Tag: Incident
NEWS Aug 28, 2026 Delta Passenger Flushes iPhone Down Aircraft Toilet During Cross-Country Flight, Prompting Maintenance Report A Delta Air Lines passenger flushed an iPhone down a lavatory toilet mid-flight, triggering a maintenance report and raising questions about aircraft plumbing. Read More →
NEWS Jul 06, 2026 Delta A319 Reportedly Struck by Fireworks on Approach to Chicago Midway A Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 was reportedly hit by fireworks while approaching Chicago Midway Airport on July 4, according to initial reports. Read More →
NEWS Jul 02, 2026 United Passenger Calls 911 During Takeoff, Attempts to Reach Flight Deck on Indianapolis Flight A United Airlines passenger called 911 and rushed toward the cockpit during takeoff from Indianapolis, forcing the flight to return to the gate. Read More →
NEWS Jun 26, 2026 Power Bank Fires on UK Flights Nearly Double in a Year, Aviation Regulators Warn British aviation regulators report power bank overheating incidents on planes have nearly doubled in one year, raising urgent safety concerns for travelers. Read More →
NEWS Jun 25, 2026 United Airlines Flight From Shanghai Dumps $50,000 in Fuel to Remove Passenger After Dispute With Crew A United Airlines flight from Shanghai to San Francisco diverted to Osaka after a passenger argued with a flight attendant, dumping fuel before landing. Read More →
NEWS Jun 10, 2026 Delta Air Flight Diverts After Passenger is Accused of Slapping Female Crew Member’s Bottom Because She Skipped Him During Beverage Service A Delta Air Lines passenger faces federal charges after allegedly slapping a flight attendant on the buttocks when she skipped him during beverage service. Read More →
NEWS Jun 04, 2026 Cirrus Vision Jet Lands Safely After Engine Failure Over Virginia A Cirrus Vision Jet pilot landed safely after an engine failure, with no injuries reported. Here's what happened and what investigators know so far. Read More →
NEWS Jun 03, 2026 When Cabin Calm Breaks at 32,000 Feet: What the Frontier Incident Tells Us About Air Travel Today A Frontier Airlines passenger tried to open an emergency exit mid-flight to Chicago. Here's what happened and what it means for travelers. Read More →
NEWS Jun 01, 2026 Boeing 787 Dreamliner Loses Door at Remote Pacific Airport, Puzzling Engineers A Boeing 787 Dreamliner had a door detach at a remote Pacific airport, leaving engineers searching for answers about the cause. Read More →
NEWS May 20, 2026 Air France Flight Turned Away From U.S. Airspace and Diverted to Canada Over Suspected Ebola-Linked Passenger An Air France Boeing 777-200 operating a scheduled service from Paris to Detroit has been denied entry to U.S. airspace and forced to divert to Montreal, in what is emerging as a direct consequence of sweeping new American travel restrictions linked to a deadly Ebola outbreak in Central and East Africa. Read More →