A pilot who allegedly passed out drunk in a plane cockpit at the Calgary airport faces two criminal charges. The male pilot for Sunwing Airlines was found “severely impaired by alcohol” early Saturday morning, Calgary police said in a press release. At the time of the incident, 99 passengers and five other flight crew were…
A Boeing 737 operated by a Polish charter airline on Friday made an emergency landing in Prague after a bomb threat by a passenger who was then detained by police, Czech officials said. “A man who threatened to detonate a booby trap… is in the hands of the Czech police,” Interior Minister Milan Chovanec told…
A Citilink pilot was removed from duty on Wednesday after passengers claimed he was incoherent in a flight announcement he made before takeoff. One of the passengers voiced suspicion that the pilot may have been intoxicated. “Around 15 minutes before the scheduled departure, the pilot spoke random words in his flight announcement. I suspect that…
Jet Airways Boeing 737-800 (reg. VT-JBG) flight #9W2374 from Goa To Mumbai with 154 passengers & 7 crew on board, veered off the runway while aligning for takeoff at Goa Airport today morning. All passengers were evacuated. Goa airport to be remain close until 12:30pm – Dec 27.
Actress Carrie Fisher was in critical condition Friday after suffering a cardiac attack during a flight from London to Los Angeles, according to emergency officials. Fisher, 60, was rushed to the hospital by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics shortly after noon, after her flight touched down at LAX. A statement released by United Airlines said…
An Afriqiyah Airways A320 with around 120 people on board has just landed in Malta after it was hijacked. The plane was on an internal flight from Sebha to Tripoli and diverted by two hijackers who claimed to have a hand grenade. A total of 111 passengers – 82 men, 28 women and an infant…
In the cockpit of the British Airways Dornier 328JET operated by SunAir for a flight into London City Airport.
Filmed at Miami from 1993 to 2002 some classic A300, A310, A320, B727 and MD80 Air Jamaica action. Enjoy!
India’s top environment court has reportedly ruled that airlines will be fined 50,000 Indian rupees (800 U.S. dollars) if their planes drop poop into the air during flight. The National Green Tribunal has also directed India’s civil aviation regulator to conduct surprise checks to ensure that airlines don’t flout its ruling, in the wake of…
