Wheel of a Ryanair jet catches fire after landing at Manchester Airport
The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) described a fire that broke out on a Ryanair plane at Manchester…
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Judge throws out plea from families of 737 MAX victims to prosecute Boeing
At the District Court for the Northern District of Texas, United States (US) District Court Judge Reed O’Connor…
FAA asks manufacturers to add ‘don’t point at aircraft’ label on lasers
The United States (US) Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) acting Administrator Billy Nolen has issued a public request to…
Flair Boeing 737 MAX experiences cabin pressurization problems
A Flair Airlines Boeing 737 MAX-8, registered as C-FEEL, was forced to divert from its original flight path…
Lockerbie bombing suspect pleads not guilty in US court
The Libyan man accused of constructing the explosives used in the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over…
Qatar Airways Boeing 787 loses up to 1,000 feet of altitude on take-off
A Qatar Airways Boeing 787 lost up to 1,000 feet of altitude upon take-off from Hamad International Airport…
Behind the scenes at Icelandair’s safety training center
If you ask any airline, there’s one thing that comes before anything else and is non-negotiable, and that’s…
NTSB calls for cockpit video recorders and longer CVR data
The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has appeared in front of the United States House…
Aviation expert reveals the safest place to sit on a plane
An aviation expert has revealed the seats you may want to avoid during a crash and the safest…
EASA says single-pilot ops by 2030 might not be realistic
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) deems that single-pilot commercial aircraft operations by 2030 are so far…
United Airlines faces $1.1M fine proposed by FAA over pre-flight system check
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a $1,149,306 civil penalty against United Airlines after allegedly failing to…
Firefighting Boeing 737 crashes in Ravensthorpe, Australia
A firefighting Boeing 737 belonging to Coulson Aviation has crashed near Ravensthorpe, Western Australia, Australia. The aircraft, registered…
Close call: FedEx, Southwest planes narrowly avoid collision at Austin Airport
The US authorities are investigating a close call incident at Austin Internation Airport (AUS) on February 4, 2023.…
When are commercial planes permitted to fly with inoperative equipment? | Quiz
If a plane’s equipment is found not to be working correctly during pre-flight checks, it could still be…
EASA wants to use ‘technological evolution’ to address ATC bottlenecks in Europe
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a proposal to streamline the attestation of Air Traffic…
Footage captures Sukhoi Su-22 fighter-bomber crash in Vietnam; pilot dies
A Soviet-era Sukhoi Su-22 fighter-bomber of Vietnam People’s Air Force (VPA) crashed while landing in the country’s northeast…
DOT Secretary Buttigieg wants more resources for FAA computer systems
After the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) computer systems experienced an outage, causing a…
New Zealand to investigate Air NZ Boeing 777 loss of control at AKL
New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) has begun an investigation into an incident where an Air New…