… Tens of thousands of passengers were affected by the disruption, and tracking website FlightRadar24 said up to 1,000 flights were cancelled after a glitch affecting air traffic control provider NATS. …
… The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015, according to flight-tracking site Flightradar24. …
… Flight tracking website Flightradar24 said that according to its analysis “the lead aircraft passed less than 50ft (15m) above the top of the stadium”. …
… The flight tracking website Flightradar24 said that according to its analysis “the lead aircraft passed less than 50 feet (15 metres) above the top of the stadium”. …
… Minutes later, data from Flightradar24, a global flight-tracking service, showed the plane losing nearly 1,525 metres (5,000ft) of altitude in less than a minute before climbing about 1,830 metres (6,000ft) in the next 30 seconds. …
… The plane he flew last week was a two-seat, single-engine Aurora SA60L manufactured by Chinese company Sunward Aircraft, according to flight tracking service Flightradar24. …
… The plane he flew last week was a two-seat, single-engine Aurora SA60L manufactured by Chinese company Sunward Aircraft, according to flight tracking service Flightradar24. …
… The plane was a two-seat, single-engine Aurora SA60L manufactured by Chinese company Sunward Aircraft, according to flight tracking service Flightradar24. …
… According to flight-tracking data from FlightRadar24, the aircraft turned back about 45 minutes into the journey and carried out a series of holding patterns east of Accra before returning safely to the airport. …
A fault at air traffic control provider NATS caused up to 1,000 flight cancellations across the UK on Wednesday, affecting tens of thousands of passengers. Delays are expected to continue, and the Transport Secretary has summoned NATS boss Martin Rolfe to answer questions about the disruption.
A fault at air traffic control provider NATS caused up to 1,000 flight cancellations across the UK on Wednesday, affecting tens of thousands of passengers. Delays are expected to continue, and the Transport Secretary has summoned NATS boss Martin Rolfe to answer questions about the disruption.
An Amazon cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday after arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico, killing at least five people and injuring others. The aircraft struck vehicles and caught fire; fire crews responding to the scene found the plane largely intact but dealt with a fuel leak for hours afterward.
Airlink has withdrawn its application for a scheduled low-altitude aircraft display over a stadium in Johannesburg, citing poor weather, after its similar stunt in Cape Town sparked debate over safety and precision. South Africa's aviation regulator is reviewing the earlier operation following media discussions.
Aviation sector workers at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi are on a nationwide go-slow strike to demand better working conditions and implementation of a previously agreed deal, causing flight delays of more than six hours, cancellations, and stranding hundreds of passengers.
A South African airline defended a dramatic aerial display in which two aircraft flew in close formation reportedly within feet of Cape Town's DHL Stadium during a South Africa-New Zealand rugby match, saying the manoeuvre was carefully planned with aviation authority support and executed by highly experienced crews.
Pakistan is searching for a Boeing 737-400 cargo aircraft that lost contact with air traffic control on Tuesday after reporting a navigational system fault while en route from Sharjah to Karachi. The plane with five crew members aboard descended steeply and was last tracked about 155 nautical miles west of Karachi; no wreckage or survivors have been found.
Chinese authorities said a 66-year-old pilot crashed his small plane into Beijing's CITIC Tower last week because he was suffering from chronic insomnia and anxiety and had personal reasons for the act; his diary contained "multiple expressions of ending his life." The crash killed the pilot and wounded 13 others.
Chinese authorities said a 66-year-old pilot crashed his small plane into Beijing's tallest skyscraper last week while suffering from chronic insomnia and anxiety; the crash killed the pilot and wounded 13 others, with the authorities describing it as endangering public safety caused by personal reasons.
A small plane struck Beijing's 109-storey CITIC Tower four days ago, killing the pilot and injuring 13 others, but China has released only a 60-word official statement. Dramatic footage has been removed from the internet, aviation firms say they've been instructed to suspend light aircraft operations without elaborating, and photographs of the building unrelated to the incident have also been scrubbed from social media.
A KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight from Accra to Amsterdam turned back about 45 minutes after take-off on Thursday night following a reported onboard fire scare and landed safely in Accra with no injuries reported. The exact cause of the fire scare remains unclear as KLM and aviation authorities have yet to issue a detailed statement.
An EasyJet flight from Hurghada, Egypt to London Luton was diverted to Rome on Tuesday after a passenger reported a power bank was charging in the aircraft's hold. The captain diverted as a precaution in line with safety regulations, as power banks are not permitted to be charging in the hold during flight.