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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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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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Boeing 777 Freighter Low-Pass: Current Owner Says Aircraft Was Not Operated By Qatar Airways
More details have now emerged regarding the dramatic low-pass incident involving a Boeing 777-200LR Mammoth Freighter that was widely shared across social media earlier this week. The aircraft, registered N705DN, performed an extremely low pass over Horseshoe Bay Resort Jet Center Airport in Texas on June 24, with video footage and ADS-B data appearing to…
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Cirrus SR22T Crashes On Final Approach To Warsaw-Babice Airport After Flight From Wroclaw, Two Killed
Fatal Cirrus SR22T Crash Near Warsaw Claims Two Lives A tragic general aviation accident occurred on Thursday, June 25, 2026, when a privately operated Cirrus SR22T (registration SP-GOS) crashed during its final approach to Warszawa-Babice Airport (EPBC) in Poland. The aircraft had departed Wroclaw-Copernicus Airport (WRO) at approximately 10:03 local time on a private flight…
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“Repent Or Perish”: American Airlines Flight Attendant Turns Outstanding Service Into An Uncomfortable Situation By Handing Over Religious Flyer
American Airlines is facing criticism after a passenger reported receiving a religious pamphlet from a flight attendant during a recent flight. According to the passenger, the crew member handed over a card containing religious messages encouraging people to “repent or perish” after receiving a customer service compliment. While the passenger described the flight attendant as…
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“Will Take Some Serious Grunt To Pull Us Free, Wheels Have Sunk” – Air NZ Flight Grounded After Plane Wheels Roll Into Grass At Christchurch
An Air New Zealand flight to Auckland was grounded in Christchurch this morning after the aircraft’s main wheels rolled into grass and soft ground near the taxiway. The A320, registration ZK-OJS, should have departed at 5.45am, but it became firmly wedged and was still stuck in Christchurch at 7am, according to flight-tracking data. Flight NZ582…
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“He Just Bit A Passenger And He’s Trying To Fight Everybody” – American Airlines Pilot Requests Emergency Medical Crew And Law Enforcement Upon Its Arrival At Philadelphia
An unruly passenger apparently bit a fellow flyer on an American Airlines flight as it approached Philadelphia on Sunday, according to the pilot of the plane. The passenger also seemed to become generally combative, with the pilot reporting that the individual on board was “trying to fight everybody” in air traffic control audio reviewed by…
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First Direct Flight to Cairo, Egypt, Departs From Chicago O’Hare – With 340-Seat Airbus A350-900, 30 Business-Class Seats and 310 Economy-Class
The first direct flight from Chicago to Cairo, Egypt, took off from O’Hare International Airport on Sunday. The first EgyptAir light from O’Hare to Cairo left at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Department of Aviation joined EgyptAir in announcing the new nonstop flight service back in March. EgyptAir will operate…
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Trump Plans To Take Inaugural Flight Of The New Air Force One, Gifted To Him From Qatar, To Mount Rushmore In South Dakota
President Donald Trump is reportedly considering taking the inaugural journey aboard the new Air Force One, a Boeing 747-8 luxury jet valued at approximately $400 million and gifted by the State of Qatar, during his planned July 3 visit to Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, as part of celebrations marking America’s 250th anniversary. The aircraft has…
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Pope Leo XIV Got An Inflight Cockpit Visit On Iberia Madrid To Barcelona Flight, Complete With Fighter Escort
Pope Leo XIV got a cockpit visit onboard an Iberia flight from Madrid to Barcelona, including a radio exchange with Spanish fighter pilots escorting the aircraft. Not exactly your average intra-Europe hop… Pope Leo XIV was invited into the cockpit of an Iberia Airbus A320 during a flight from Madrid (MAD) to Barcelona (BCN) on…
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