New Zealand pilot held hostage by separatist group in Indonesia’s Papua
A pilot from New Zealand has been taken hostage by separatist fighters in Indonesia’s Papua region.The pilot, identified…
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Four UA flight attendants hospitalized after pax’s laptop battery catches fire
A United Airlines flight from San Diego International Airport (SAN) bound for Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) was…
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…
Operations resume at Sydney Airport after air traffic control evacuated
Sydney’s Kingsford Smith International Airport’s (SYD) control tower was evacuated in the morning of January 29, 2023, due…
Qantas drama continues: Q400 returns to Sydney due to landing gear fault
A QantasLink Dash 8-400 Q400 turboprop aircraft returned to Sydney in Australia after suffering an issue with its…
Seventh in a week: Qantas flight to Kalgoorlie forced back to Perth after takeoff
A Qantas flight from Perth Airport (PER) to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) in Western Australia was forced to return…
Sixth time in a week: Qantas flight turned back due to incomplete paperwork
A Qantas flight was forced to turn around mid-flight during the evening of January 23, 2023, marking the…
Qantas flight turns back to Fiji, marking the airline’s fifth incident in a week
Flight QF 102 was bound for Sydney on the evening of January 22, 2023 when it was forced…
Two Qantas flights from Melbourne turned back due to mechanical issues
Qantas seems to be plagued with mechanical issues at present, as two more flights from Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport…
JetBlue plane hits the tail of another parked aircraft at JFK airport
Two JetBlue planes have lightly bumped into one another on the runway of New York’s John F. Kennedy…
Another Qantas B737 incident: plane diverted over ‘potential mechanical issue’
A Qantas flight bound for Fiji’s Nadi International Airport (NAN) was forced to turn back to Sydney’s Kingsford…
Qantas Boeing 737 lands safely in Sydney after mayday alert over Pacific Ocean
Flight crew on a Qantas Airways Boeing 737 passenger aircraft issued a mayday distress signal over the Pacific…
Incident: Kenya Airways B737 flight KQ 606 suffers cabin pressurization failure
Kenya Airways (KQ) flight KQ 606 suffered low cabin pressure during a routine flight from Nairobi (NBO) to…
NAHCO staff suspended over suspected sabotage on Air Peace A320 fleet: Report
The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO), has launched an investigation into its own staff, following allegations of suspected…
Power bank bursts into flames on Scoot flight, two passengers injured: video
Video has emerged of cabin crew tackling flames after a passenger’s power bank overheated and caught fire on…
India’s Go First leaves 55 passengers stranded on bus at Bengaluru airport
A Go First flight took off for Delhi leaving 55 passengers behind on bus at at Bengaluru International…
NordStar Boeing 737 slides off runway upon takeoff to Moscow
Icy conditions have caused yet another Russian passenger aircraft to skid off the runway.The incident took place on…
Dramatic footage captures An-26 cabin door opening during take-off in Russia
Passengers on an IrAero Antonov An-26 twin-engine turboprop aircraft were given quite the scare after the plane’s cargo…