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United Airlines pilots refused an air traffic control clearance for flight UA471 from San Antonio to Washington Dulles, citing a trajectory through severe… more
Officials confirmed malicious hoaxes caused flight diversions and military escorts across Europe this week. Diverting a single flight can cost airlines… more
Reports of drones near Jersey Airport on Friday evening diverted a British Airways flight from Heathrow, a Loganair flight from Southampton, and an easyJet… more
Three people died after two helicopters collided midair near Lafayette Highway and Southeast Stringtown Road around 2 p.m. Thursday. The crash involved… more
A European Cockpit Association survey of 7,200 pilots found that more than three-quarters experienced microsleeps in the cockpit within four weeks. Three… more
United Airlines flight 1681 bound for Newark returned to on October 24 after a flight attendant saw a passenger texting about hijacking the plane. The… more
The FAA has mandated inspections of 1,987 US-registered Boeing 737NG aircraft after reports of pitch oscillation events tied to excessive freeplay in the… more
A powdery substance was found in a lavatory on Delta Flight 696 from Salt Lake City about 15 minutes before landing at Boston Logan, prompting a hazmat… more
Israeli carriers have frozen ticket sales to Morocco and paused expansion plans there after new aviation security directives from Israeli authorities… more
Air China's safety rating on AirlineRatings.com dropped from Seven-Stars to Six-Stars after an auditor observed cabin crew failing on power bank and turbulence… more
Four flight attendants were injured when United Airlines Flight 1157 from Hawaii hit severe turbulence before landing at Los Angeles International Airport… more
A lawsuit filed by the family of Kyler Efinger, a 30-year-old man killed when he was sucked into the engine of a Delta Air Lines Airbus A220at Salt Lake City International Airport… more
An Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-214 operating flight OS82 from Tel Aviv to Vienna was diverted to Sofia, Bulgaria, after a suspected bomb threat was reported… more
British Airways flight BA899, an Airbus A321neo registered G-TNEH, lost radio contact with air traffic control while approaching German airspace en route… more
A portable phone charger burst into flames in a male passenger's pocket about 15 minutes into a British Airways flight from Gatwick on Thursday morning… more
United Airlines flight UA941 declared an emergency while flying 32,000 feet over Manchester shortly after departing London Heathrow on Thursday afternoon… more
United Airlines flight UA941 declared an emergency at 32,000ft over Manchester on Thursday and returned to Heathrow shortly after take-off, squawking code… more
Corendon Airlines flight XR456 from Corfu landed at Nuremberg Airport at about 12:16 p.m. Tuesday, escorted by German Air Force Eurofighters after a hijacking… more
Layne Lundeen, 67, of Arizona, was indicted on federal charges of interfering with flight crew members and assaulting them by stalking, beating and wounding… more
A Delta Air Lines regional flight DL5415 from Omaha aborted its landing at LaGuardia Airport on October 7, 2026, after a business jet took off without… more
Severe turbulence struck Avianca Flight 042 from Medellin, Colombia, to New York, forcing an emergency landing at Miami International Airport at about… more
A bomb threat prompted a major emergency response on a Delta Airlines flight from New York to Tel Aviv. The plane was evacuated on landing at Ben Gurion Airport… more