Turkish Airlines A321neo Diverts and Declares Emergency Due to Low Fuel
A Turkish Airlines Airbus A321neo flying between Turkey and the United Kingdom was forced to divert to another airport and… Read More »
Ryanair Prevails in Legal Challenge Against Italian State Aid to Airlines During COVID
Ryanair has won its legal challenge against Italian state aid given to airlines during the COVID pandemic. On May 24,… Read More »
National Air Cargo achieves IATA CEIV certification
US cargo carrier National Air Cargo has received IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Lithium Batteries Certification. The… Read More »
Sanctions Impact Aviation Safety in Russia as Airlines Operate with Expired Components
Explosive new leaks have revealed the detrimental effects of Western sanctions on crucial industries in Russia following the invasion of… Read More »
American Airlines Allocates Over $100M to Enhance Airport Safety and Prevent Runway Incursions
American Airlines, in collaboration with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), has announced the allocation of more than $100 million to… Read More »
Jet It Grounds Fleet of Honda Aircraft After Accident Investigation
Jet It, a leading fractional business jet operator, has made the decision to voluntarily ground its fleet of HondaJets following… Read More »
Protesters Chained to Private Jets at EBACE Force Closure of Geneva Airport
Protesters who scaled ladders to gain entry to Europe’s biggest private jet fair caused Geneva Airport to temporarily close. The… Read More »
Virgin Atlantic Implements Enhanced In-Flight Medical Safety Measures for Passengers
Virgin Atlantic is upgrading its on-board passenger safety measures, having entered into a new partnership with CardioSecur, a medical technology… Read More »
FAA Issues Airworthiness Directive for LEAP 1-A Engine on A320neo Due to Manufacturing Defect
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an airworthiness directive (AD) relating to all CFM International LEAP 1-A engines,… Read More »
Cargolux Boeing 747-8F Aircraft Experiences Landing Gear Incident
A Cargolux Boeing 747-8F, registered as LX-VCB, was forced to declare an emergency after the crew received an alert that… Read More »
Tragic Private Plane Crash in Croatia Claims Lives of Three Dutch Nationals
Three Dutch nationals were killed in a plane crash in Croatia after the aircraft went down over the mountain range,… Read More »
Lessons Learned and Safety Measures Adopted Following Travis Barker’s Private Plane Crash
On September 19, 2008, a private jet carrying musician Travis Barker from Blink-182 and DJ AM (Adam Goldstein) crashed during… Read More »
Brief Evacuation at San Francisco International Airport Due to Unattended Item
Erring on the side of caution, officials evacuated the area when they found an unattended package at San Francisco International… Read More »
Russian Helicopter Operator Faces Potential Grounding of One-Third of Fleet
Russian airline UTair, which operates one of the world’s largest civilian helicopter fleets, may ground one third of the fleet… Read More »
Incidents of Air Rage and Unruly Behavior on Flights Triple Since 2019
Incidents of air rage, fights and disruptive behavior on flights tripled in 2022 according to UK airlines. Figures shared with… Read More »
Rising Gun Violence Prompts Multiple Nations to Issue Travel Advisories for Visiting the US
Amid the near daily and weekly gun violence in this country, a growing number of countries have issued travel advisories… Read More »
EASA Releases Airworthiness Directive to Rectify Safety Issues in Airbus A350 Lavatories
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) to address a potentially unsafe condition related to… Read More »
Airbus Identifies Heat and Humidity as Causes of A380 Wing-Spar Cracking
Airbus has determined that hydrogen assisted cracking, also known as hydrogen embrittlement, is responsible for the accelerated development of cracks… Read More »
FAA Aims to Ease Mental Health Barriers for Grounded Pilots
The Federal Air Surgeon, Dr. Susan Northrup, has outlined the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) intention to alleviate aeromedical regulations related… Read More »
Carnival Dream Helps Rescue 17 People From Waters Off Belize
In yet another account of heroic intervention in a crisis by a passenger cruise ship, the crew of Carnival Cruise… Read More »
Oman Air Boeing 737 Departs Iran after Landing Debris Causes Damage
One of Oman Air’s Boeing 737s, which was damaged when it impacted Foreign Object Debris (FOD) upon landing in Iran,… Read More »
FAA Issues New Directive to Address Fire Hazard in Boeing 787 Cargo Holds
The United States (US) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new airworthiness directive (AD) to address an unsafe condition… Read More »
Two Russians Arrested in the US for Alleged Aircraft Parts Smuggling
The United States (US) Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that it has arrested two Russian individuals over the alleged… Read More »
John Wayne Airport Ranked as the ‘Angriest’ in the U.S. According to Twitter Analysis
In a recent Forbes ranking, John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California has been identified as the ‘angriest’ airport in… Read More »
Russian Airlines Face Growing Spare Parts Shortage, Struggling to Maintain Fleets
Russian airlines are confronted with an increasingly critical shortage of Western-made aircraft spare parts, which is impeding their ability to… Read More »
Study Finds Majority of Passengers Prepared for G-Forces in Spaceplane Flights
New research has concluded that people of all ages should be able to deal with the G-forces needed to launch… Read More »