Plane in fatal Long Island crash had smoke in cockpit just weeks prior, says surviving daughter: lawsuit
The fatal plane crash on Long Island, where his mother died and his daughter was seriously injured, was “completely preventable,” following a federal crash report citing an electrical short as a possible perpetrator in the explosive new lawsuit. Despite smoke in the cockpit of a flight school plane just two times ago, the problematic Long […]
Airplane passenger arrested after allegedly banging on cockpit door and threatening captain. But that’s just for starters.
A passenger on a New Jersey plane was arrested Sunday when he allegedly blackmailed and threatened the captain by knocking on the door of the cockpit, threatening the captain, and threatening flight attendants, crew and other passengers, the US Attorney General of the New Jersey area . announcement Monday. Officials said that 27-year-old Passaic County […]
Hughes Fire: California Air National Guard releases video showing cockpit view of plane fighting the blaze
The dramatic video takes viewers inside the cockpit of a California Air National Guard plane being used to fight the growing Hughes Fire in Los Angeles County. Footage shows a low-flying C-130J Super Hercules dropping fire retardant as flames raged in Castaic, a community near Santa Clarita, on Wednesday. “The Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System […]
Passenger tries to hijack Mexican flight, steer it to the US after fighting flight attendant, storming cockpit, airline says
Passengers on a domestic Mexican flight reportedly tried to hijack the plane and pilot it toward the United States on Sunday morning. The suspect, a 31-year-old Mexican national identified by authorities only as Mario, attacked a flight attendant and tried to force his way into the cockpit in order to change flights, according to a […]
Gunfire hits commercial airliner near cockpit as plane taxis before takeoff — and shocked passengers speak out
A bullet struck the cockpit of a Southwest Airlines jet as it taxied for takeoff Friday night at Dallas Love Field. KXAS-TV reported. An airport spokesperson told the station that gunfire forced the plane to eject, and KXAS added that Dallas police were searching for the person who pulled the trigger. “The fact that it […]
Former American Airlines mechanic sentenced to prison for smuggling cocaine in compartment under cockpit: feds
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American Airlines ex-mechanic Paul Belloisi gets 9 years prison for smuggling cocaine hidden under cockpit of JFK-bound flight
A former American Airlines aircraft mechanic was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison after being convicted of trying to smuggle cocaine by hiding it under the cockpit of a plane bound for New York from Jamaica. Paul Beloisi, 56, of Smithtown, New York, was convicted in May 2023 of conspiracy to possess cocaine, conspiracy […]
easyJet flight makes emergency landing in Munich, Germany after alleged drunk passenger tried to storm cockpit
An allegedly drunk passenger on board the plane tried to storm into the cockpit of an easyJet plane, causing chaos in the air and forcing the pilot to change course and make an emergency landing, terrifying passengers on board. Flight U28235 took off from London Gatwick Airport in the UK just after 3:30 p.m. on […]
Pilot’s Union Suggests Changing ‘Cockpit’ to ‘Flight Deck’ for Inclusivity
The union, which represents more than 70,000 commercial pilots, has proposed changing words like “cockpit” to “flight deck” as a consideration for women and LGBTQ+ employees. The Air Line Pilots International Association (ALPA), the world’s largest airline pilots union, has launched an initiative to make its gender-based language more inclusive to its diverse members. Inclusive […]
US Air Force Secretary Kendall flies in cockpit of plane controlled by AI
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall flew over the California desert on Friday, climbing into the cockpit of a fighter jet controlled by artificial intelligence. Last month, Kendall spoke before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee’s Defense Committee about plans to fly an AI-controlled F-16 while discussing the future of air combat that relies on autonomous drones. […]