An easyJet flight full of holidaymakers was forced into an emergency landing in London after two women had a mid-air bust-up. Sam Tinsly, 22, from Bootle, witnessed the moment the “disruptive” pair started “shouting and swearing” on a easyjet flight from Manchester to Antalya, Turkey yesterday. Two women were met by police officers on the…
JustPlanes spent a week flying all over Brazil on the GOL Airlines Boeing 737. This 2nd part includes 8 flights and features the beautiful Iguaçu Falls as well as the spectacular Rio de Janeiro and Santos Dumont Airport. For the full 4h45min film visit http://www.worldairroutes.com/gol2.html
Officials say an F-16 fighter jet caught fire while attempting to take off at Ellington Airport in Houston and the pilot ejected. The Houston Fire Department said in a statement that crews were dispatched to assist with a “downed plane” late Wednesday morning. The statement says the F-16 was on fire on the ground after…
Officials have confirmed a man attacked a police officer with a knife today at Bishop Airport. The airport was evacuated at about 9:40 a.m. today, June 21, after the stabbing of an on-duty officer. A witness at the airport said he saw a police officer bleeding from the neck and a knife laying nearby before the…
JustPlanes spent a week filming across Nepal and into Lukla. For the full 4h30min film visit http://www.worldairroutes.com/Lukla.html
A turbulent flight from Panama to Houston resulted in seven passengers being hospitalized Tuesday afternoon. The Houston Fire Department met United Airlines Flight 1031 on the runway at George Bush Intercontinental Airport around 1340, Senior Captain Ruy Lozano said. Some passengers had minor head and neck injuries, Lozano said. The flight experienced turbulence in Mexican airspace about…
Russian scientists say they made a “unique” discovery while analyzing samples from the exterior of the International Space Station – traces of tiny sea creatures on the station’s windows and walls. It remains unclear how marine plankton ended up in space. The results of the recent experiments prove that that some organisms are capable of…
Dozens of F-35 stealth fighters that were grounded for 11 days due to an oxygen-supply problem aboard the expensive warplanes will resume flying on Wednesday, the US Navy said. Investigators were unable to identify a root cause of the issue, which had prompted the 56th Fighter Wing of Luke Air Force Base, Arizona to ground its…
Moscow said a US spy plane flying toward the Russian border made a “provocative turn” toward a fighter jet, which had been scrambled for an interception mission. Earlier, the US military claimed the Russian jet had approached the US plane in an unsafe way. The Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed that a Baltic Fleet Su-27…
An earlier report from local officials said a Canadair plane crashed in the mountainous region of Pedrogao Grande while trying to exinguish the devastating blaze. UPDATE 1823 UTC Secretary of State Jorge Gomes confirms that no plane has crashed in Pedrógão. UPDATE 1812 UTC The National Civil Protection Authority says none of the planes contracted by…
A U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle shot down an armed Iranian-built Shaheed-129 UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) advancing on coalition forces in Syria. “The armed pro-regime Shaheed-129 UAV was shot down by a U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle at approximately 12:30 a.m. after it displayed hostile intent and advanced on coalition forces,” Operation Inherent Resolve said in a statement. This…
