An aircraft operated by Norwegian lands, despite being told to go around so another plane could leave the runway.
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Thailand to make travel insurance compulsory
A new proposal that is likely to be approved will ensure that all foreign arrivals buy various levels of insurance.
Read More »Lion Air crash cockpit voice recorder found
It is hoped that the device, which was buried in eight metres of mud, will reveal the pilots’ conversations.
Read More »Near-disaster in Denmark due to tired pilot
A report has finally concluded, years afterwards, that pilot fatigue was to blame for the serious incident.
Read More »Swedish, Finnish skiers presumed dead in Norway
An avalanche is believed to have hit the four skiers last week, and medical experts say there is no chance of survival.
Read More »Air crash deaths up sharply in 2018
But there has been “enormous progress in terms of safety in the past two decades”, experts stress.
Read More »Dreamliner hits light mast in Oslo
The Ethiopian Airlines 787-9 with 75 passengers would have flown to Addis Ababa via Stockholm but was stopped in its tracks.
Read More »ATR 72 suffers violent birdstrike
The aircraft operated by Precision Air hit a flock of birds just as it was landing at an airport in Tanzania.
Read More »Plane hits wall at Stockholm Arlanda
Emergency services swoop on a Dreamliner after its wing collides with the wall of one of the airport buildings.
Read More »How to survive a plane crash
The risk of losing your life on a flight is miniscule, but a Nordic aviation expert says there are things you can do to cut the risk even further.
Read More »Safety warning for Boeing 737 MAX 8s & 9s
An emergency directive has been issued, so more information is given to pilots. Airlines flying the aircraft types include Norwegian and Icelandair.
Read More »Brand new Lion Air aircraft crashes in sea
The new Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft was built this year, but it had experienced problems before today.
Read More »Pilots demand drone laws after near miss
Pilots in the UK are calling for tougher laws regulating the use of drones after a “serious near miss” over London.
Read More »Plane misses runway and sinks in lagoon
But all passengers and crew were safely rescued after the Boeing 737 missed a runway in Micronesia.
Read More »Passengers on flight bleed from nose and ears
The passengers on a flight in India suffered severe pain because the crew forgot to pressurise the cabin.
Read More »Warning despite 2017 being aviation’s safest year
ICAO: “Ground handling and runway operations remain two of Europe’s more important accident risk categories.”
Read More »Stockholm-Berlin via Copenhagen bus crashes
The Flixbus long-distance bus fell over on its side in Germany this morning, resulting in serious injuries.
Read More »Mexico air crash injures 85, no one killed
An Aeroméxico Embraer crashed after take-off in Durango state, but all 101 passengers and crew survived.
Read More »EgyptAir crash “caused by cockpit fire”
France’s investigation agency contradicts Egyptian claims that a bomb was the cause of the May 2016 tragedy.
Read More »Over 50 tourists feared dead in Thai disaster
The death toll is likely to rise after a tourist boat sinks off the popular destination of Phuket.
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