Video shows passengers evacuating Southwest 737 MAX following engine failure
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX-8, registered as N8792Q, suffered an engine failure and was forced to turn…
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Turbulence causes fatal injury to passenger on private flight over Massachusetts
A passenger was killed on a private flight which departed from Keene, New Hampshire, on March 3, 2023. The…
NTSB: no CVR data for Southwest-FedEx near miss in Austin
The United States (US) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published the preliminary report about the near-miss incident…
Lufthansa plane enters ‘free fall’, 7 passengers hospitalized
Seven people were taken to hospital after a Lufthansa plane flying between Austin, US and Frankfurt in Germany…
Fire in overhead bin forces Spirit Airlines flight to land: video
A Spirit Airlines flight was forced to make an unscheduled landing after a battery fire broke out in…
Man arrested after explosive found in luggage at Pennsylvania airport
A 40-year old man is facing federal criminal charges after luggage that he checked in for a flight…
FAA issues directive to prevent Boeing 777 fuel tank explosions
The United States (US) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a final rule Airworthiness Directive (AD), addressing a potential…
Plane ‘broke up in flight’ before crash killed five onboard
A medical transport plane ‘broke up’ while in flight before crashing and killing all five people on board,…
The safety demonstration: two minutes which might just save your life
Whether the flight you have boarded is 30 minutes or 16 hours, there’s one element as passengers we…
Four bodies found on Philippine volcano after Cessna crash
Officials have confirmed the four bodies found on the Philippine volcano, Mount Mayon, are those of the crew…
FAA launches investigation into incident where passenger tried to enter cockpit
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating an incident where an unruly passenger attempted to enter the cockpit…
Thai Airways suspends crew over uncollected meal trays; continues investigation
Thai Airways is investigating an incident on a flight from Singapore’s Changi Airport (SIN) to Bangkok Airport (BKK)…
Air India Boeing 777 diverts to Stockholm due to engine problems
An Air India Boeing 777-300ER was forced to divert to Stockholm, Sweden, due to a mid-flight oil leak…
Precision, art and psychology: how passenger safety briefing cards are made
When was the last time you picked up a passenger safety card while you were on a flight…
US Air Force grounds KC-135 Stratotanker fleet pending safety review
The US Air Force grounded its fleet of KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft after a defective part was found in…
Nepal plane crash pilot reported no power in engines before disaster
A preliminary investigation report into the Yeti Airlines plane crash said the pilot indicated there was no power…
Black Hawk helicopter crashes near US highway killing crew onboard: video
A Black Hawk helicopter from the Tennesse National Guard crashed near an Alabama highway killing the two service…
NTSB targets flap retraction, crew action on United altitude loss in Hawaii
The National Safety Transportation Board (NTSB), which began its inquiry into the sudden loss of altitude on a…