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1 dead in small plane crash over central Florida, other fatalities expected, officials say

1 dead in small plane crash over central Florida, other fatalities expected, officials say

One person has died and other fatalities are expected after two planes crashed over central Florida on Tuesday, according to law enforcement officials.

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On cloud nine: 16-year-old student pilot completes first solo flight

Ava Noel doesn’t have her driver’s license, but she can fly solo thanks to the…

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DHL cargo plane wreckage removed from crash site in Vilnius

The removal of the DHL cargo plane wreckage from its crash site was completed in Vilnius over the weekend and the police…

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Israel forces Iranian plane to reverse course over Syria

The Mahan Air aircraft was suspected to be transporting weapons to Hezbollah in violation of the Lebanon ceasefire agreement.

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100 Entitled Airplane Passengers Who Tested Everyone’s Tolerance Limits

There’s no shortage of passengers behaving badly while cruising the sky. In November, fellow flyers used duct tape on a man’s wrists and ankles, to stop him from trying to force open an aircraft door mid-flight. Days later, a flight from Paris to Atlanta had to be diverted to Dublin when an unruly passenger caused a scene. Authorities say there have already been more than 1,800 incidents of unruly behavior on planes in 2024. And the year isn’t over yet. If you’re lucky, you’ll never have to witn

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Donor’s Family Lays Claim To Museum’s Wright Airplane

The family of Grover Bergdoll, the original owner of this Wright Model B hanging at the Franklin Institute, say they want the plane back.

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China Debuts New Fighter Plane: How Does It Compare To The F-35?

By Tara McKelvey When it debuted at an air show in Zhuhai, China, earlier last month, the J-35 fighter plane made an impression. Produced by a Chinese aviation company, Shenyang, the new jet…

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TRIP REPORT: Airplane Art Extra from the Hyatt Regency O’Hare – Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art Extra from the Hyatt Regency O’Hare There and Back Again It’s Sunday again, and its time for some more Airplane Art – the second batch from this trip report.  In this adventure Let’s have a Melancholy Introduction To the 2:40 Coach and Heathrow Terminal 3 Lounging in Terminal 3 with Cathay Pacific and […]

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Man’s horror act on plane: cops

The 41-year-old was met by police and arrested when the plane landed, with the Australian Federal Police condemning the alleged behaviour.

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IDF forces Iranian plane suspected of carrying Hezbollah weapons to turn around

As part of enforcing the cease-fire agreement, the Israeli Air Force ordered an Iranian Mahan Air plane – suspected of carrying weapons for Hezbollah and destined for Syria – to turn around as fighter jets circled nearby, and the plane complied, returning east

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IAF Orders Iranian Transport Plane to Turn Around

Israeli fighter jets tracked the aircraft as it flew toward Syria, ultimately forcing it to return to Iran.

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American Airlines Passenger Attempts to Exit Plane Midflight, Assaults Flight Attendant

Three passengers subdued the man with duct tape, one said everyone helped because they wanted to “go to Thanksgiving.”

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Flight Attendants On Delta Air Stowaway Flight Were Meant to Check the Toilets For Hitchhikers Before Plane Pushed Back From the Gate

Flight attendants on a Delta Air Lines flight from New York JFK to Paris Charles de Gaulle, which was discovered to have a stowaway onboard just minutes before the plane was due to land in France, were meant to have checked the toilets for hitchhikers before the aircraft pushed back from the gate. The female…

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Japan’s Military Is Going All In on the F-35 Fighter Plane

Key Point: Japan is embracing the F-35 stealth fighter, with plans to fully integrate F-35Bs on its carriers JS Kaga and JS Izumo. Exercises off the San Diego coast alongside U.S. Marine Corps F-35Bs prepare Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force for carrier operations, using systems like the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS). -Japan is […]

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Viral Video Shows Plane Struggling To Land In Chennai Amid Strong Winds

A video of an IndiGo plane struggling to land in Chennai ahead of Cyclone Fengal’s landfall has gone viral. The plane is seen trying to land amid heavy turbulence as the cyclone led to heavy rain and strong winds in the city yesterday.

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Pilots avoid head-on crash after ‘late sighting’

The UK Airprox Board says the incident created “a risk of collision”.

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F-16 jets escort the plane of Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te who embarked on a trip to visit Taiwan’s allies in the Pacific

F-16 jets escort the plane of Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te who embarked on a trip to visit Taiwan’s allies in the Pacific

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Stowaway who flew from New York to Paris removed after creating disturbance on return flight to U.S.

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Not every plane will fly away from Cuba: flights of Russian airlines can change: EADaily

EADaily, November 30th, 2024. The program of flights of Russian airlines to Cuba may be changed due to a shortage of aviation kerosene at Liberty Island airports.

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Delta Air Flight Attendant Fined $2,000 After Being Found 7 Times Over The Alcohol Limit Just Minutes Before Boarding An International Flight

Two Delta Air Lines flight attendants who were meant to be working on the same long-haul international flight from Amsterdam to New York JFK failed breathalyzer tests just minutes before they were due to board the plane to look after hundreds of passengers. The flight attendants, one male and one female, had been enjoying a…

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After 50 years of mystery, siblings claim hijacker DB Cooper was their father

Cooper’s whereabouts after he jumped from a plane with $200,000 stumped investigators. Has the case been solved?

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