BREAKING South African Express grounded over serious safety violations
South African authorities have banned South African Express Airways from flying due to serious safety violations. The airline was operating regional flights for the country's flag carrier, South African Airways…
BREAKING A Brazilian Air Force F-5F has just crashed near Rio de Janeiro – crew ejected
At around 07:40 LT, a Brazilian Air Force F-5F has crashed right after takeoff from Santa Cruz air base near Rio de Janeiro. The crew was able to ejected. Queda…
ALERT Gulfstream jet crash-landed and almost split in two at Honduras airport
A company jet crashed off the runway Tuesday, almost splitting in two, when it landed at Toncontin International Airport near the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa. All six people aboard -…
ALERT Aer Lingus Airbus A330-300 wing clipped a building while being towed to gate at San Francisco International Airport
A passenger jet arriving at San Francisco International Airport got too close to the terminal hitting the building with its wing tip and causing minor damage. Aer Lingus Airbus A330-300…
BREAKING The Dutch investigators concluded today the BUK system which downed #MH17 came from Russia’s 53rd anti-aircraft missile brigade
The missile that downed a Malaysia Airlines flight over eastern Ukraine in 2014 belonged to a Russian brigade, international investigators say. At a press conference in The Hague on Thursday,…
BREAKING Possible hijack attempt – Flydubai #FZ301 returned to Dubai due to a threatening passenger armed with a knife
Flydubai has denied reports on Wednesday of an attempt to hijack its plane in Iranian airspace. Azad News Agency said: "The Iranian Air Traffic Engineering Directorate announced that the flight…
Amazing footage from National Police Air Service’s helicopter monitoring the crowd at Windsor while an Aer Lingus “photobombed” the #RoyalWedding
A policeman using the force's helicopter to monitor crowds at Windsor ahead of the royal wedding got a shock as a huge passenger jet flew underneath him. The amazing footage…
BREAKING Search for missing Malaysia Airlines #MH370 to end next week
Malaysia's new transport minister said the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 by a private U.S. firm will end on Tuesday next week and there will be no more extensions.…
ALERT A 60 year-old passenger died on board Turkish Airlines #TK1556 from Hannover to Istanbul
Turkish Airlines #TK1556 from Hannover to Istanbul diverted to Bucharest, Romania due to a medical emergency. On Monday, about two hours after take off, the crew decided to land at the nearest…
Royal Flying Doctor Service turns 90
Australia's most trusted charity, and one of the world's largest aeromedical organisations, Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) turned 90 last week. The RFDS currently operates from 24 bases with a…
BREAKING Air Astana Airbus A320 #KC352 damaged today in runway excursion on landing at Astana, Kazakhstan (video)
Today, an Air Astana Airbus A320 skidded off of runway 04/22 at Astana Airport (UACC) in Kazakhstan. The Airbus 320 (reg. P4-KBB) Flight #KC352 arrived from Shymkent after a 1…
Boeing receives FAA approval for 777X’s folding composite wingtips
Boeing received Federal Aviation Administration approval today for its folding wingtips -- those will let the planes stop at airport gates big enough to accommodate typical 777 models. The 777X's…