Fort Worth-based American Airlines (AA) flight from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Mexico City (MEX) made a u-turn on June 13, 2025.
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A crew member from Air India (AI) operating the New York (JFK) to Mumbai (BOM) service, AI116, has been arrested by India’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) for smuggling gold into the country.
In July 2017, Air Canada (AC) Flight 759 narrowly escaped disaster at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) when its pilot nearly landed on a crowded taxiway instead of the runway.
Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor analysed the incident, emphasising ‘what could have been’ a desperate 50-second battle against technical failure.
Air India’s crash has triggered what industry experts predict will become India’s costliest aviation insurance claim, with potential liabilities exceeding Rs 1,000 crore!
JetBlue Airways (B6) Airbus A321 engine blast injured ground personnel working near the runway at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) on June 09, 2025.
Rufus Crane, a 27-year-old student pilot from Coconut Creek, Florida, pleaded guilty on June 11 to interstate transportation of stolen aircraft.
A chief flight attendant from a South Korean airline has been sentenced to four weeks in jail in Singapore (SIN) for secretly filming a female colleague in her hotel room bathroom.
The black box of Air India (AI) Flight AI171, which crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad Airport (AMD) en route to London Gatwick (LGW), has been recovered from a building the aircraft struck during descent.
Boeing’s reputation suffered another blow when Air India Flight 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashed after takeoff from Ahmedabad.