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One visa, six Gulf countries: GCC Unified Tourist Visa confirmed for pilot launch this year | World News

The GCC unified tourist visa, confirmed for pilot launch this year, will allow seamless travel across all six Gulf Cooperation Council countries/ Representative Image The GCC will begin testing a single unified tourist visa in the fourth quarter of 2025, allowing travel across all six member countries under one permit. UAE Minister of Economy and […]

‘Oh my God!’ Pilot rescued in 30 seconds after dramatic plane crash off Oak Island- Watch

A pilot was rescued within 30 seconds after his flight ended in a shocking splashdown off Oak Island, North Carolina, when the single-engine plane’s motor suddenly cut out mid-air. Mark Finkelstein, who’s been flying for 17 years, was forced into a dramatic emergency water landing. The small aircraft somersaulted as it hit the waves, flipping […]

F-16 crash in Poland: Pilot killed during airshow rehearsal; ‘great loss for armed forces’, says govt

Poland F16 crash (@bialoglowy) A Polish Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed on Thursday during a rehearsal for an upcoming airshow in Radom, central Poland, resulting in the death of the pilot, according to the Polish Army.Local media said the jet crashed into the runway at around 1930 local time.Poland’s deputy Prime Minister and minister […]

Indian-origin Delta pilot Rustom Bhagwagar pleads not guilty to dozens of child sex abuse charges

Indian-origin US pilot Rustom Bhagwagar and his former girlfriend deny all child sexual assault charges. Indian-origin Delta Air Lines pilot Rustom Bhagwagar, who was arrested from the cockpit of the flight he was flying, pleaded not guilty in Contra Costa County court Tuesday to dozens of child sex abuse charges. Pilot Rustom Bhagwagar, 34, and […]

American aviation company co-founder Kirk Hawkins dies in wingsuit crash in Swiss Alps, was a former F-16 pilot

Former US Air Force pilot Kirk Hawkins dies in the Swiss Alps in a wingsuit crash. 58-year-old Kirk Hawkins, former CEO of ICON Aircraft, died in the Swiss Alps after he jumped out of a helicopter in a wingsuit. A former US Air Force F-16 pilot, Hawkins leapt from the helicopter near the peak of […]

‘Fake bomb threat’: Frontier pilot delays plane to stop ex-girlfriend from domestic violence court hearing, arrested

A Frontier pilot was arrested for a fake bomb threat in Cincinnati to stop his ex-girlfriend from attending a hearing of domestic violence against him. Andrew Brenneman, a 25-year-old pilot of Frontier Airlines, called in a fake bomb threat to one of his own company’s planes to stop his ex-girlfriend from attending a domestic violence […]

‘Alarming’: British Airways pilot left cockpit door open mid-flight for family; grounded

A British Airways pilot was reportedly suspended after he left the aircraft’s cockpit door open while operating a Heathrow (LHR) to New York, John F. Kennedy (JFK) flight, reported the Sun.The pilot allegedly wanted his family, who were travelling as passengers, to watch him at the controls, an incident that alarmed some travellers and led […]

‘Not risking my career’: United Airlines pilot refuses to fly after passenger smokes weed on plane, fears positive drug test from second-hand marijuana

United Airlines pilot refuses to fly after a passenger was found smoking weed inside the toilet. (Representative image) A United Airlines pilot refused to fly from San Francisco to Cancun, Mexico, after a passenger smoked weed in the front bathroom. The incident led to a four-hour delay, according to a viral Reddit post that triggered […]

Stunts turn fatal: Pilot, son die in plane crash near Puerto Soller, Spain; investigation underway

A pilot and his 13-year-old son were found dead after their two-seater biplane crashed into the sea off the coast of Mallorca, Spanish police confirmed Sunday.The Team Rocket F-4 Raider aircraft went down in the Puerto Soller area on Saturday night. According to Spanish media as cited by Reuters, the plane appeared to be performing […]

Ex-girlfriend of Rustom Bhagwagar, Indian-origin pilot in US, helped him in child abuse; she knew her daughter was a victim

Indian-origin US pilot Rustom Bhagwagar, arrested for child abuse, was aided by his ex-girlfriend Jennifer Powell. They sexually abused Jennifer’s daughter. In a shocking revelation of the case that involved the dramatic arrest of an Indian-origin pilot Rustom Bhagwagar from the cockpit of the plane that he landed in San Francisco, investigators have now revealed […]