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The Real Reason Airplane Window Shades Must Be Up at Takeoff and Landing, According to Pilots

Flight attendants may require window shades to be up during takeoff and landing for passenger safety. Open windows let ...

The strangest and most disconcerting things that have happened on planes

Birds and planes getting into bother isn't unusual but in 2016 a bird struck a plane flying from New York to Tennessee so ...
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Shocking moment plane forced into emergency landing as wheel falls off

A plane was forced to make an emergency landing when one of its wheels came off during take-off. A terrified passenger captured the jaw-dropping moment from their window seat as travellers ...

Ryanair plane forced to abort landing after being battered by Storm Amy

Dramatic footage showed a Ryanair plane try and fail to land at Dublin Airport on Friday. The plane was forced to take off ...

Former airline pilot reveals why swapping to an empty seat before take-off is dangerous

"If everyone were to sit at the front of the aircraft, it could make getting off the deck harder compared to the norm, or ...

Interphone failure, cockpit door banging: How hijacking fear led to LA flight 6469's emergency landing | On cam

The incident took place on Monday when the SkyWest flight with callsign 6469 bound for Los Angeles International Airport ...

NTSB releases preliminary report on Powers Boulevard plane crash

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its preliminary report on a plane crash on North Powers ...

Air Force plane turns back after mid-air emergency

A plane carrying the US Secretary of war Pete Hegseth has declared an emergency over the Atlantic and turned back to the UK.