5 minute read Ethiopian 737 MAX crash: investigation blames production quality defects The Ethiopian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) released its final report on the crash of Flight ET302, sharing… byRytis Beresnevicius2022-12-27
9 minute read Boiling point: Why flight attendants are pushing back against unruly passengers If someone asked you as a child “what do you want to be when you grow up?” what… byJean Carmela Lim2024-05-31
1 minute read Man jailed for pushing Southwest Airlines cabin crew member during altercation A passenger on a Southwest Airlines flight has been jailed in the United States (US) after he pushed… byIan Molyneaux2024-02-02
10 minute read 35 years ago: The loss of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland December 21 marks a tragic milestone in aviation history. On this day in 1988, a Pan American (Pan… byLuke Peters2023-12-21
2 minute read Successful stowaway? Man flies to LAX without passport, flight ticket or visa The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has charged a man with being a stowaway after he flew from… byJean Carmela Lim2023-12-13
5 minute read Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771: a story of revenge, hijack and murder The story behind the Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 crash in 1987 is perhaps among the most chilling… byIan Molyneaux2023-12-07
2 minute read Ex-Alaska Airlines pilot indicted on 84 charges but no attempted murder The former Alaska Airlines pilot who allegedly tried to shut down the engines aboard a Horizon Air Embraer… byIan Molyneaux2023-12-06
2 minute read Buffalo airport briefly closed due to explosion at US-Canada border New York’s Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) was briefly closed to international flights on November 22, 2023 after… byJean Carmela Lim2023-11-23
6 minute read Can airplanes be hacked? Navigating cybersecurity threats in aviation Can airplanes be hacked? This question poses a real concern at a time when headlines about cybersecurity breaches are… byEmilia Stankeviciute2023-11-11
2 minute read Armed Delta pilot ‘threatened to shoot’ captain mid-flight if he diverted plane A former Delta pilot has been indicted by a grand jury in the United States (US) District Court… byIan Molyneaux2023-11-01
3 minute read Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph Emerson said ‘I’m not okay’ before grabbing handles Details have emerged in a court affidavit about the chaotic events that led to Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph… byIan Molyneaux2023-10-25
2 minute read Potential criminal act’ on flight involves juvenile, crew member and cell phone The Federal Bureau of investigation (FBI) is looking into a ‘potential criminal act’ that reportedly occurred on an… byIan Molyneaux2023-09-06
1 minute read FAA has handed over 22 unruly passenger cases to the FBI The United States (US) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) handed over 22 passenger cases to the US Federal Bureau… byRytis Beresnevicius2023-08-10
1 minute read Man allegedly molests two female passengers on separate Alaska Airlines flights The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is currently investigating a case that involves a United States military service… byJean Carmela Lim2023-07-17
5 minute read Five airport innovations that will make travel easier in 2023 We have often wondered what airports will look like in the future. But with the fast development of… byJean Carmela Lim2023-03-10
2 minute read Australia approves extradition of ex-US Marine pilot over training work in China Australia agreed to extradite a former US Marine Corps (USMC) pilot suspected of having trained Chinese military pilots. … byClement Charpentreau2022-12-29
1 minute read Man extradited to US over Pan Am bombing in Lockerbie in 1988 Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud, a Libyan national who was charged with the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103… byRytis Beresnevicius2022-12-12
5 minute read How one elusive man changed aircraft design: The D.B. Cooper story Hijackings are now considered a rare occurrence. Unfortunately, during the 20th century, they were much more common compared… byRytis Beresnevicius2022-11-24