All news on the topic: Aviation

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Pilot spells out "I’m bored" during two-hour test flight over northwest England
A light aircraft pilot wrote "I’m bored" during a two-hour test flight - with his mischievous flight path appearing on an online tracking app.
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Video reveals shattered engine after Ryanair passenger was partially sucked out of window
A shoking new video appears to show the shattered engine of the plane where a passenger was sucked out of the window“up to his shoulders“.
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Mid-air scare as Ryanair passenger hurt after cabin window comes loose
A passenger on a Ryanair flight from Greece was reportedly partially ’sucked’ out of a shattered window as his wife cling onto him.
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Wreckage of missing cargo plane found off Pakistan as search continues for five crew
Search crews have recovered the wreckage of a plane that disappeared off the coast of Pakistan after losing contact with air traffic control during a flight from the United Arab Emirates.
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Wealthy Texans paid a fortune to fly Concorde — only to discover it crawled across America slower than its legendary reputation
For 16 months at the dawn of the 1980s, some of Texas’ wealthiest business travelers paid a premium for what seemed like the ultimate aviation experience.
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Eight rescued after seaplane crashes into New York City’s East River
A small plane has smashed into a river surrounding New York City. At least eight people have been rescued after the seaplane had a hard-landing and nearly capsized in the East River on Sunday morning.
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Two killed after light aircraft crashes in Essex field during short flight
Two people have died after a light aircraft crashed in a field in Essex yesterday afternoon, police have said.
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Scottish man accused of flying unregistered aircraft over monument, roads and railway
A man has appeared in court accused of piloting an unregistered aircraft less than 500ft (152m) above the National Wallace Monument in Stirling.
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Heathrow’s £33bn third runway plan branded too expensive by major airline alliance
The head of a major airline alliance that includes Lufthansa and United has likened Heathrow’s third runway plans to an unaffordable luxury car as he urged the airport to cut back some parts of the “eye-watering” project.
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FAA investigates after JetBlue crew reports drone strike near JFK Airport
A JetBlue plane collided with a drone while attempting to land at John F Kennedy Airport in New York.
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Eleven killed after skydiving plane crashes near French aerodrome
Five students and five instructors dead along with pilot after plane fell suddenly near aerodrome, says prefect.
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Female pilot dies after plane crashes near former RAF airfield in Devon
The female pilot woman in her 40s was flying alone when the plane crashed near Dunkeswell Airfield on Friday morning.
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Aircraft crashes into Beijing skyscraper as pilot loses contact moments before impact
A plane has crashed into Beijing’s famous CITIC Tower skyscraper, also known as the China Zun.
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Chaos at Dublin Airport as runaway bunnies halt planes on runway
This is the hilarious moment two bunnies were captured causing chaos at an international airport, delaying flights for the cutest reason.
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Fire breaks out at Heathrow Terminal 2 as smoke engulfs parked aircraft
A dramatic blaze erupted at a major airport on Wednesday, sending thick black smoke billowing into the sky as firefighters raced to the scene.
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Court backs £2.2bn Gatwick expansion despite climate challenge
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander approved the £2.2 billion scheme in September, which would have seen the West Sussex airport move its emergency runway 12 metres north to accommodate around 100,000 more flights a year.
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British passengers sue Singapore Airlines after deadly turbulence horror flight
More Brits who were onboard a turbulent Singapore Airlines flight which left one grandfather dead and dozens more injured have joined forces to sue the airline.
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B-52 bomber crashes after takeoff in California, killing all eight aboard
A B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff in Southern California’s Mojave Desert and burst into flames.
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Government explores airline-wide blacklist to stop violent passengers booking future flights
Ministers are considering measures that could result in repeat offenders being banned from future flights as concerns grow over disorder in the skies.
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Officials unable to explain how £36m in Russian aircraft entered UK market
The government is trying to establish whether a multi-million-pound purchase of aircraft from Russia broke the UK’s sanctions regime.
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British businessman Sumant Kapur rebranded Russian Mi-17 engines as Ukrainian ones to supply them to India avoiding sanctions
From a corporate address in a prestigious London district — 23 Buckingham Gate, London, England, SW1E 6LB — operates one of the invisible centers of global trade in the defence sector.
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Mechanic killed after being sucked into Boeing jet engine in Iran while retrieving tool
Emergency responders had to be called as the jet engine caught fire after the horror incident
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Thousands of British holiday flights are targeted by "extremely dangerous Russian jamming," posing a significant threat to air safety
Thousands of British holiday flights have been hit by suspected Russian jamming — with aviation sources branding the tactic “extremely dangerous” and a major threat to air safety.
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750k people delayed as air traffic control meltdown with system out for 90mins
A review of the August bank holiday air traffic meltdown looked at what happened when provider National Air Traffic Services (Nats) suffered a technical glitch while processing a flight plan
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Pilot chilling explanation for cockpit going silent if a plane is about to crash
Liliana Gearap, a Boeing 737 First Officer at TAROM, has explained what pilots do when a plane is about to crash - an event she stressed was very, very unlikely to happen