Tag: aviation safety
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Qantas Passenger That Bit Flight Attendant Served With Lifetime No-Fly Ban On Qantas And Jetstar Flights
A passenger has been banned from future Qantas travel after a plane travelling on a long-haul flight from Australia to the US was diverted at the weekend after the man allegedly bit a flight attendant. The QF21 flight left Melbourne at 2.30pm on Friday en route to Dallas and was diverted to Papeete in Tahiti…
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Southwest Flight & Small Plane Flew Too Close At JWA – Resulting In Southwest’s Go Around
The pilot of a Southwest flight from Phoenix to John Wayne Airport initiated a safety maneuver after telling the tower that the pilot of a smaller airplane flew close to the commercial jet on Wednesday night, May 13, according to air traffic communications. A spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that the…
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Passenger Sues Alaska Airlines Over Harrowing Seattle Flight’s 200-Foot Plunge In Severe Turbulence
A passenger on an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to Phoenix filed a lawsuit in King County Wednesday, alleging the carrier knowingly flew into severe turbulence while ignoring repeated weather warnings. The suit involves Flight 700, which departed Sea-Tac Airport on Dec. 26, 2024. MyNorthwest reported that four crew members and one passenger were hospitalized…
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Insanely Drunk Mom Punched, Bit Flight Attendant on Low-Cost International Flight
A mom was arrested after she got so plastered and belligerent on an international flight that she punched and bit a flight attendant, a court in the UK has heard. Zoe Alexander, 36, drank two-thirds of a bottle of brandy to “knock her out” during the nine-hour flight from the UK to Cuba, but instead…
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“How A Frontier Flight Was Able To Abort Takeoff After Person Walked In Front Of Plane On DIA Runway”
When the pilots of Frontier Flight 4345 aborted Friday night’s flight after a person walked onto the runway and into the plane’s path, the flight had not yet reached the point of no return speed, known as V1 Speed. The flight from Denver to Los Angeles was aborted mid-takeoff after someone walked onto a Denver…
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American Airlines Flight Attendants Praised For Handling “Paranoid” Passenger Who Said Crew Poisoned Him
Air travel in the U.S. is never short on newsworthy stories. An American Airlines passenger has shared another story of an onboard incident involving a unique “medical emergency,” praising the airline crew for their “calm and professional” handling. Fortunately, American Airlines crews are no strangers to unruly passengers and have a history of handling them…
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Seconds Before Touchdown: Bird Strike Cripples Air Europa Jet’s Nose Steering, Causing Runway Excursion
An Air Europa flight suffered a significant incident at Palma de Mallorca, Spain caused by a bird strike on May 8th 2026. An Air Europa Boeing 737-800, registration EC‑MPG, operating flight UX‑6079 from Madrid to Palma Mallorca, experienced a bird strike during its final approach to runway 06L at Palma Mallorca Airport. The impact struck…
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What Happens To The Human Body When Ingested By A Jet Engine
Few accidents in aviation are as horrifying — or as misunderstood — as a person being pulled into a jet engine. While extremely rare, these incidents are almost always fatal within seconds due to the unimaginable forces generated by modern turbofan engines. Jet engines may appear smooth and controlled from the outside, but at close…
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A Cessna 750 Citation X Makes Belly Landing With Left Main Gear Up At Page Field Airport, FL No Injuries Reported.
A Cessna 750 Citation X owned by Bald 3 LLC opb Hera Flight with Registration N119RM, made a belly landing at Page Field in Fort Myers on Saturday morning, forcing other pilots to divert and attracting onlookers to the observation area. Elvis Gonzalez, a pilot, said he was in the air when he was told…
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