Category: Aviation
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This Day, 15 Years Ago, Merpati Nusantara Flight 8968, Crashed Into The Sea While On Approach To Kaimana Airport, Indonesia, Killing All 25 Occupants
On 7 May 2011, Merpati Nusantara flight 8968, a Xian MA-60, crashed into the sea while on approach to Kaimana Airport, Indonesia, killing all 25 occupants. The airplane carried 19 passengers and six crew members. All on board were killed in the accident. The airplane operated on Merpati flight MZ8968 from Sorong (SOQ) to Kaimana…
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An Hawaii Flight Emergency Looks Different Over The Pacific – Nearest Runway May Still Be Up To Three Hours Away If Something Starts Smoking In The Cabin
Many Hawaii-bound travelers now board with at least one power bank in their carry-on. We plug in our personal devices and then settle into a flight where the nearest runway may still be up to three hours away if something starts smoking in the cabin. Hawaii routes operate under strict long-range overwater requirements, and airlines…
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New Lawsuits Filed In Ups Plane Crash Accuse Pilot Of Failing To Prevent Fatal Crash
Months after the fatal plane crash in Louisville, new lawsuits have been filed against UPS and several other defendants, including the estate of one of the pilots of the plane. Fifteen people died when an MD-11 cargo plane crashed south of Louisville SDF on Nov. 4, 2025. Dozens more were injured near the crash site,…
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Top Airline Offers $99 Rescue Fares As Thousands Are Left Stranded By Spirit Shutdown
JetBlue is stepping in to assist travelers affected by Spirit Airlines’ shutdown, offering discounted fares and expanding service in key markets. The move follows Spirit’s sudden shutdown over the weekend, which halted thousands of flights and left passengers scrambling to rebook. JetBlue will provide $99 one-way “rescue fares” for stranded Spirit customers with proof of…
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American Airlines Passenger Injured In Mid Flight Assault By ‘Emotionally Unbalanced’ Seatmate, Lawsuit Says
An 82-year-old Florida man was attacked without warning by a stranger aboard a commercial flight from Palm Beach to Charlotte, North Carolina, resulting in severe head and brain injuries, according to a federal lawsuit reviewed by The Independent. From the moment she boarded American Airlines flight 2485, Allisen Elizabeth Werner, 37, “began exhibiting erratic and…
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Swiss Airbus 350 Diverts To Almaty After First Officer Becomes Incapacitated Mid Flight From Seoul To Zurich
A tense mid-flight medical emergency forced a Swiss International Air Lines Airbus A350-900 to divert to Almaty, Kazakhstan, on May 6, 2026, after the first officer became incapacitated during the long-haul flight from Seoul to Zurich. Swiss flight LX123, operated by Airbus A350-900 HB-IFB, was cruising at 38,000 feet around 300 nautical miles north-northwest of…
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“WHO” Tracing Passengers Those Flew With Hantavirus Infected Dutch Woman For Contact Tracing
The World Health Organization (WHO) is looking for the passengers on the flight on which the Dutch woman who died of hantavirus traveled for contact tracing purposes. The woman left the cruise ship Hondius on the island of Saint Helena after she had fallen ill. She traveled by plane from the island to South Africa.…
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Indigo Flight Evacuated As Power Bank Catches Fire After Landing In Chandigarh, India 6 Injured In Emergency Evacuation
A major accident was averted at Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport on Tuesday after a power bank allegedly caught fire inside an IndiGo flight that had arrived from Hyderabad, triggering panic among passengers. Six people were injured and taken to hospital. According to airport officials, IndiGo flight 6E 108 from Hyderabad landed at Chandigarh airport…
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8 Year Old Boy Stops Plane From Being Diverted Mid Flight After Calming Disruptive Passenger Down
An 8-year-old boy is being hailed as a hero after helping to calm a disruptive passenger down and preventing a plane from being diverted mid-flight. On Friday, May 1, Phoenix was returning home to Salford, England from Turkey when a woman began shouting during a Jet2 flight, according to the BBC, Manchester Evening News and…
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Planes Have Flown Over The Turnpike For 75 Years. Is It Time To Reroute After Near Disaster?
Pilots dislike using it. Drivers post videos on social media showing how low jetliners roar over the New Jersey Turnpike when flights use Newark Liberty Airport’s oldest and shortest runway. United Airlines flight 169 from Venice was landing on Runway 29 on Sunday around 2 p.m. when it clipped a light pole on the New…
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