5 h. ago Pentagon lost contact with Army helicopter on flight that caused jets to nix landings at DC airport

The Army is telling The Associated Press that military air traffic controllers lost contact with an Army helicopter for about 20 seconds as it neared the Pentagon on the flight that caused two commercial jets to abort their landings this month at a Washington airport

Transport

1 week ago Ryanair flight forced into emergency landing and security perimeter set up after 'bomb threat'

More than 160 passengers were ordered to stay aboard the Boeing 737 as officials investigated threat

Events

1 week ago Ryanair 'bomb threat' as flight makes emergency landing sparking runway closure

Passengers on the flights from Porto, Portugal were understood to be trapped in the aircraft which landed at Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA) following the 'bomb threat'

Events

1 week ago Ryanair 'bomb threat' grounds flight as passengers stuck on plane and runway closed

Passengers on board a Ryanair flight from Portugal have been kept on board at Brussels South Charleroi Airport after landing this morning after a bomb threat was made

Events

1 week ago First group of white South Africans arrive in US after Trump grants refugee status

Trump stirs controversy by calling Afrikaners, minority descended from Dutch colonists, victims of a ‘genocide’US politics live – latest updatesThe first group of white South Africans granted refugee status by Donald Trump’s administration has arrived in the US, stirring controversy in South Africa as the US president declared the Afrikaners victims of a “genocide”.The Afrikaners, a minority descended from mainly Dutch colonists, were met at Dulles international airport outside Washington DC by US deputy secretary of state, Christopher Landau, and deputy secretary of homeland security, Troy Edgar, with many given US flags to wave. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago First white South Africans arrive in US after Trump grants them refugee status

Trump stirs controversy by calling Afrikaners, minority descended from Dutch colonists, victims of a ‘genocide’The first group of white South Africans granted refugee status by Donald Trump’s administration has arrived in the US, stirring controversy in South Africa as the US president declared the Afrikaners victims of a “genocide”.The Afrikaners, a minority descended from mainly Dutch colonists, were met at Dulles international airport outside Washington DC by US deputy secretary of state, Christopher Landau, and deputy secretary of homeland security, Troy Edgar, with many given US flags to wave. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Army pausing helicopter flights near Washington airport after close calls

The Army is pausing flights near a Washington airport after two commercial planes had to abort landings last week because of an Army Black Hawk helicopter that was flying to the Pentagon

Transport

2 w. ago Watch: Houthi missile strike causes chaos at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport

This video shows the moment a missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels towards Israel on Sunday landed near Ben Gurion Airport.

Events

2 w. ago Houthi missile strike lands near Israel’s main airport as passengers run in terror

Yemen's Houthis warned airlines that the Israeli airport was ‘no longer safe for air travel’

Events

2 w. ago Richard Osman opens up on 'missing' stars from BBC Celebrity Traitors cast

Richard Osman has opened up about the Celebrity Traitors cast after several celebrities were seen landing at Inverness Airport last week

Events

3 w. ago Aborted landings due to Army helicopter near Reagan airport 'unacceptable,' top official says

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says it is “unacceptable” that two commercial aircraft had to abort landings at a Washington airport this week because of an Army Black Hawk helicopter that was flying to the Pentagon

Politics

3 w. ago Canary Island airport hell as Brits land and face chaos before they even get to the hotel

British tourists arriving at Lanzarote airport face an "uncomfortable and chaotic experience" amidst calls for urgent action.

Society

3 w. ago Pilot's chilling final words on board flight from Manchester to Tenerife moments before largest loss of life in British aviation history

The three pilots on board had years of experience under their belt but the rugged terrain and poor weather around the airport has made it a notoriously difficult place to land.

Sport

3 w. ago Bombshell report reveals key factors behind Black Hawk collision with jet that killed 67

The disaster near Washington DC's Ronald Reagan International Airport killed 64 people on board American Airlines Flight 5342 and three Army personnel on the Black Hawk helicopter

Events

3 w. ago Southwest Airlines passenger 'stripped naked and pooed on seat as plane landed'

The plane was coming in to land at Chicago's Midway Airport after flying from Philadelphia when the female passenger allegedly removed all of her clothing and defecated on one of the seats

Politics

3 w. ago The veiled message beneath Donald and Melania's sartorial schism at the funeral of Pope Francis

Landing at Fiumicino Airport last night ahead of attending the funeral for Pope Francis, Donald and Melania Trump briefly hesitated as they prepared to disembark from Air Force One.

Politics

4 w. ago First look at Celebrity Traitors cast as Charlotte Church, Tom Daley and more arrive in Scotland for filming

The stars have landed at Inverness Airport in Scotland ahead of the show

Politics