The Learjet crash that almost killed Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker
On September 19, 2008, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker boarded a Learjet 60 at Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) in…
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How pilots battle icing conditions to keep flights safe
As winter continues, icing conditions present a serious challenge for pilots. In early January 2025, airports like Schiphol,…
Delta plane crashed, flipped over in Toronto: What we know about Flight DL4819
A Delta Connection flight operating from Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP), United States, to Toronto Pearson International Airport…
Black Hawk crew may have missed key ATC instruction before Washington DC crash
The National Transportation Safety Bureau (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy has suggested at her latest briefing that the Black…
US transportation head Sean Duffy summons Boeing CEO Ortberg to Washington DC
The new United States (US) Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy has “requested” that Boeing CEO and…
TUI flight caught in fuel emergency as Storm Pia battered Britain
As Storm Pia battered Britain in 2023, a TUI flight with 291 passengers and 10 crew onboard was…
KLM 787 carrying Queen of Belgium lands in Costa Rica with cracked windshield
A KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Costa Rica carrying the Queen of Belgium made a priority…
South Korean government bans power banks in overhead bins on domestic flights
Passengers traveling with South Korean airlines will be banned from storing lithium-ion power banks and e-cigarettes in overhead…
FAA considers lasting helicopter restrictions in wake of Washington tragedy: WSJ
Figures at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are considering introducing permanent restrictions on helicopters flying near Ronald Reagan…
US reverts to ‘Airmen’ for NOTAM acronym, FAA adopts Gulf of America
The United States has reverted to using “Airmen” for the NOTAM acronym after former President Joe Biden changed…
Learjet 35A veers off runway in Scottsdale, collides with parked Gulfstream G200
A Learjet 35A business jet has suffered a runway excursion while landing at Scottsdale Airport (SDL) close to…
easyJet A320 flight diverts to Athens after captain becomes incapacitated
An easyJet Airbus A320 en route from Hurghada, Egypt, to Manchester, UK, was forced to divert to Athens,…
D.C. mid-air collision: major debris recovered, NTSB reports
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced that all major wreckage from the fatal collision between a PSA…
Senator claims Black Hawk ADS-B was off, wreckage pulled from Potomac River
Republican Senator Ted Cruz, currently the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, has claimed…
Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 makes emergency landing after captain incapacitated
A Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 flying from Miami to Frankfurt was forced to make an emergency diversion after the…
Elon Musk given access for ‘rapid’ upgrades to US air traffic control systems
The new Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy has given Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)…
South Korean airports to install thermal imaging cameras and bird detection radars
All South Korean airports will install thermal imaging cameras and bird detection radar systems, according to reports from…
Azerbaijan Airlines E-190 downed by ‘external objects’, preliminary report finds
The crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer E-190 in December 2024 was attributed to damage “probably caused by…