INCIDENT A drone came within 10 feet of a Virgin Atlantic Dreamliner on approach to London Heathrow Airport
The incident took place on June 25 over Central London, as a Virgin Atlantic jet doing 250mph and flying at 3,200ft approached Heathrow. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, which can carry up…
The Red Arrows are set to carry out their largest ever tour of North America
Announcing the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team’s historic nine-week programme, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said the Red Arrows would display across the Americas, reaching millions of people and showcasing the…
ALERT Ryanair reports a 7% fall in profits for the first half of the year
The company reported a 7% fall in profits for the first half of the year. It added average fares had dropped 3% over excess capacity in Europe and due to…
INCIDENT Malaysia Airlines flight #MH387 aborted takeoff from Shanghai Pudong Airport after a burst tyre damaged the fuselage
A Malaysian Airlines flight from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur on Sunday morning was cancelled, due to a burst tyre during takeoff. Flight MH387 was set to leave the Pudong International…
A male passenger hurled racist epithets at an elderly black woman on a Ryanair flight (explicit video)
A man from the UK hurled racist epithets and explicit derogatory language at an elderly black woman on a RyanAir flight Friday Oct. 19. UPDATE Man filmed racially abusing woman…
BREAKING 8 injured passengers treated at the hospital after Aerolineas Argentinas #AR1303 experienced severe turbulence
Severe turbulence caused Aerolineas Argentinas passengers to suffer injuries during a flight from Miami to Buenos Aires on Thursday. According to the airline's spokesperson, the crew on flight AR1303 reported the passengers were injured after…
London Gatwick controversial plan to bring its emergency runway into full-time use
London's Gatwick Airport has unveiled a growth strategy which includes a controversial plan to use an existing taxiway as a permanent second runway. Gatwick was recently overlooked for expansion by…
Photo of Ryanair crew sleeping on room’s floor in Malaga Airport was a fake (watch CCTV footage)
Ryanair has released a video it claims is proof that a widely shared photo of crew sleeping on an airport floor was fake. The grainy footage apparently shows some uniformed…
This is how badly a DJI Phantom 2 can damage a plane on landing (video)
Researchers at the University of Dayton Research Institute are showing what can happen when a small drone strikes the wing of an aircraft. The team mimicked a collision between a…
ALERT US first lady Melania Trump’s plane forced to return to Joint Base Andrews after smoke in cabin
US first lady Melania Trump’s plane was forced to return to a Washington area military base on Wednesday because of smoke in the cabin. According to TV reporters travelling with…
BREAKING From midnight, all Cobalt flights will be grounded due to bankrupt
The largest Cyprus-based airline Cobalt airlines was expected to ground its flights as of midnight on Wednesday. The company failed to reach a deal with a potential European investor. According…
ATSB praises crew of Rex #RXA768 after last years prop loss
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says the flight crew of Rex flight RXA768 should be commended for their response after the right hand propeller of their Saab 340B sheared…