Category: Aviation
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Air India Unruly Passenger Breaks Inner Window Glass Pane Mid-Flight, No-Fly Action Looms
The incident took place on flight AI1879 on June 7 as the aircraft was preparing to land in Delhi. According to officials familiar with the matter, the passenger ignored repeated warnings from the cabin crew before damaging the window. “The passenger broke the inner glass pane of a window despite being given several verbal and…
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TUI Pilot Grounds UK Flight 2,200 Miles Away After Passenger’s ‘Aggressive And Alarming’ Turn
What was meant to be a relaxing journey home from a family holiday in Cancun, Mexico turned into a nightmare for hundreds of passengers aboard a TUI Boeing 787-9 flight bound for Manchester, United Kingdom. Mr Stockford, who was travelling with his wife and four daughters, described the experience as “horrible” after a disruptive passenger…
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Man Sentenced To 10 Months In Prison, $73,000 In Restitution For Assaulting Attendant On Flight From Newark Airport
A Belgian national was sentenced to prison and ordered to pay restitution for assaulting a flight attendant on a flight from Newark Liberty International Airport to Switzerland. Jan Daeninck, 43, of Belgium, was sentenced to 10 months in prison and one year of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay more than $73,000 in…
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Former Air Canada Pilot Arrested After Allegedly Flying With Fake Licence For 17 Years
An Air Canada pilot was arrested Monday after a probe discovered he had been allegedly flying hundreds of flights for at least 17 years without a proper license. Canadian police officials outlined Geoffrey Wall’s alleged fraud, which they said, “read like a movie script.” Since 2009, when Wall was promoted to captain, he has been…
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Veterans Relive History, Share Humanity On The Eve Of D-Day’s 82nd Anniversary
June 6 marked the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings along the Normandy coast during World War II. Delta and the Best Defense Foundation return to Normandy for the fifth annual Legacy Flight – honoring the heroes of D-Day and inspiring the next generation. Surrounded by artifacts of the very battles they once fought, the…
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Pilots Named After Fatal Gulfstream Crash In Dominican Republic – Both Were US Nationals
The two pilots killed in Sunday’s Gulfstream G200 crash at La Romana International Airport have been identified as Erick Javier Diago and Rudy Ghazal, both US nationals. The jet had been scheduled to pick up former MLB catcher Yadier Molina and his family in Texas for a trip to Puerto Rico. Molina expressed his grief…
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Houston Man Accused Of Sneaking Onto United Flight Released On Bond; Attorney Says He Thought Ticket Was Legitimate
A 25-year-old Houston man, Abdulrahman Oriyomi, has been released on a $15,000 bond after being charged with felony impairing or interrupting the operation of a critical infrastructure facility following an incident at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport on May 18. According to his attorney, Oriyomi believed he had purchased a legitimate discounted airline ticket online…
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Crashed US Army AH-64 Apache Helicopter Pilots Rescued By Sea Drone Near Strait Of Hormuz
Two crew members of a US army helicopter that crashed near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday were rescued by an American sea drone. It was the first such operation carried out by US forces, the officials added. US Central Command (Centcom) earlier said the two “soldiers were safely rescued within approximately two hours and…
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Today In 1950: The DC-3 That Vanished For 27 Days Before Being Found On A Remote Colombian Mountaintop, Sealing The Fate Of 15 Onboard
On June 9, 1950, a Douglas DC-3-178 operated by New Tribes Mission disappeared during a flight from Kingston, Jamaica, to Maracaibo, Venezuela. The aircraft, registered N16030 and originally built in 1936, was carrying 15 people—12 passengers and a crew of three. Every person on board lost their lives in what became one of the most…
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Atlantic Explorer’s 70-Hour Transatlantic Journey: Albuquerque Balloonist Helps Complete Historic 2,852-Nautical-Mile Hydrogen Balloon Flight
June 5–8, 2026 — A remarkable chapter in aviation history may have just been written as the hydrogen-powered Atlantic Explorer completed an extraordinary transatlantic journey from Maine, USA, to Luxembourg, covering an incredible 2,852 nautical miles in 70 hours and 11 minutes. Among the three-person crew was Albuquerque balloonist Peter Cuneo, alongside veteran pilot Bert…
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