A cargo door ‘flew off’ fuselage during high pressurization test of the new Boeing 777X at Everett
A cargo door of the new Boeing 777X 'flew off' the fuselage in Boeing hangar during a test yesterday. The incident happened during “high blow” test, a standard procedure required…
INCIDENT A TUI Boeing 737-800 was damaged by a catering truck at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
A catering truck has hit a TUI plane at Schiphol on Friday afternoon. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. PH-TFF) was supposed to takeoff to via the Greek Samos to Dalaman in…
ALERT An A-10C Thunderbolt on a training mission unintentionally launched a rocket that slammed into the desert near Tucson, Arizona
A routine training mission turned out to be anything but that aboard an Air Force plane in Arizona. The fighter jet unintentionally launched a rocket that slammed into the desert…
American woman arrested at Manila airport with six-day-old baby hidden inside a bag
A female US national has been charged with human trafficking and kidnapping after she was caught at the international airport in the Philippine capital of Manila with a six-day-old baby…
ALERT Norwegian is taking last measures to avoid bankruptcy
Norwegian Air Shuttle is once again facing a make-or-break financial moment. The low-cost airline's major cash shortage has it looking to bondholders to bail it out of dangerous financial waters.…
BREAZKING After filing for bankruptcy protection on Monday, Aigle Azur will suspend all operations tonight
France’s second-largest airline Aigle Azur, which went into receivership this week, plans to cancel all flights starting Friday night as it seeks a takeover bid to save the company, according…
Man arrested in Singapore Changi airport for buying ticket just to wave his wife off at the gate
The Singapore Police Force has issued a warning to residents not to "misuse" their boarding passes after a man was arrested for buying a ticket in order to walk his…
BREAKING AirAsia flight just returned to Velana International Airport (Maldives) for an emergency landing after flames and loud bangs were noticed from an engine
AirAsia flight #FD178 to Bangkok has made an emergency landing shortly after takeoff at Velana Airport in Maldives. Flames and loud bangs were noticed from engine during takeoff of the…
INCIDENT TAP A320 suffered an engine failure on takeoff from Lisbon (video)
A Tap Air Portugal Air bus A320 suffered engine failure at the beginning of takeoff from runway 03 at Lisbon. The aircraft (reg. CS-TMW) was taking off to Venice but…
American Airlines have retired the last of its McDonnell Douglas MD-80s
On Wednesday, the final MD-80 passenger flight, American Flight 80, flew from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport for the last time bound for Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. The airline retired the…
Emirates Airline has already retired two Airbus A380s from fleet
Emirates will take delivery of their last A380 in 2021, and then will reduce fleet to to around 90-100 A380 aircraft by the mid-2020s until they retire their last A380s…
ALERT Myanmar Air Force Shaanxi Y-8 skidded off runway forcing the closure of Yangon International Airport
Flights were delayed at Yangon International Airport Thursday morning after a Y-8 military plane skidded off the runway around 10:30 a.m. The plane skidded off the runway due to an…