The World of Aviation

Ryanair flight FR1902 from Krakow to Dublin was forced to make an emergency landing in London on Monday, after a note alleging a bomb threat was found on board. The note was reportedly found in one of the plane’s toilets, claiming that there were explosives onboard the aircraft. The flight took off from Krakow John

A certification flight test took-off and landed from Francazal airport in Toulouse as part of the validation for the certification process of the ATR 42-500 with modification 5948 in China.

London Heathrow Airport will close one of its two runways following a 90 per cent drop in traffic caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Iranian investigators have detailed the “human error” that contributed towards two missiles being erroneously fired at the Boeing 737-800, killing all 176 passengers on board. In January, Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 was gunned down by the country’s Revolutionary Guard shortly after taking off from Tehran in January. The 17-page report posted to the Civil

The Boeing 777X will likely miss a debut planned for next year, says Emirates chief operating officer Adel Al Redha. The Dubai-based carrier has outstanding orders for 115 of the model – making it the world’s biggest purchaser of the 777X. Speaking to media on Wednesday, Al Redha explained that Boeing has struggled to meet

The US State Department has green lit the sale of 105 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II jets to Japan, making for the second-largest deal ever approved by the foreign military sales committee. The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency told Congress on 9 July that the Japanese government had requested 63 of the F-35A conventional take-off