The captain of a Russian passenger jet was hailed as a hero Thursday for landing his plane in a cornfield after it collided with a flock of gulls seconds after takeoff, causing both engines to malfunction. Dozens of people sought medical assistance, but only one was hospitalized.
Read morePilot Shari Drerup landed her dream job in 2016 when she was hired by the private airline NetJets. She completed her initial training the following year and received her captain’s wings. And then, she says, she was fired for being too short to fly a plane.
Read moreNorwegian Air says it’s ending trans-Atlantic service between Ireland and three U.S. and Canadian airports because the grounding of Boeing 737 Max aircraft has made the routes “no longer commercially viable.”
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One of the world’s busiest airports canceled all flights after thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters crowded into the main terminal Monday afternoon.
Read moreA North Carolina woman and her 14-year-old daughter sued Frontier Airlines in federal court, claiming the mom was arrested and the girl turned over to Nevada Child Protective Services because “they refused to clean someone else’s vomit from a seatback, floor and armrest.”
Read moreThe D.C. Circuit on Friday grounded a company’s challenge to the Federal Aviation Administration’s attempt to clear up delays at New York’s LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy Airports, finding it lacks standing to sue the agency.
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New York City’s sick-leave laws drew a federal complaint Thursday, with American Airlines calling it unconstitutional for municipalities to intrude on the management of flight crews, who can work in airspace over multiple different states on any given day.
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A Navy fighter jet crashed Wednesday in Death Valley National Park, injuring seven people who were at a scenic overlook where aviation enthusiasts watch military pilots speeding low through a chasm dubbed Star Wars Canyon, officials said.
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British Airways has failed to block pilots from going on strike in a long-standing pay dispute.
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Pete Buttigieg has spent roughly $300,000 on private jet travel this year, more than any other Democrat running for the White House, according to an analysis of campaign finance data. His rival former Vice President Joe Biden has spent almost as much.
Read moreSouth Korean air force jets fired 360 rounds of warning shots after a Russian military plane briefly violated South Korea’s airspace twice on Tuesday, Seoul officials said, in the first such incident between the countries.
Read moreBritish Airways and Lufthansa said Saturday they were suspending flights to Cairo for unspecified reasons related to safety and security.
Read moreIn a major break with a longtime ally, the Trump administration on Wednesday said Turkey is being kicked out of an American-led fighter aircraft program because it is buying a Russian air defense system that would aid Russian intelligence.
Read moreEurope’s biggest airline, budget carrier Ryanair, will cut flights and close some of its bases this winter because of the delay to deliveries of the Boeing 737 Max plane, which has been grounded globally after two fatal crashes.
Read moreAmerican Airlines said Sunday that it will keep the Boeing 737 Max plane off its schedule until Nov. 3 — two months longer than it had planned.
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The first shipment of a Russian missile defense system has arrived in Turkey, the Turkish Defense Ministry said Friday, moving the country closer to possible U.S. sanctions and a new standoff with Washington.
Read moreCustoms and Border Patrol reached a sweeping settlement where they agree not to detain domestic flight passengers who refuse suspicionless ID checks while still on board the plane.
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Virgin Galactic’s sister company Virgin Orbit conducted a drop test of its air-launched satellite booster over California on Wednesday, a key step toward space missions.
Read moreEurope’s highest court dealt a blow to holiday travelers Wednesday, ruling that passengers on a canceled flight to Greece must look to their booking agent, not the airline, for reimbursement.
Read moreWashington state sued the U.S. Navy on environmental grounds, for authorizing a 33% increase in EA-18G Growler aircraft operations at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, in Puget Sound.
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