Category: Aviation
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United Airlines Flight Carrying 111 People Nearly Hits Drone While Landing in New Jersey
Close Call in the Skies Over New Jersey. A United Airlines Boeing 737 operating Flight UA1513 from Key West, Florida, to Newark Liberty International Airport narrowly avoided what the flight crew described as a drone during its final approach on Friday. According to air traffic control audio, the pilot reported, “We almost hit a drone,”…
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An Air Force Special Operations Prop Plane Crashed After Pilot Turned Off Fuel: Final Report Released
Pilot Error Leads to $17 Million Loss: New Air Force Skyraider II Crashes During Training A routine training flight turned into a dramatic fight for survival after an Air Force Special Operations OA-1K Skyraider II lost engine power just minutes after takeoff from Oklahoma in October 2025. The student pilot, although highly experienced with more…
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‘Left to Suffer in Terror’: Passengers Sue Delta Airlines for Turbulent SLC Flight That Sent Dozens to the Hospital, Claim Negligence
“People were slammed into the ceiling.” Now, passengers say the nightmare didn’t end after the turbulence. Nearly a year after Delta Air Lines Flight DL56’s terrifying journey from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, several passengers have filed a lawsuit accusing the airline of negligence during one of the most violent turbulence incidents in recent years.…
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From Royal Jet to Air Force One in Just 10 Months: Inside the Race to Transform Qatar’s Gifted Boeing 747
What normally takes years was completed in just 10 months. L3Harris has revealed how a Boeing 747-8 originally owned by Qatar was transformed into America’s newest Air Force One after an extraordinary round-the-clock effort involving nearly 400 employees working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The aircraft was delivered in time to meet…
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Names Released of 2 Friends Killed in Columbia River Plane Crash in Tri-Cities
Two Friends, One Final Flight: Vintage Floatplane Crashes Into Columbia River After Striking Power Line What was meant to be a memorable journey to a seaplane gathering in Idaho ended in heartbreak when a 1949 Cessna floatplane crashed into Washington’s Columbia River, claiming the lives of two close friends from Sonoma, California. The aircraft, piloted…
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HondaJet Overshoots Runway During Landing at Japan’s Yao Airport, Aircraft Suffers Heavy Damage but Everyone Survives
A routine landing turned into a frightening incident at Japan’s Yao Airport when a Honda HA-420 HondaJet overshot the runway after touchdown on Friday 26 June 2026, leaving the aircraft with substantial damage and triggering an investigation. The light business jet was landing on Runway 27 when it was unable to stop within the available…
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Today in 1959: The Lightning Strike That Triggered a Deadly Mid-Air Fuel Tank Explosion – The Tragic Story of TWA Flight 891
On June 26, 1959, one of aviation’s most unusual and devastating disasters unfolded over northern Italy when Trans World Airlines Flight 891 broke apart in mid-air after being struck by lightning. What made the accident especially remarkable was that the aircraft itself survived the lightning strike for only moments before an invisible chain reaction inside…
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“He Started Seizing and Screaming With His Back Arched for About 20 Minutes Straight” – Passenger Recounts Scary Moments on Air Canada Flight
“The Captain Suddenly Lost Control…” Passengers Watched in Horror as the Aircraft Violently Banked During Mid-Air Medical Emergency. Passengers aboard Air Canada Flight AC7664, operated by PAL Airlines with 61 people on board, said everything seemed normal as the seatbelt sign was switched off and cabin crew began serving drinks. Then, without warning, the aircraft…
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Small Aircraft Hits Beijing’s Tallest Skyscraper, Prompting Evacuations – Plane Struck the Upper Floors of Citic Tower, Scattering Debris in Central Business District
A domestically produced Chinese aircraft reportedly crashed into the 109-storey-tall CITIC Tower, also called China Zun, Beijing’s tallest skyscraper, with visuals showing two of the building’s windows being shattered by the impact. Several videos went viral on social media, showing fragments of the small plane falling from the 1,700-foot-tall building. Thick smoke rose from the…
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Mid-Air Chaos Forces SFO Bound United Boeing 777 to Divert to Japan After Passenger Allegedly Attacks Flight Attendant
A United Airlines flight from Shanghai, China, to San Francisco was forced to make an emergency diversion to Tokyo Narita after a passenger allegedly became violent and disruptive during the trans-Pacific journey. United Flight UA858, operated by a Boeing 777-300, departed Shanghai Pudong Airport with 285 passengers and 16 crew members on board. Around two…
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