ALERT Germany bans Iran’s Mahan Air from landing in the country with immediate effect amid security concerns
Germany has banned Iran's Mahan Air from landing in the country with immediate effect, citing security concerns and the airline's involvement in Syria, officials said Monday. Mahan Air is on…
BREAKING Aeroflot #SU1515 to Moscow just diverted to Khanty Mansiysk due to possible hijack attempt
Aeroflot #SU1515 from Surgut to Moscow diverted to Khanty Mansiysk with reports of hijack attempt. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. VP-BRR) diverted to Khanty Mansiysk after a passenger tried to enter the cockpit.…
Drone disruption at Gatwick caused £10 million loss for easyJet
easyJet took a £5m revenue impact and £10m in extra costs after a mystery saboteur wrought 36 hours of travel chaos at London's second biggest airport. The disruptions affected 82,000…
ALERT A massive search operation is underway after a Piper Malibu disappeared from radar near the English Channel
A massive search operation is underway in the English Channel for a plane that has gone missing with two people on board. Rescue teams were scrambled after the aircraft disappeared…
ALERT Passengers of diverted United #UA179 were stuck for 18 hours at Goose Bay airport, Canada due to a frozen door
A medical emergency followed by a mechanical problem left passengers on a United Airlines flight stuck for 14 hours on the tarmac of Goose Bay airport, Canada. United Flight #UA179…
INCIDENT Ural Airlines flight to Dubai made an emergency landing in Volgograd after some passengers between rows 21 and 26 were suffocating
An airliner was forced to make an emergency landing in Russia today after passengers began complaining they were “suffocating”. Panic swept through the cabin of the Ural Airlines flight from…
ALERT Israel conducted a missile attack targeting Damascus International Airport while Iranian Mahan Air A310 was on approach
Syrian state media on Sunday accused Israel of conducting a rare daylight missile attack in and around Damascus, triggering the country’s air defenses. Local Syrian media said the targets of…
ALERT Man charged for flying drone near London Heathrow airport
A man has been charged with flying a drone near London’s Heathrow airport. George Rusu, 38 will appear at Uxbridge magistrates court on Tuesday. He is charged with flying a…
INCIDENT Southwest Boeing 737-800 #WN1643 went off the runway 14R after landing at Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Nebraska
A Southwest Airlines plane went off the runway Friday after landing at Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Nebraska, resulting in the airport's closure and the suspension of all flights. The airport…
Boeing Delivers First 787 Dreamliner for WestJet
Boeing delivered the first of ten 787 Dreamliners to WestJet, marking the start of the airline's global expansion. Having long operated a fleet of Boeing single-aisle jets, WestJet will use…