Cathay Pacific grounds planes after finding 15 with faulty parts
A passenger plane crashes at New Chitose Airport during severe winter weather conditions. (Photo: Reuters) Hong Kong's main airline Cathay Pacific has grounded most of its Airbus A350-1000 fleet and cancelled dozens of flights after an engine part failed in flight. Flight CX383, flying from Hong Kong to Zurich, experienced the problem minutes after takeoff […]
Chinese And Russian Planes Intercepted Near Sovereign Alaskan Airspace
U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets flying in formation (Photo: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images) By Blake Wolf, OAN StaffThursday, July 25, 2024, 10:30 a.m. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) issued a press release on Wednesday detailing the detection and interception of two Chinese and two Russian bombers within the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone […]
Boeing ‘fighting through challenges’ that have delayed new Air Force One planes
BofA Senior Aerospace and Defense Analyst Ron Epstein discusses on The Big Money Show whether it’s time to separate Boeing’s civilian and defense businesses. The head of aerospace giant Boeing’s defense division said Sunday the company is still battling problems that are delaying construction of two new aircraft. Air Force One The presidential plane. Boeing […]
Angry Euro 2024 fans stranded after burning smell engulfs plane’s cabin — and crew warns against filming for TikTok
They made a big fuss. Angry British soccer fans claim they were left stranded in Berlin, Germany, without assistance after their Eurowings flight was diverted due to a mysterious burning smell. The accident, at an altitude of one mile, happened on Monday morning as Eurowings Flight EW8470 was en route from Berlin to Manchester, England. […]
Audio reveals tense moments as departing, landing planes get close: ‘Who’s cleared to take off?’
Air traffic control audio released this week captures the tense moment an American Eagle pilot was forced to divert from the airport after preparing to land and asking what flights were cleared to take off from the same runway. “Delta 5421, clear for takeoff. Runways 2-8, clear for takeoff,” the pilot of a Delta Connection […]
Planes fly too close together near Syracuse airport in New York, officials say
Two planes appear to have gotten too close to each other while flying near an airport in Syracuse, New York, on Monday. As the Delta Connection plane took off, an American Eagle plane was landing on the same runway. Local media WABC reported the news. The incident happened around 11:50 a.m. near Syracuse Hancock International […]
2 planes appear to be on collision course from distance while flying over Syracuse: video
Federal authorities are investigating after two planes appeared to fly dangerously close to each other over Syracuse on Monday, according to dashcam footage taken from a distance. According to the North Syracuse Police Department and video taken by police, the two planes appeared to be on a collision course to the naked eye around 11:50 […]
Mechanic killed after being sucked into Boeing plane’s engine
An aircraft mechanic was tragically killed after being sucked into the engine of a Boeing passenger jet. Local engineer Abolfazl Amiri was carrying out routine maintenance work at Chabahar Konarak Airport in southern Iran when the accident occurred. The plane’s right wing engine was operated for a test check with its cover flaps open. According […]
First-Time Flier Opens Plane’s Emergency Door While Looking for Bathroom
A novice passenger made a costly mistake at an airport in eastern China when he opened an emergency door on a plane, thinking it was a toilet. Air China Flight 2754 was waiting to take off from Quzhou airport in Zhejiang province on Thursday night when a woman who said she had never flown before […]
Video Shows Boeing Plane’s Engine Emit Sparks Before Emergency Landing
According to the Malay Mail, the Boeing 738 plane flying from Hyderabad to Kuala Lumpur made an emergency landing due to engine failure. The incident occurred on Thursday, when video footage showed sparks coming from the engines of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH199. (Related article: Another Boeing whistleblower speaks out ahead of CEO’s Senate testimony) Flight […]