Plane hijackings: from evil acts of violence to a 52-year-old unsolved mystery
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Some A350-900 engines face checks after ‘cleaning process’ linked to Cathay fire
Further details have come to light regarding a Cathay Pacific Airbus A350 engine fire that resulted in 86…
Delta passengers suffer from bloody ears and noses after cabin pressure issue
Passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight suffered burst eardrums, headaches and bloody noses when the cabin developed…
Air Canada A330 nose hit by catering truck at Montreal Airport: video
An Air Canada Airbus A330 was hit by a catering truck at Montréal–Trudeau International Airport (YUL), causing a…
Frontier pax arrested after trying to choke flight attendant during flight
A passenger is potentially facing a maximum of 20 years in federal prison after allegedly attempting to choke…
Qantas A330 rips up runway during takeoff in Perth: video
A Qantas Airbus A330 caused significant damage to the main runway during its takeoff from Perth, Australia. The…
Voepass preliminary report: cockpit voice recorded ‘a lot of ice’ before crash
A preliminary report into the fatal Voepass ATR 72-500 crash near Sao Paulo, Brazil, has been released by…
Trigana Air ATR suffers runway excursion in Indonesia
A Trigana Air ATR-42-500 turboprop aircraft (registration PK-YSP) skidded off the runway after an aborted takeoff at Serui…
Stockholm Arlanda Airport temporarily closed after mysterious drone sightings
Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport (ARN), the largest airport in Sweden, was forced to temporarily close on the night of…
Six injured as Turkish Airlines Boeing 777 hit by turbulence approaching Taiwan
A Turkish Airlines flight en route from Istanbul to Taipei in Taiwan encountered severe turbulence shortly before it landed…
EASA orders inspections on Rolls Royce Trent XWB97 engines fitted to A350-1000s
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued an emergency airworthiness directive requiring one-off on-wing inspections of…
Air New Zealand ATR 72-600 engine on fire as it performs emergency landing
An Air New Zealand aircraft was forced to perform an emergency landing at Wellington Airport (WLG) when one…
Indian Coast Guard helicopter crashes into Arabian Sea, two bodies recovered
An Indian Coast Guard Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) crashed into the Arabian Sea while performing an emergency evacuation…
Russian investigators blame faulty sensor for Superjet crash
Russian investigators have released a preliminary report into the fatal crash of a Sukhoi Superjet 100 (registration RA-89049)…
Missing helicopter found in Russia: 17 bodies recovered, no survivor
An Mi-8 helicopter that went missing with 22 people on board has been found in Russia’s Far East.…
Enraged man destroys American Airlines equipment after being sold fake tickets
A man who had been sold fake plane tickets went on a rampage at Chile’s Santiago Airport (SCL)…
Malaysia Airlines operator validity reduced by CAAM after string of incidents
The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has reduced Malaysia Airlines’ Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from three years…
Video captures Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737 fuel leak as it departs from Jakarta
A Garuda Indonesia flight was grounded after it suffered a fuel leak on the runway while departing from…