London Gatwick Airport was forced to close its runway when only one air traffic controller was available, the airport has confirmed. According to BBC, several inbound flights were diverted or delayed when only one controller out of the scheduled three was able to work, reportedly due to sickness. The runway was closed 4 times during…
NASA announced its latest X-plane experimental aircraft called the Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator (LBFD). The agency signed a contract to design the plane back in 2016; now it’s ready to proceed with development and construction. If the LBFD is successful, it will be a testbed for quiet supersonic technology, and possibly allow for supersonic flights over land, getting…
According to reports, a Singapore Airlines budget carrier Scoot flight returned to Changi Airport after an alleged bomb threat. Flight TR634 en route to Hat Yai which left Changi Airport at 1.20 pm was escorted back by Singapore’s air force. The Airbus A320 (reg. 9V-TAN) aircraft landed safely at 15.23 (07.23 UTC). The Singapore Police Force…
A US Air Force Thunderbirds pilot was killed when his F-16 jet crashed at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada on Wednesday. In a statement, the US Air Force said the jet from the service’s precision demonstration team crashed at 10:30 a.m. during routine training on the Nevada Test and Training Range. The pilot’s identity…
Two RAF fighter jets had to make an emergency landing in Liverpool during the night. Residents reported hearing a loud noise overhead around 1am today as the two RAF Typhoon jets were forced to land at Liverpool John Lennon Airport for an emergency fuel stop. According to Liverpool Echo, it is thought the jets had…
Firefighters responded to a building collapse near Hobby Airport, Houston. According to ABC13, police received a call a little after midnight to assist the fire department at the hangar for Jet Linx, a private jet company. Video from our Eyewitness News crew shows part of the hangar collapsed on top of a plane, and debris scattered…
Very few people would turn down the opportunity to jump on an airplane and travel to a faraway country. Whether for business or leisure, getting to see a foreign land and experience something that is different from the norm is as exciting as it is memorable. It isn’t a surprise that many business professionals need…
A Canadian man may be charged $17,450 after his drunken and disorderly behavior caused the plane to make an emergency return to Montreal Airport escorted by two USAF F-15 fighter jets. The 40-year-old man will be sentenced April 18 and prosecutors are requesting Nassios pay damages and serve three years probation, according to court documents,…
Airports across Europe warned of disruptions on Tuesday (Apr 3) after a technical problem at Eurocontrol, the agency that runs the EU’s air traffic control system. The Agence France Presse news agency is now reporting that Eurocontrol has said that around half of all flights in Europe are facing delays. UPDATE Eurocontrol: As from 1520…
ESA’s space debris team provided their final estimate for reentry, forecasting a window of about four hours between 23:00 UTC on 1 April to 03:00 UTC on 2 April. Tiangong-1 was launched 30 September 2011. The space station hosted one uncrewed and 2 crewed missions during it’s life. A controlled descent was first planned at…
Stansted Airport’s terminal was partially evacuated after a bus caught fire close to the main building. At least one fire engine rushed to the scene and police diverted traffic away from the terminal. UPDATE 21:00 UTC All departing flights until midnight have now been cancelled and passengers are asked to leave the Airport. UPDATE 19:32 UTC…
Cockpit recordings show two separate airline pilots reported sightings of an unidentified flying object to the Albuquerque Air Traffic Center when flying over southeastern Arizona. On February 24, a Learjet pilot first reported the mysterious object to air traffic control while flying over the desert. “I don’t know what it was,” the pilot says. “It…
