Passenger booted off Ryanair flight after heckling cabin crew during safety demo
A Ryanair passenger was escorted off a flight in handcuffs by armed police after he went on a…
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British Airways A380 stuck in Orlando Airport for 7 hours due to severe weather
More than 30 flights have been affected by diversions, delays or cancellation due to severe weather in Florida. …
Russia sentences pilot to six years in prison over 2019 Sukhoi Superjet crash
The pilot of the Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet aircraft, which crashed in Moscow and resulted in 41 fatalities, has…
Windscreen damage forces Air New Zealand B787 bound for Tokyo to return
An Air New Zealand flight bound for Tokyo International Airport (TYO) on June 19, 2023 was forced to…
Teenager attempts to open Boeing 737 door mid-air on Jeju Air flight
A 19-year-old male will appear in court on June 20, 2023 for attempting to open the aircraft door…
Boeing and flight training company CAE sign deal to enhance aviation safety
At the Paris Air Show 2023, Boeing and Canadian flight training company CAE (formerly Canadian Aviation Electronics) have…
Incapacitated Air Canada Airbus A220 pilot assisted by deadheading captain
In an incident on a flight between Toronto and St. John’s, Canada, a flight crew whose first officer…
AA‘s regional Piedmont fined $15K for aircraft engine ingesting worker
Piedmont Airlines was fined by the United States (US) Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) for an incident…
Air Canada release teaser of first ever Disney-themed in-flight safety video
In Summer 2023 Air Canada will launch the world’s first Walt Disney World–themed in-flight safety video. On June…
FAA rules secondary barriers must be fitted on flight deck to deter hijacking
Following the September 11, 2001, terrorism attacks in the United States (US), security on commercial aircraft was overhauled,…
US House introduces bill to address FAA inefficiencies
The United States (US) House of Representatives Transport & Infrastructure Committee (T&I) has introduced the Federal Aviation Administration…
Families of Flight 3407 concerned with changes to first officer qualifications
The families of the Colgan Air Flight 3407 crash victims have expressed concern that the new Federal Aviation…
FAA’s latest AD looks to prevent uncontained Airbus A380 engine failure
The United States Federal Aviation Administration issued an airworthiness directive (AD) addressing a potential condition that could result…
Arizona pilot left terrified after helitour passenger grabs the rotor brake: video
Footage of the terrifying moment a passenger on a helitour grabs the ceiling mounted rotor brake has gone…
Four children found alive 40 days after plane crash in Colombian jungle
Four children aged 13, 9, 4, and 1, were found in the Amazon jungle of Colombia 40 days…
IATA blasts governments for lackluster aviation accident reports
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has criticized governments for failing to publish timely and informative accident reports…
Brace! Video shows what happens inside an aircraft during an emergency landing
While it is quite common to see footage of aircraft emergency landings taking place on runways, we rarely…
United Nigeria Airlines 50-seater Embraer jet skids off runway in Lagos
A 50-seater Embraer ERJ145 flown by United Nigeria Airlines skidded off the runway in Lagos, Nigeria. Details surrounding the…