RAF Typhoon jets – armed with the Meteor air-to-air missile for the first time – scrambled from Lossiemouth for ‘unidentified aircraft’
Fighter jets scrambled from a Scottish RAF station due to unidentified aircraft approaching UK airspace. Typhoon jets from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray were called out on Monday morning. UPDATE The 'unidentified…
Boeing Launches Longest-Range Business Jet Ever with BBJ 777X
Boeing Business Jets today announced it is launching the BBJ 777X, a new Boeing Business Jet model that can fly more than half way around the world without stopping, farther…
INCIDENT Precision Air ATR-72 suffered multiple birstrikes on approach to Mwanza, Tanzania
Precision Air aircraft crossed a flock of large birds on approach to Mwanza Airport. The ATR-72 (reg. 5H-PWD) suffered multiple birstrikes resulting in damage to flight sensors as well as blurring…
VIDEO Storm Diana 36kts Crosswind arrivals and departures at Newcastle Airport
Strong crosswinds brought by Storm Diana on Thursday the 29th of November, resulting in some challenging conditions.
VIDEO Helvetic Airways Fokker 100 HB-JVE landing at RAF Lossiemouth
Following the arrival of 11 Swiss Air Force F-18 Hornets, this Helvetic Airways Fokker100 arrived from Switzerland with the many personnel onboard to support the crews and aircraft participating in…
Falcon 9 landing anomaly explained (video)
Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage suffered a landing anomaly, failing to land on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Instead, the Falcon 9…
INCIDENT Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 skidded off the runway at Hollywood Burbank and was stopped by the airport’s Engineered Material Arresting System
A Southwest Airlines flight arriving at Burbank Airport from Oakland skidded off the runway after landing Thursday morning. The Boeing 737-700 (reg. N752SW) was stopped by the airport’s Engineered Material…
BREAKING Two US Marine jets have collided off the coast of Japan during refuelling – search and rescue underway
The incident involved an F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet made by McDonnell Douglass, and a KC-130, a refuelling plane with propellers made by Lockheed Martin. UPDATE One US Marine has been found alive. "Search and…
Couple’s argument causes American Airlines flight to Toronto to turn around
American Airlines flight 3284 took off from O’Hare shortly after 5 p.m. but had to turn around and head back to Chicago midflight due to the passenger being disruptive, a…