Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile dies at 25
Tolulope Arotile, the first female combat helicopter pilot in the Nigerian Air Force, died on Tuesday as a result of head injuries sustained in a road traffic accident in the northwestern Nigerian…
Turkey detains pilots in Carlos Ghosn case
Turkish investigators are questioning seven people in relation to ex-Nissan CEO Ghosn reportedly landing in Istanbul before heading to Lebanon. His presence was not registered to the proper authorities.…
Flying—and crashing—a Boeing 737 simulator
An untrained pilot tries to land a jet. What could possibly go wrong?…
Pilot dies after Eurofighters collide in northern Germany
A pilot has died after two German military jets crashed in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The planes were flying on a mission out of a major training center for the…
Manhattan helicopter crash pilot breached certification: FAA
The pilot of the helicopter that crashed into a New York City skyscraper breached flying conditions, according to the FAA. Investigators are still trying to determine why the helicopter was flying over…
SAS pilot strike continues, canceling hundreds of flights
SAS pilot strike continues, canceling hundreds of flights.…
Second-to-last flight of doomed Lion Air Jet saved by hitchiking pilot
The penultimate flight of the doomed Indonesian Lion Air jet that crashed October 2018 was saved by an extra, off-duty pilot who happened to be riding in the cockpit. That pilot successfully…
Countries ground 737 Max 8
Sundays crash of an Ethiopian Airline MAX 8 plane that killed all passengers and crew member has drawn attention to the safety of the MAX 8. Many countries including UK, Australia, Nigeria,…
Ethiopian Airlines plane crashes on takeoff
An Ethiopian Airlines flight en route to Nairobi crashed shortly after takeoff, with the airline confirming that there were no survivors. The pilot had reported difficulties and asked for permission to turn…
Kashmir conflict: Pakistan returns captured pilot to India
In a gesture of peace, Pakistan has returned a captured Indian pilot to his home country. Tensions between India and Pakistan have escalated since a suicide car bombing carried out by Pakistan-based…
Team Rotorama win the drone “Race in Caves”
Pilot disqualified for "missing gate".…