Wingtips of GoJet and SkyWest planes collide at O’Hare Chicago Airport
The wingtips of a GoJet plane and SkyWest plane collided while both aircraft waited on the tarmac for…
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US Navy to spend $1.5M on P-8A Poseidon salvage mission in Hawaii
The United States (US) Navy has said that it will spend $1.5 million to salvage the crashed P-8A…
US Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft overshoots runway in Hawaii, crashes into water
A US Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft crashed into Kaneohe Bay in Oahu after it overshot the…
Revered French journalist in fatal aircraft accident with ‘two passengers’
The revered French journalist Gérard Leclerc and possibly two passengers are presumed dead after a small aircraft he…
Mokulele Airlines plane lands safely after one engine gives out mid-flight
Passengers onboard a Mokulele Airlines flight were initially terrified when their plane lost one of its engines mid-air,…
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…
“Looks like we lost the door.” Plane door falls off, lands in US parking lot
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has opened an investigation into an unusual incident involving a small plane, which…
Rachet strap punctures Link Airways plane mid-air, three assessed for injuries
Three passengers were assessed for minor injuries after a Link Airways SAAB 340 turboprop suffered fuselage damage during…
Precision Air ATR42 crashes into Lake Victoria: video
A Precision Air ATR42 regional airliner crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania, the Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) reported. …
Ethiopian Airlines flight ET-3717 intercepted after hour-long radio silence
UPDATE 20-10-2022, 15:30 (UTC +3): This article was updated with a statement from the Hellenic Air Force.Ethiopian Airlines (EA) flight ET-3717…
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…
Passenger dies while boarding Kenya Airways flight to Mombasa
A passenger died while boarding Kenya Airways (KQ) flight KQ612 from Nairobi to Mombasa after developing “breathing issues”…
IndiGo Airbus A320 skids off runway while attempting to take-off in India
An Airbus A320 passenger aircraft operated by Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo skidded off the runway while attempting to…
easyJet Airbus A320 conducts emergency landing after captain is incapacitated
An easyJet Airbus A320 passenger aircraft performed an emergency landing in Edinburgh in the United Kingdom as one…
Serious incident: investigators probe thrust reverser deployment on TAP A320
Danish air accident investigators have released a preliminary report into a serious incident at Copenhagen airport, when thrust…
11 things you need to know about aircraft black boxes
As Chinese investigators scour the wreckage of flight MU5735 for the black boxes that will provide vital clues…
Qatar Airways A350 jet diverts to Pakistan due to smoke alarm in cargo hold
A Qatar Airways flight scheduled to fly passengers from India to Qatar was diverted to Pakistan’s Karachi after…