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Canada: Small plane hijacked at Vancouver, flight services disrupted

Services at the Vancouver International Airport came to a brief standstill on Wednesday as federal police received a report that a small plane had been hijacked, officials said. According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in British Columbia, the alert came in at 1.10 pm (local time), reporting that a Cessna 172 “had been […]

‘Safety first’: New York-bound Delta flight lands at remote island, flyers stranded for 29 hours

A New York-bound Delta flight made an emergency landing at a remote island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. (Representative image) A Delta flight had to make an emergency landing at a remote volcanic island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean after Flight 127 carrying 282 passengers and 13 crew members developed a […]

‘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 […]

‘Get out of the way’: Overweight passenger dragged off plane in Thailand after demanding aisle seat; flight delayed over an hour

Passenger draged off the flight (X/@CollinRugg) An overweight British tourist was forcibly removed from a plane in Thailand after reportedly insisting on an emergency exit seat to accommodate his larger frame. Footage captured the dramatic scene as the man was dragged off the aircraft, kicking and shouting, while airline staff tried to manage the situation, […]

Turbulence hits hard: Five hospitalized after midair chaos on American Airlines flight; FAA investigates

Representtaive image (ANI) Five people, including three crew members, were transported to a hospital on Sunday, after an American Airlines flight experienced an ‘unexpected turbulence’.American Airlines flight 1286, an Airbus A321, was traveling from Miami International Airport when the turbulence hit. It landed safely at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina around 10:50 p.m. “after […]

‘With smartphones and flight tracking…’: Former B-2 pilot on challenges of Operation Midnight Hammer

B-2 bomber missions are challenging because of flight tracking, a former pilot said. Retired Gen Robert Spalding who helped develop the mission plans involving B-2 bombers commented on the US’s Operation Midnight Hammer that dropped bunker bombers on Iran’s three nuclear sites, and said everything worked perfectly. Speaking to ABC News, Spalding said the mission […]

Vineet Kumar Singh safely returns to Mumbai after being stranded at Dubai Airport amid regional tensions : Bollywood News

Actor Vineet Kumar Singh recently faced an unexpected delay during his return trip from Dubai to Mumbai, as he found himself stranded at the Dubai airport for several hours. The Mukkabaaz actor took to Instagram to share real-time updates about the situation, which seems to have been impacted by the ongoing Israel conflict that has […]

Israel-Iran conflict: Another evacuation flight from Iran lands in Delhi with 311 Indians; over 1,400 brought back so far | India News

NEW DELHI: India on Sunday brought home 311 more citizens from the Iranian city of Mashhad amid intensifying conflict between Iran and Israel, taking the total number of evacuees to 1,428 under the ongoing Operation Sindhu. The latest batch of Indians arrived in Delhi at 4:30 pm on a special chartered flight. “Three-hundred eleven Indian […]

Drunk woman dragged off Southwest flight in New York, grabs passenger’s hair; arrested; watch video

A drunken passenger was arrested at New York’s LaGuardia Airport after she caused a late-night disturbance on a Southwest Airlines flight, grabbing another woman’s hair and refusing to calm down.Authorities identified the woman as 32-year-old New Yorker Leanna Perry, who faces aggravated assault charges following the incident that occurred around 1 am Tuesday, confirmed the […]

Driverless flying taxi in UAE soon? Watch Abu Dhabi conduct test flight over Marina | World News

Abu Dhabi tests the EHang EH216-S autonomous flying taxi, a two-seater eVTOL, above the Marina from the Cruise Terminal helipad/ Image:X Abu Dhabi has made significant strides in air mobility, showcasing its forward-thinking vision for the future with the successful public demonstration of an autonomous flying taxi test flight. The test, a milestone in the […]