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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…
2023-10-03
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…
2023-10-02
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…
2023-09-30
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…
2023-09-29
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,…
2023-09-29
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…
2023-09-28
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…
2023-09-27
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…
2023-09-27
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…
2023-09-27
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…
2023-09-27