This Website Tells Travelers If They’re Flying on a Boeing Plane

Some travelers have become nervous about flying on Boeing planes after a string of highly publicized technical issues, including the door plug that simply fell off an Alaska Airlines flight at 16,000 feet back in January. But is there any way to easily check the type of plane you’ll be flying on? The Fujifilm X100VI … Read more

Boeing plane found to have missing panel after flight from California to southern Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A post-flight inspection revealed a missing panel on a Boeing 737-800 that had just arrived at its destination in southern Oregon on Friday after flying from San Francisco, officials said, the latest in a series of recent incidents involving aircraft manufactured by the company. United Flight 433 left San Francisco at … Read more

From a US military plane, airdrops bring small doses of aid to Gaza, levelled by war

As American military pilots closed in on the northern coast of Gaza, AP journalists aboard the aid mission could hardly spot a single building left untouched by six months of brutal war. They watched as three tons of humanitarian aid — food, water and hygiene products supplied by Jordan— tumbled out of the rear of … Read more

Woman, 41, Who Died on Plane from Dominican Republic Seemed Healthy Before Flight, Says Friend

Stefanie Smith was traveling from the Dominican Republic to Charlotte, N.C. when she became unwell mid-flight Stefanie Smith/Facebook Stefanie Smith Family and friends are speaking out following the sudden death of a 41-year-old woman during an American Airlines flight from the Dominican Republic last week. Stefanie Smith was traveling to Charlotte, N.C. on Feb. 28 … Read more

Karol G Gives an Update on How She’s Doing After Her Scary Plane Incident (Exclusive)

Karol G is grateful to be alive and safe one week after her private jet was forced to make an emergency landing due to a fire in the cockpit.  Speaking with ET’s Cassie DiLaura from the 2024 Billboard Women in Music Awards on Wednesday, the 33-year-old Colombian singer gave an update on how she is … Read more

Drake Shows Pilots Landing Private Plane In Low Visibility, Video From Cockpit

Drake doesn’t have trust issues when it comes to his pilots landing his jumbo jet in a thick fog … because he joined them in the cockpit, filming them stick the tricky landing. The rapper shared a wild first-person POV clip Monday of his two pilots bringing Air Drake in for a textbook landing in … Read more

Medical plane carrying Norway’s king lands in Oslo, a day after he received a pacemaker in Malaysia

OSLO, Norway — An airplane carrying Norway’s King Harald V arrived in Oslo on Sunday, a day after he was implanted with a pacemaker while on holiday in Malaysia. Europe’s oldest reigning monarch was hospitalized for an infection during a private vacation on the northern resort island of Langkawi, the royal house said last Tuesday. … Read more

Plane believed to be carrying Norway’s king departs Malaysia, a day after he received a pacemaker

LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) — An airplane believed to be carrying Norway’s King Harald departed Malaysia on Sunday, a day after he was implanted with a pacemaker. Europe’s oldest reigning monarch was hospitalized in Malaysia for an infection during a private vacation in the northern resort island of Langkawi, the royal house said Tuesday. He underwent … Read more

Google co-founder Sergey Brin sued over a plane crash that killed two pilots last year

Google co-founder Sergey Brin is facing a wrongful death lawsuit from the widow of one of two pilots who died in a plane crash off the coast of California in May 2023. It blames a poorly installed modification for the crash and claims his representatives intentionally slowed recovery efforts to destroy evidence, as previously reported … Read more

Ukraine claims it downed another Russian early warning and control plane in a major blow to Moscow

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces downed a Russian early warning and control aircraft Friday, the air force chief said — a major win for the country as its army fights to repel persistent Russian attacks along the front line as the war enters its third year. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk thanked Ukraine’s military intelligence for helping … Read more