Hamburg Airport resumes operations after emailed attack threat
Germany’s Hamburg Airport (HAM) has reopened and resumed operations after it was suspended for almost two hours after…
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Police helicopter makes emergency landing in Brazil after coming under fire
Two civil and military police UH-1 helicopters were hit by gunfire during a joint operation in Rio de…
Virgin Australia ground crew accused of mishandling a quadriplegic doctor
Virgin Australia is conducting an investigation following an incident where a prominent quadriplegic doctor, former Queensland Australian of…
US Coast Guard helicopter rescues three from capsized boat in Great Bay: video
A US Coast Guard helicopter crew successfully rescued three people from the perilous waters of the Great Bay…
British Airways passengers evacuated after ‘unknown fumes’ fill aircraft
A British Airways flight that arrived in London-Heathrow Airport (LHR) from Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN) was quickly evacuated…
Fear to fly? Explore the Top 20 safest airlines in the world in 2023
Air travel has long been considered one of the safest modes of transportation, with rigorous safety standards and…
‘Single point of failure’ led to catastrophic Otter crash that killed ten people
A “single point of failure” led to a catastrophic crash on September 4, 2022, at Mutiny Bay, Whidbey…
FedEx B757 makes hard landing after landing gear failure at Tennessee airport
A FedEx Boeing B757 aircraft with landing gear failure crash landed, then skidded off the end of a…
How safe is flying today? Surveying modern air travel safety
Air travel has revolutionized the way we connect across the world, making distant destinations easily accessible and effectively…
Two dead after private plane crashes into Brazilian hangar: video
A Beechcraft C90GTi King Air has crashed into a Brazilian hangar during take-off, killing the pilot and an…
WestJet and Delta are latest airlines drawn into AOG Technics parts scandal
WestJet and Delta are the latest airlines to confirm that they have detected parts from British supplier AOG…
Bomb “joke” disrupts 10 flights, temporarily closes runway in Philippine airport
A bomb “joke” written on a piece of crumpled paper disrupted ten flights and prompted the temporary closure…
US Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet pilots help locate crashed civilian aircraft
Two US Marine Corps F-18 Hornet pilots helped to locate the crash site of a civilian aircraft, facilitating…
Flying at night: how skilled pilots navigate the dark skies
The appeal of flying at night is hard to resist – the peaceful beauty of a sky full…
Condor’s new Airbus A330neo hit by airport vehicle, causing huge fuselage tear
Just weeks after celebrating the arrival of a brand-new blue and white striped Airbus A330neo, leisure airline Condor…
Jammed elevators led to 2021 Houston Boeing MD-87 private jet crash: NTSB
The National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) has concluded that jammed elevators, plus the failure to implement preflight procedure,…
Catastrophe narrowly averted during children’s initiation flight in France
Suspicious cuts were found on the wings of an aircraft that was about to carry three children on…
BA A380 pilot scheduled to fly reported by flight attendant for taking cocaine
A British Airways A380 first officer who was due to fly the superjumbo from Johannesburg, South Africa to…