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NEWS Feb 21, 2024 Bomb Threat Forces United Airlines Flight to Divert to Chicago On February 21, United Airlines flight UA 1533 from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) experienced a severe mid-air incident when a bomb threat forced the plane to divert to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD). Read More →
NEWS Feb 20, 2024 JFK-Bound Flight Returns to Toronto After Fire Breaks Out in Cockpit, Pilot Declares 'Mayday' on Radio An Endeavor Airlines Bombardier CRJ-900 operating flight 4826 between Toronto (YYZ) and New York (JFK) was forced to return to YYZ after declaring an emergency. The pilot returned due to a "burnt electrical smell" in the regional jet's cockpit. After landing at YYZ, the CRJ-900 was checked by firefighters for any potential fire damage before the flight was escorted to its gate by fire trucks. Read More →
NEWS Feb 10, 2024 Two Killed After Bombardier Challenger Aircraft Crashed Shortly Before Landing in Florida Two people have been killed after a small private jet crashed on approach to a Florida airport in the early evening hours on February 9. The aircraft, with five passengers onboard, was scheduled to land just minutes before the crash was reported. Read More →
NEWS Jan 19, 2024 SpiceJet Under Fire After Passenger Gets Stuck in Bathroom for Entire Flight A passenger onboard a SpiceJet flight found himself locked inside the lavatory as he went to use it. As an unfortunate addition to this debacle, the crew could not get the door open in flight despite their best efforts, leaving the passenger stuck inside for the majority of the flight. Read More →
STORIES Jan 16, 2024 Bored Pilots Pushed Their Aircraft to Its Limit: The Crash of Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701 On a repositioning flight in 2004, two bored pilots decided to push their aircraft to its limit. The results of this experiment on Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701 were disastrous. Read More →
NEWS Jan 09, 2024 Air India Business Class Passenger Disgusted By Smelly Onboard Experience on Flight Business class is widely regarded as offering a superior onboard experience to economy. This was not the case on an Air India flight from Mumbai (BOM) to Singapore (SIN) that operated on January 7. A man documented his experience in business class onboard one of the two flights, and it turned out opposite than expected. A female passenger removed her shoes and placed her bare feet on the man's armrest. The man, who was asleep until the incident occurred, was woken up by the woman's toenails touching his arm and a foul smell. Read More →
NEWS Oct 18, 2023 Manchester Airport Closes Following Emirates Bomb Threat Manchester Airport, the third-busiest in the United Kingdom, was temporarily closed following a bomb threat made to an arriving Emirates flight. This marks the second threat-related incident to a UK-bound flight within the last week. Read More →
NEWS Jul 20, 2023 Bomb Threat Made at Miami Airport A Brazilian Man was arrested at Miami International Airport (MIA) after a heated exchange with an American Airlines gate agent in which the passenger made a bomb threat. Read More →
NEWS Jul 07, 2023 Alaska Airlines Bomb Threat Shuts Down Spokane Airport Passengers traveling through Spokane International Airport experienced significant delays after an Alaska Airlines flight diverted to the airport due to a safety threat. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Jun 28, 2023 A Plane Spotter's Guide to Zurich Airport For many plane spotters, flying through an airport can be painful due to the obstructions between them and the aircraft that prevent plane spotters from doing their thing - photographing aircraft. Zurich airport is a heaven for plane spotters due to its light policies surrounding spotters. Here's what you need to know about what is possibly one of the best airports in Europe for photography. Read More →