Two F-16 fighter jets escort Singapore Airlines A350 after bomb threat
Two Singapore Air Force (RSAF) F-16 Fighting Falcons escorted a Singapore Airlines (SIA1) (SINGY) plane after a passenger…
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Ensuring safety in-flight: how do airlines prevent hijacking?
While aircraft hijackings are a relatively rare occurrence, their prevention is an everyday focus for both airline and airport…
Why did the flaps extend inadvertently on a Bombardier business jet?
UK aviation accident investigators have issued a special bulletin after the flaps on a Bombardier Challenger 604 extended…
Pilot killed after jet bursts into flames during Reno Air Racing
An Aero L-29 Delfin jet crashed and burst into flames killing a pilot during the Reno Air Racing…
Three killed in mid-air collision in Colorado
A mid-air collision between a Cessna 172 and a Sonex Xenos sport aircraft occurred in Longmont, Colorado, US,…
Screaming passenger attempts to hijack easyJet A320 plane mid-air
An easyJet Airbus A320 aircraft, which was supposed to fly to Paris, diverted to Lyon after one of…
Germany-bound Cessna Citation II jet crashes off the Latvian coast
A Cessna Citation II private jet carrying four people crashed off the coast of Latvia on the evening…
Close call at Orlando after Delta 757 passes underneath a Cessna: ABC
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has opened an investigation on the mid-air incident where a Delta Air Lines…
United Airlines Boeing 767 loses part of fuselage panel
Part of an underside fuselage panel was ripped from a United Airlines Boeing 767 aircraft during a flight…
Bird strike severely damages Red Arrows canopy during airshow display
A Red Arrows show came to an abrupt end after a bird strike smashed a Hawk T1 canopy…
Air France pilots suspended after brawling in cockpit
Air France suspended two pilots who started a brawl in the cockpit of Airbus A320 in June 2021…
Cathay Pacific A350 returns to Manchester after gear retraction problem
A Cathay Pacific A350 made an emergency landing at Manchester airport (MAN) in the United Kingdom on August…
Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 engine cowling ripped off during landing
Part of the engine cowling was ripped from an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900ER during an emergency landing at…
Left the plane without a parachute: NTSB report on North Carolina accident
US investigators have released a preliminary report into a strange accident, where a co-pilot died after jumping without…
Cessna Citation business jet crash in US caused by pilot incapacitation: NTSB
A Cessna Citation V business jet that crashed in Oregon, the United States, killing the pilot, after entering…
CAAT to investigate Nok Air captain’s decision to delay evacuation after crash
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) said that the captain of a Nok Air Boeing 737 aircraft…
DGCA halves SpiceJet flights for eight weeks over safety concerns
India’s civil aviation authority has limited SpiceJet’s summer flights to 50% for the next eight weeks over safety…
Airhub A320 comes within 6 ft of crashing while on approach to Paris
A flight with 172 passengers came within 6 feet (1.8 meters) of hitting the ground while on approach…