Woman with no flying experience lands plane after pilot husband suffers heart attack midair
A woman with no flying experience took control of a plane that landed safely at a California airport Friday afternoon after her husband, a pilot, suffered a heart attack during the flight, according to reports. Yvonne Kinnan Wells, 69, called air traffic control to help land the propeller plane as her husband, Elliott Alper, 78, […]
United Airlines pilot orders dinner for passengers after emergency landing
A United Airlines pilot gave passengers a cheap surprise by ordering 30 pizza pies at a New Mexico airport after an emergency landing caused a several-hour delay. The pilot overcame an already “disappointing” situation by personally ordering pizza from a local restaurant for 150 passengers heading to the gate, an action that left everyone “completely […]
Pilot, passenger arrested on drug charges after plane makes emergency landing in Calif.
An instructor pilot and a student passenger were arrested on drug smuggling charges after a small plane made an emergency landing on a Southern California highway, police said. Pilot Gabriel Leon Bright, 21, called authorities around 1:45 a.m. Thursday to say his Piper Cherokee Pathfinder had engine trouble and was scheduled to land on State […]
Pilot Ryder Adams killed in midair, vintage airplanes crash
Two vintage planes collided in mid-air in California on Sunday, killing a veteran pilot, and the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the accident. Ryder Adams, 62, a member of the Precision Flying Tiger Squadron, was flying an old Chinese-made CJ-6A plane when it crashed into a Soviet-era aircraft over Lancaster. KTTV-TV News reported. The […]
Pilot killed in mid-air collision with other small plane near Los Angeles
One pilot was killed and another injured in a mid-air collision near Los Angeles, California, on Sunday afternoon, police said. Officials confirmed that a Yakovlev Yak-52 collided with a Nanchang CJ-6A around noon near Lancaster, about an hour and a half north of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department (LASD) confirmed to Fox News […]
Pilot killed in mid-air collision in California
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The flight to freedom of Phillip Mehrtens, the NZ pilot who survived 594 days in captivity | New Zealand
On February 7, 2023, Philippe Mertens' life took an unexpected and tragic turn. A skilled New Zealand pilot landed a small passenger plane on the runway at Paro airfield in the isolated highlands of Indonesia's West Papua region, dropping off five passengers and picking up 15 construction workers for the short flight back south. But […]
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens released by Indonesian rebels after being abducted more than 19 months ago
A New Zealand pilot has been released from captivity after being abducted and his small plane set on fire by separatists after it landed at a remote Indonesian airport early last year. “Today I finally escaped. I'm really happy that I will be going home with my family soon,” Philippe Mertens, 38, who was working […]
New Zealand Pilot Freed After 19-Month Captivity by Indonesian Rebels
(AFP) New Zealand pilot Philip Mertens has been released from rebel captivity in Indonesia's Papua region and is in good health despite his 19-month ordeal, Indonesian and New Zealand authorities said on Saturday. Mertens, 38, worked for Indonesian airline Susi Air when he was abducted by West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) rebels at Nduga […]
Alaska Airlines pilot, Emily Wiprud, had no clue Boein 737 Max 9 door plug blew off
The Alaska Airlines pilot who steered 171 passengers and four flight attendants to safety after the plane's door panel blew off didn't realize there was an emergency during the flight, but he knew something was “catastrophically wrong.” During an emergency landing with the captain at Portland International Airport in January, co-pilot Emily Whiprud feared passengers […]