Sep 22, 2026
An F-16 fighter jet from the Texas Air National Guard's 149th Fighter Wing crashed during a training exercise in Grand Traverse County, Michigan on September 17, 2026. The pilot successfully ejected to safety, and the crash produced a large plume of black smoke visible near residential areas.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned commercial airlines that Russian airspace is becoming unsafe due to Ukraine's escalating drone strike campaign. Russia accused Ukraine of "state terrorism" in response to the warning.
Ukraine's president formally notified the UN aviation agency that Russian airspace is 'completely unsafe' due to Ukrainian drone operations, warning airlines to avoid the area. Russia vowed to prevent disruption to civil aviation.
The captain of an Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi that experienced severe turbulence and lost approximately 300 feet of altitude on August 4 has been sent for confirmatory drug testing after initial psychoactive substance screening flagged results requiring further laboratory analysis. Both pilots have been removed from the roster pending investigation.
A Jetstar A320 and Qatar Airways Boeing 777 narrowly avoided collision on the tarmac at Sydney Airport on Sunday morning, injuring a crew member when the Jetstar pilot braked suddenly. The incident has prompted an investigation and renewed concerns about air traffic controller staffing shortages at Australia's busiest airport.
A Delta Air Lines flight bound for Orlando returned to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport shortly after takeoff Saturday morning after crew reported fumes in the cockpit. More than 200 passengers were evacuated via emergency slides on the taxiway.
Pakistani authorities located the wreckage of K2 Airways Flight 1732, a Boeing 737 freighter that disappeared over the Arabian Sea after reporting navigation system problems. All five crew members aboard the aircraft, which was traveling from Sharjah, UAE to Karachi, remain missing as rescue operations continue.
A small aircraft crashed into Beijing's CITIC Tower, the city's tallest building at 109 stories, causing damage and evacuations. The incident raises questions about how the plane could have flown into the heavily fortified Chinese capital.
A light aircraft crashed into Beijing's tallest building, the 109-story CITIC Tower, on Friday, June 26, 2026, killing the pilot and injuring 13 people on the ground. The plane, reportedly used for pilot training, evaded strict aviation controls before slamming into the skyscraper in a busy downtown district.
Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth has called on the Federal Aviation Administration to reject President Donald Trump's proposed 'Triumphful Arch' project, citing concerns that its height poses a danger to aircraft.
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California's Mojave Desert on Monday, bursting into flames and killing all eight crew members aboard. The crash occurred during a routine radar modernization test flight.
Indian investigators will miss the one-year deadline to release findings on the June 2025 Air India Flight 171 crash in Ahmedabad that killed 260 people, as engine examination in the US remains incomplete. The sole survivor and victims' families are demanding transparency as the anniversary passes.
A Paris appeals court has convicted Air France and Airbus of corporate manslaughter over the 2009 crash of Flight AF447, which plunged into the Atlantic Ocean while traveling from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, killing all 228 people on board.