A British Airways flight to Rhodes made an emergency diversion after its windshield shattered mid-flight, according to a passenger. Caroline Edmunds tweeted that she was on BA624 from London to Rhodes, Greece, on Saturday afternoon when it was forced to land in Athens after the windscreen “broke”. Edmunds, who posted a picture of the Airbus’s…
A U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Friday for the first time in about four years, set to join other military vessels in a show of force intended to send a message to North Korea. USS Ronald Reagan and ships from its accompanying strike group docked at a naval base in the southern…
Plumes of black smoke seen near Orly airport in Paris, France. The fire is at a marketplace in Paris close to the airport. Despite smoke, the flights operations are currently not affected.
Two pilots died in a collision between two planes on Saturday evening on the outskirts of Gera, Germany. According to a spokesman for the fire brigade, the casualties are two aerobatic pilots who collided in the air with their planes near the Leumnitz airfield. The planes crashed after the collision over an open area, the…
VIP Aircraft visiting London Stansted Airport in September 2022 with dignitaries from across the world for the state funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The video captures a number of rare aircraft including Ukraine Government, South Korea Air Force, Republic of Namibia, Royal Australian Air Force amongst many others listed below. The passed away…
A Boeing 737-300F skidded into the edge of a lake on landing. West Atlantic Boeing 737-300F (reg. EC-NLS) overran the end of runway 12L at Montpellier Airport, France. The aircraft ended at the edge of a lake. The flight #SW5745 landed in Montpellier from Paris CDG. The runway is closed until further notice. Both pilots…
A man had to be rescued after falling unconscious while working on a FedEx fuel tank at LAX. The Los Angeles Fire Department was called out to the FedEx Express Hub, 5927 W. Imperial Highway, at about 12:40 a.m. to help a 30-year-old man who had been pulled unconscious from inside an aircraft fuel tank…
Russian employees at airlines and airports have started to receive conscription notices after President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial military mobilisation, the Kommersant newspaper reported on Friday citing sources. Employees of at least five airlines, including Russian top carrier Aeroflot, and staff at more than 10 airports received notices within a day of Putin ordering…
A California man who was captured on video punching an American Airlines flight attendant during a flight from Mexico to Los Angeles was arrested this week. The episode on Flight 377 began about 20 minutes after takeoff on Wednesday when Mr. Le got up from his seat as flight attendants provided food and beverage service,…
Shortly after President Joe Biden condemned Russia’s war in Ukraine during a Wednesday speech to the United Nations, a fighter jet scrambled to intercept a nearby potential threat. A small plane flew into restricted airspace about 20 nautical miles east of New York City about 11:40 a.m. and did not respond to radio calls, according…
After an intoxicated man reportedly urinated on an aircraft seat, a Ryanair flight had to reroute and make an emergency landing. Some of the “disruptive” passengers, including the drunk man, were then forcibly removed from the aircraft where they were arrested by local law enforcement officers. The Ryanair flight then resumed its onward journey from…
A Boeing 777-200ER made an emergency landing at Newark after sparks were observed on departure. The aircraft performing flight #UA149 from Newark to Sao Paulo was seen with sparks coming from the landing gear compartiment on takeoff from runway 22L. The Boeing 777-200ER (reg. N787UA) climbed to 24,000ft over the sea and started to dump…