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30 Jul

Airbus delivers first NH90 special operations helicopter despite program's troubled history

France receives the first NH90 Standard 2 after years of technical and availability issues across the multinational helicopter fleet

3 sources14 Jul

Emirates completes retrofit of 100th aircraft in $5 billion cabin upgrade programme

3 sources10 Jul

Malta Air flight operating for Ryanair Forced into Emergency Landing After Passenger Window Dislodges Mid-Air

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Passenger arriving from Charleroi at Palma de Mallorca caught with 109 cocaine packets inside his body

Spanish authorities intercepted a 46-year-old Nigerian man at Palma de Mallorca Airport after discovering 109 packets of suspected cocaine concealed inside his body. The passenger arrived from Brussels South Charleroi Airport on the night of 6 September on Ryanair flight FR7831 operated by Lauda Europe Boeing 737-800 registered 9H-LOR. Acting on advance intelligence, officers from […]

Aviation24.be•André Orban11 Sept

$20K+ Finnair Duty Free Scam: 49 Watches Bought With Cards That Had No Funds

An Estonian man exploited a gap in Finnair's inflight duty free system, buying 49 watches and other goods with cards that had no funds.

One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig9 Sept

Norwegian F-35s to honour King Harald V with funeral flyover

Four Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35 fighter jets will fly over Oslo Cathedral following the funeral of King Harald V on Wednesday, 9 September. The flypast is provisionally scheduled between 14:05 and 14:30, after the cathedral service. The aircraft will perform the internationally recognised “missing man” formation, in which one jet leaves the formation and […]

Aviation24.be•André Orban7 Sept

Passenger Duct-Taped to Seat After Becoming Violent Mid-Flight

An American Airlines aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing after a disruptive passenger allegedly became violent and hurled abuse at his fellow passengers and members of the crew. The man was restrained using duct tape and zip ties until the plane could land safely. He was deplaned before being arrested by local police […]

Travel Radar•Olivia Jarvis6 Sept

Passengers duct-tape disruptive man to seat as American Airlines flight diverts

Passengers helped restrain and duct-tape a disruptive man to his first-class seat aboard an American Airlines flight after…

AeroTime•Stephen Pope5 Sept

Delta Air Lines Passenger Allegedly Left With Severe Burns After Inflight Coffee Spill

The man describes developing immediate blisters and having no onboard first aid after a hot coffee spill on a San Juan-to-New York flight.

Simple Flying•Aaron Bailey5 Sept

3 American Airlines Passengers Duct-Tape 'Biting' Man To His Seat After Racist Abuse

A retired police officer and two passengers subdued the violent flyer before the flight diverted to Baltimore.

Simple Flying•Luke Bodell5 Sept

Cyberattack at UK airports leaves 8.7M customers’ data exposed

A large amount of data was stolen on Thursday, Aug. 27, from three of the UK’s airports after a cyberattack gained access to around 8.7 million customers’ personal information. Hacking incident on three major UK airports The cyberattack that occurred at Manchester Airport (MAN), London Stansted Airport (STN) and East Midlands Airport (EMA) was declared […]

Travel Radar•Maia Vinton4 Sept

Man Admits He Has “A Bomb” To American Airlines Gate Agent At Miami International Airport

It is the latest in a spate of bomb-related incidents involving passengers at Miami.

Simple Flying•Paul Hartley2 Sept

Man Wanders Onto Tarmac At Lisbon Airport Just Hundreds Of Feet From Landing Planes

A calm early morning breach near runway 2 showed a man walking the grass verge as a TAP crew alerted controllers.

Simple Flying•Aaron Bailey1 Sept

Drunk Man Steals Cessna, Fighters Scramble

Police say the 24-year-old flew the aircraft toward a nuclear power plant.

AVweb•Matt Ryan31 Aug

Manchester and Stansted owner claims hackers demanded ransom during cyber-attack

The owner of Manchester Airport (MAN) and London Stansted Airport (STN) has claimed that hackers demanded a ransom…

AeroTime•Ian Molyneaux28 Aug

“Mayday” Issued by TUI as Security Incident Unfolds at Manchester

A TUI flight headed to Manchester Airport (MAN) was forced to divert to another airport as it ran critically low on fuel following a security incident within the airport that closed its airfield. The aircraft broadcast the “mayday” signal as its fuel supply dropped significantly whilst waiting to land. The security incident was resolved by […]

Travel Radar•Olivia Jarvis27 Aug

Fuel Emergency As 20+ Flights Divert Or Hold After Man Breaches Manchester Airport

A late-night security incident prompted multiple diversions and long holds as one jet declared a fuel emergency.

Simple Flying•Luke Bodell23 Aug

United Airlines to investigate worker’s threat regarding ‘ICE’ in video

United Airlines is looking into a viral video, which was published the week of July 13, that shows an employee threatening to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on a Mexican-American man at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The scene erupted into chaos at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) when passenger San Ramon grew upset […]

Travel Radar•Afia Ali22 Aug

71-Year-Old Man Says United Airlines Left Him Without Oxygen & Only Offered A $150 Credit

The dispute occurred on a flight from Utah to Houston.

Simple Flying•Jack McGarity20 Aug

Man Ingested By Frontier Airlines Engine Was Denver’s 6th Airfield Security Breach In 3 Years

A string of six breaches exposes gaps in Denver airport perimeter defenses as authorities review detection and response.

Simple Flying•Aaron Bailey20 Aug

Australian Man Pleads Guilty To Assaulting LAX TSA Officer, To Be Sentenced Next Month

Thomas Bingham could face up to eight years in prison after grabbing a TSA officer in lost bag incident

Simple Flying•Louis Hardiman19 Aug

Man Arrested At Miami Airport For Carrying Hundreds Of Opioid Pills On Flight From Colombia

A traveler from Medellín arrived at Miami with prescription opioids hidden in a black bag and two blue backpacks.

Simple Flying•Aaron Bailey14 Aug