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Bomb “joke” disrupts 10 flights, temporarily closes runway in Philippine airport
A bomb “joke” written on a piece of crumpled paper disrupted ten flights and prompted the temporary closure…
US Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet pilots help locate crashed civilian aircraft
Two US Marine Corps F-18 Hornet pilots helped to locate the crash site of a civilian aircraft, facilitating…
Flying at night: how skilled pilots navigate the dark skies
The appeal of flying at night is hard to resist – the peaceful beauty of a sky full…
Condor’s new Airbus A330neo hit by airport vehicle, causing huge fuselage tear
Just weeks after celebrating the arrival of a brand-new blue and white striped Airbus A330neo, leisure airline Condor…
Jammed elevators led to 2021 Houston Boeing MD-87 private jet crash: NTSB
The National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) has concluded that jammed elevators, plus the failure to implement preflight procedure,…
Catastrophe narrowly averted during children’s initiation flight in France
Suspicious cuts were found on the wings of an aircraft that was about to carry three children on…
BA A380 pilot scheduled to fly reported by flight attendant for taking cocaine
A British Airways A380 first officer who was due to fly the superjumbo from Johannesburg, South Africa to…
Video shows Il-76 runway overrun and crash in Gao, Mali
UPDATE 27-09-2023, 16:11 (UTC +3): Footage has emerged online of the moment an Ilyushin Il-76 cargo aircraft crashed…
Man blames wife for loaded handgun in carry-on bag at Reagan National Airport
“The wife did it.” This was a traveler’s alibi when Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers found a loaded…
FAA announce new airfield lights for 82 airports following spike of near-misses
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that $201 million will be invested in new runway and taxiway…