suspect a link to China. China…
ALERT 11 injured as Emirates #EK450 encountered a clear air turbulence above Singapore
Eleven passengers of Emirates flight EK450 were injured after the plane made an emergency landing in Indonesia's Bali, an airport spokesman said on Tuesday. "The plane encountered a clear air…
ATSB: Checklist Management highlighted in Tigerair pressurisation failure
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released it's final report into the sounding of a cabin altitude alarm onboard a Tigerair 737-8FE on 12 July 2018. The TT229 crew…
BREAKING A WWII Boeing B-17 has crashed at Bradley International Airport
A vintage World War II plane crashed and erupted into flames on Wednesday morning after it slid off a runway at Bradley International Airport. "We can confirm that there was…
Former baggage handler sentenced over hoax Mayday calls at Melbourne Airport
Paul Sant, a former baggage handler that made hoax calls to ATC and aircraft around Melbourne Airport in October 2016, has been sentenced. Mr Sant has previously pleaded guilty to…
ALERT Body of a man found in the landing gear of a Royal Air Maroc plane landing at Casablanca Airport, Morocco
A man was found dead in the hatchway of the landing gear of a Royal Air Maroc (RAM) plane operating, on Sunday, a flight between Conakry (Guinea) and Casablanca, said…
Airbus opens a new A320 structure assembly line in Hamburg
Airbus has inaugurated its highly automated fuselage structure assembly line for A320 Family aircraft in Hamburg, showcasing an evolution in Airbus’ industrial production system. With a special focus on manufacturing…
BREAKING A man has died after being pinned against United Airlines plane by baggage loading vehicle at Atlanta Airport
Federal officials are investigating the death of an Atlanta airport worker who was crushed by a baggage-loading vehicle. The worker was loading a United Airlines jetliner at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport…
A catering cart lost control at O’Hare International Airport, stopped by a ramp agent (video)
Wild video captured an American Airlines catering cart losing control on the tarmac at O'Hare International Airport Monday. A spokesperson for American Airlines said they believe an accelerator on the…