Plane hit by drone over US airport, says commercial pilot

Agence France Presse 04/30/2026

LOS ANGELES, United States — The pilot of a commercial flight said Wednesday his plane may have been hit by a drone thousands of feet (hundreds of meters) in the air as he came in to land…

Plane crashes in Tennessee, several hurt — US authorities

Agence France Presse 06/09/2025

WASHINGTON, United States —No one was killed but several people were injured and taken to hospital Sunday when a skydiving plane carrying 20 passengers and crew crashed in the US state of Tennessee, authorities said. A twin-engine…

Remulla: OP paid for plane that took Duterte to The Hague

Jason Sigales 03/15/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the President (OP) paid for the chartered plane that brought former President Rodrigo Duterte to The Hague in the Netherlands. Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla confirmed this information on Thursday. “The plane…

Plane catches fire at Denver airport, 12 people with minor injuries

Associated Press 03/14/2025

DENVER — Twelve people were taken to hospitals after an American Airlines plane landed at Denver International Airport on Thursday and caught fire, prompting slides to be deployed so passengers could evacuate quickly. All of the people…

Helicopter collides with plane in US: No survivors

Agence France Presse 01/31/2025

WASHINGTON, United States — Divers pulled bodies from the icy waters of Washington’s Potomac river Thursday after a US military helicopter collided midair with a passenger plane carrying 64 people, with officials saying there were likely no…

Plane crashes in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, killing all 61 aboard, airline says

08/10/2024

VINHEDO, Brazil (AP) — A passenger plane crashed into a gated residential community in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state Friday, killing all 61 people aboard and leaving a smoldering wreck, officials and the airline said. Officials did not…

Singapore Airlines flight hit by severe turbulence: 1 dead, 30 injured

05/21/2024

SINGAPORE —  A passenger died, and several others sustained injuries when a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight traveling from London’s Heathrow Airport to Singapore experienced severe turbulence in the air. In a Facebook post on May 21, SIA…

Plane with 3 aboard lands without landing gear after burning off fuel

Associated Press 05/13/2024

MELBOURNE, Australia — A light plane with three people aboard landed safely without landing gear Monday after circling an Australian airport for almost three hours to burn off fuel. The twin-turboprop Beechcraft Super King Air had just…

Japanese national nabbed for ‘lewd act’ released after posting bail

Futch Anthony Inso 03/10/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – A Japanese national, who was arrested for allegedly committing a lewd act while on a plane to Cebu, was released on Friday after he posted bail of P3,000. Police Lieutenant Colonel Christian Torres,…

China’s first homegrown airliner makes international debut in Singapore

Reuters 02/18/2024

SINGAPORE – China’s challenger to Airbus and Boeing’s passenger jets, the narrow-body C919 manufactured by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), has made its first trip outside Chinese territory, staging a fly-by at the Singapore Airshow…

Snake on a plane alarms passengers on AirAsia flight

The Straits Times / Asia News Network 01/17/2024

Passengers on a Thai AirAsia flight from Bangkok to Phuket had a nasty surprise when a snake was spotted slithering around in one of the cabin’s overhead compartments. A TikTok video starring the reptilian stowaway was shared…

Japan flight returns to airport with cockpit window crack; no injuries

Associated Press 01/14/2024

TOKYO — An All Nippon Airways domestic flight turned back to Japan’s northern airport of Sapporo after a crack was found on the cockpit window, according to the airline and media reports. ANA Flight 1182 was en…

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