Tag: aviation safety
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NORAD F-16s Intercept Multiple Aircraft Violating Temporary Flight Restrictions Over New Jersey
More than 10 general aviation aircraft entered restricted airspace over New Jersey on Sunday, prompting the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) to scramble F-16 fighter jets for multiple intercepts. According to NORAD, the violations occurred within Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) zones over Bedminster and East Rutherford. While all of the aircraft were civilian general…
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Today In 1989: The “Impossible Landing” – How United Flight 232 Lost All Hydraulics After A DC-10 Engine Explosion, Yet 185 People Survived Against All Odds
On July 19, 1989, one of the most extraordinary chapters in aviation history unfolded over the American Midwest when United Airlines Flight 232 suffered a catastrophic failure that left its pilots with virtually no conventional way to fly the aircraft. What followed became known around the world as the “Impossible Landing”—a desperate 44-minute struggle in…
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The Boeing 747 That Flew Briefly Without Its Nose – The TWA Flight 800 Disaster That Changed Aviation Fuel Tank Safety Forever
On the evening of July 17, 1996, Trans World Airlines Flight 800 departed New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on what was supposed to be a routine international flight to Paris, France. Instead, just 12 minutes after takeoff, the Boeing 747-131 broke apart over the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, Long Island, becoming one…
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Air Cairo Airbus A320neo Hit By Hail On Stuttgart Approach, Aircraft Grounded After Safe Landing
An Air Cairo Airbus A320neo (registration SU-BVN) operating Flight SM-2952 from Marsa Alam, Egypt, to Stuttgart, Germany, encountered hail while approaching Stuttgart Airport on July 16, 2026. Despite the severe weather, the crew landed the aircraft safely on Runway 07, and no injuries were reported. The aircraft has remained grounded in Stuttgart for detailed inspections,…
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Today In 1996 – 30 Years Later, Friends Remember Beloved Teacher Killed In TWA Flight 800 Explosion Over Atlantic Ocean
Thirty years after the tragic loss of TWA Flight 800, friends, former colleagues, and actor Joe Mantegna are remembering Lois Van Epps, an English teacher whose passion for education, adventure, and the arts left a lasting impact on everyone who knew her. On the evening of July 17, 1996, TWA Flight 800 departed New York’s…
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“Land At Your Own Risk”: NTSB Reveals Pilot’s Final Radio Call Before Columbia River Plane Crash Near Kennewick
A newly released preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has revealed new details about the tragic plane crash that claimed the lives of a pilot and passenger after a floatplane struck a high-voltage power line and plunged into the Columbia River near Kennewick, Washington, on June 24. According to investigators, the flight…
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Pilot Killed Near Piseco Airport Remembered As Civil Air Patrol Leader And Aviation Instructor
A 74-year-old pilot who lost his life in a small plane crash in New York’s Adirondacks on Sunday is being remembered for decades of service, leadership and dedication to aviation. Kenneth Andreu, of Mount Pleasant in Westchester County, was flying from Hudson Valley Regional Airport in Wappinger to Piseco Airport in Arietta when his single-engine…
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Southend Airport Crash Update: Investigators Find Aircraft Veered Left After Takeoff, Reached Just 70-80 Feet Before Losing Control
UK air accident investigators have provided a fresh update on the anniversary of the tragic London Southend Airport crash that claimed the lives of all four people onboard. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said the severe impact and post-crash fire left only limited physical evidence from the Beechcraft B200 Super King Air, registered PH-ZAZ.…
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Heartbroken Daughter Reveals Possible Weather-Tracking Glitch Before Father And Son Entered A “Descending Spiral” In Fatal Plane Crash
A heartbroken daughter has revealed a possible factor behind the devastating plane crash that killed her father and brother as they flew home from a baseball game — saying the aircraft’s weather-tracking information may have been about 30 minutes behind. Jimmy Don Lewis, 48, was piloting a Beechcraft Baron 55 with his 22-year-old son, Brayden…
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IndiGo Gets DGCA Warning Over Cargo Spillage, Dangerous Goods Rule Violations
IndiGo’s parent company, InterGlobe Aviation, has received a warning letter from India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) after a regulatory audit flagged deviations from standard operating procedures, including certain provisions under the Aircraft (Carriage of Dangerous Goods) Rules, 2026. The regulatory action is linked to a cargo spillage detected on the ground after an…
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