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‘Aircraft malfunction’: Chinese domestic flight makes emergency landing in Nanjing; passengers report burning smell

Representative Image (AI-generated) A Chinese domestic flight of Shandong Airlines was forced to make an emergency landing in Nanjing on Friday after multiple passengers reported a burning odour, according to the South China Morning Post.Flight SC4667 en route from Qingdao to Shanghai diverted back to Nanjing after it experienced an “aircraft malfunction”. The airline said […]

Israel-Iran war: US moves B-2 bombers to Guam, one aircraft can carry 30000-pound bunker-buster bombs

Several B2 bombers reportedly moved to Guam amid Israel-Iran war. Several US Air Force B-2 bombers reportedly have taken off from a base in the United States and moved toward the Pacific island of Guam while President Donald Trump has taken two weeks’ time to decide whether the US should take part in Israel’s strikes […]

Boeing 787 safe to fly? US says no current evidence for grounding aircraft; Air India crash under review

US officials have said there is no current evidence to justify grounding Boeing 787 aircraft, after a deadly Air India crash killed over 240 people on Thursday, when a Dreamliner took off from Ahmedabad and crashed into a residential complex just 30 seconds after take-off.Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy […]

Delta warns Trump’s tariffs on commercial planes could ground millions a year, disrupt aircraft deliveries

Delta Air Lines has issued a stark warning that proposed tariffs under a national security investigation could severely disrupt its operations, potentially grounding flights for millions of passengers annually.In legal documentation submitted to the US government and shared with Fox News Digital, Delta objected to possible tariffs stemming from a Commerce Department probe into the […]

Second US warplane falls off aircraft carrier into Red Sea

Aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman (Image: AP) WASHINGTON: A multi-million-dollar US warplane failed to land on the Harry S Truman aircraft carrier and plummeted into the Red Sea on Tuesday, the US military said, the second jet lost from the ship in just over a week.The two-seat F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet, worth around […]

Taiwan detects 7 sorties of Chinese aircraft near its territory

Representative Image (ANI) TAIPEI: Taiwan detected seven sorties of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, seven People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels and one ship operating near Taiwan until 6 am (local time) on Saturday.According to Taiwan’s Ministry of ntional defence (MND), all seven sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan’s […]

This aviation enthusiast creates wooden propellers and furniture made of aircraft parts

An aircraft in the living room? Fans of aviation would argue that there is something satisfying about drinking their coffee at a table made of an Antonov 12 engine. Or perhaps, entertaining guests on a leather sofa made of an 18-feet long MIG 21 Drop Tank — even if it occupies a large chunk of […]

F-18 fighter jet rolls off USS Truman aircraft carrier and sinks into Red Sea; how much US Navy loses?

A US F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet fell into the Red Sea on Monday after slipping off the USS Harry S Truman aircraft carrier while being towed, the Navy said.The fighter jet slipped off the hangar deck of the USS Harry S Truman as sailors were towing it into the hangar bay, the Navy said. […]

UK fighter jets intercept Russian aircraft near Nato airspace

The UK’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on Sunday that Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter jets intercepted Russian aircraft flying close to the airspace of Nato (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).According to the ministry, RAF fighters intercepted the Russian aircraft as part of the United Kingdom’s contribution to Nato’s enhanced air policing in the region.The UK […]

Small aircraft with four onboard crashes near Trilla, Illinois

A small aircraft with four people on board crashed Saturday morning in a field near Trilla, a rural part of Illinois, around 65 miles south of Champaign, New York Times reported. The crash occurred at approximately 10:15 a.m. and prompted an immediate response from emergency crews and state police. Illinois state police described the incident […]