WASHINGTON, D.C., July 11, 2025 — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has concluded its investigation into the dramatic in-flight separation of a mid-exit door plug on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9, citing critical lapses by Boeing and the Federal […]
July 8, 2025 – Milan, Italy: A man was tragically killed at Milan Bergamo Airport on Tuesday morning after being pulled into the engine of a Volotea Airbus A319 preparing for departure. The incident occurred around 10:20 AM local time as
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Palma de Mallorca, July 5, 2025 — A false fire alert on a Ryanair flight bound for Manchester led to a chaotic evacuation at Palma’s Son Sant Joan Airport early Saturday morning. While there was no fire, 18 passengers were
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New Delhi, July 4, 2025 — Air India Express is under scrutiny again after a Reuters report revealed that the airline operated an Airbus A320 in violation of a European engine safety directive and allegedly altered maintenance records to conceal
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A flap from a Delta plane’s wing dropped into a North Carolina driveway mid-flight. The plane landed safely. The flap, not so much. Special Delivery, From 30,000 Feet Imagine stepping outside for your morning coffee, only to find a large
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An easyJet Airbus A320, operating as Flight U23407 from Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) to Bodrum (BJV), was forced to return shortly after takeoff following a bird strike, the airline has confirmed. The aircraft departed at approximately 16:15 BST and
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Tokyo, July 1, 2025 – Passengers onboard a Spring Airlines Japan flight from Shanghai to Tokyo faced a terrifying mid-air emergency on June 30 when their Boeing 737-800 experienced sudden cabin depressurization at cruising altitude. Flight IJ004, operating in codeshare
Flights were abruptly grounded at Japan’s Yamagata Airport on June 26th for a highly unusual reason: a black bear on the runway. The initial sighting occurred around 7 a.m., prompting authorities to halt all air traffic. Despite some initial success
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Flight SV119 diverts to Cairo following medical emergency on board JEDDAH, June 26, 2025 — A senior cabin crew member of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) passed away during a scheduled international flight from Jeddah to London Heathrow, prompting an emergency
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NEW DELHI, June 26, 2025 – India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), in collaboration with the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), has started Air India Flight AI-171 Black Box analysis. The effort includes aviation medicine, ATC, and technical specialists
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