The Dutch air force scrambled two F-16 fighter jets to escort a flight from Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam after an onboard fight broke out with an aggressive American passenger, authorities said on Saturday. “A 29-year-old American man became aggressive after being asked by a purser to return to his seat,” said Joanna Helmonds, a spokesperson…
Known as the Dutch national carrier, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines on October 7 celebrates 99 years becoming the only airline in the world to reach this milestone. Since 1919, KLM has continued operating under its original name, making it one of a kind in the aviation industry. KLM carried a record 32.7 million passengers in…
The new video shows An-32 bounced landing behind the An-26.
A New Delhi-bound SpiceJet plane made an emergency landing in Varanasi today after a Thai national died on board from a heart attack, authorities said. The flight took off from Bangkok at 7:40 am with 189 passengers including a 22-member Thai group of tourists of which 53-year-old Atabot Thngcusorn was a member. Officials at the…
A MiG-29 military jet crashed in a forest near the Russian capital on Friday morning. Both pilots managed to eject before the aircraft crashed in the Kolomensky district of the Moscow Region. The twin-engine jet belonged to the Gromov Flight Research Institute, media reported, citing sources in law enforcement agencies The plane, which was flying from Zhukovsky Airport…
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On Aug. 29, 2018 a small hole was discovered on the International Space Station. This resulted in a pressure leak. The hole has been identified and fixed by space station crew. Russian media recently reported that General Director Rogozin said the hole was not a manufacturing defect. Ruling out a manufacturing defect indicates that this…
An investigation is under way this morning into the technical problems with the Shannon Air Traffic Control flight radar system, which caused disruption to flights to and from Shannon and Cork. The Irish Aviation Authority has said it still does not know what caused the issues with its air traffic management system that led to the temporary closure…
Two military Antonov An-30 and An-32 have been destroyed in a ground collision on the runway at Khartoum Intl Airport, Sudan. The airport was closed until further notice. No information about casualties yet. CCTV footage shows the An-32 struck the tail of the preceding An-26 on runway 18 at Khartoum Airport.
