An Air Ambulance attempting to land at a school in Wiltshire this week was forced to abort its landing after it came under attack from a laser pen. A spokesman for Wiltshire Air Ambulance said that the aircraft was carrying out a training flight on Thursday 20th February and was [read more]
Chloe Haines, the woman who tried to open the door on a Jet2 Flight last year prompting the RAF to launch a Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) response has been sent to prison for two years. Haines (26) of High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire went into a drunken rage on the Jet2 [read more]
Boeing has said that the return to flight of the Boeing 737 Max will now not happen before July 2020 leaving airlines without the type for the second summer season. The 737 Max was grounded last year following two fatal crashes and has been undergoing changes to its flight control [read more]
On the first anniversary of the crash of Piper Malibu N264DB near Guernsey, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has released a statement saying that it at an ‘advanced stage’ of the investigation. The aircraft disappeared on the 21st January 2019 on a flight from Nantes to Cardiff with Cardiff [read more]
Evidence from intelligence and radar sources suggest that Iran shot down the Ukranian Boeing 737 that crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran earlier this week. Suspicion grew when Iranian investigators refused to follow normal convention and hand over the flight data recorders (black boxes) to the aircraft manufacturer Boeing prompting [read more]
Chloe Haines (26) has pleaded guilty to endangering an aircraft and assault by beating at Chelmsford Crown Court today. The case relates to an incident on a Jet2 flight from Turkey which caused it to be intercepted by RAF Typhoon Aircraft and to be diverted. Ms Haines has ready been [read more]
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has confirmed it is sending a team to Liverpool Aiport (LPL/EGGP) after a private jet veered off the runway after landing earlier today. The aircraft, a Bombardier Global 6000, left the runway to the right after landing at the airport in rainy conditions. It [read more]
London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) has rounded off the year with yet another award, this time for its ‘Safety Bus’ initiative. The Airport Operators Association (AOA) awarded the Safety Bus its Best Safety Week Initiative award. The safety was used by Luton Airport to educate staff and help improve airport safety [read more]
The search has resumed today for the missing Cessna 172 and it’s pilot which is believed to have crashed into the sea near Penmore, Anglesey. It is understood that the aircraft was being flown on a flight from Caernarfon Airport to Great Orme and back again when it disappeared near [read more]
The Coastguard and RNLI are searching for light aircraft suspected to have crashed into the sea in the Penmon area of Anglesey, North Wales. The Coastguard was called just after midday today but little else is known about the incident. This is a breaking news story and will be updated [read more]
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