A private jet crashed during takeoff at Bangor International Airport on Sunday night, killing most of the eight people on board and prompting a major federal investigation. Early reports from the FAA and local officials confirm severe winter weather, a post‑crash fire, and conflicting passenger counts as investigators work to piece together what happened. The…

On January 24, 2026, a Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-941, registration 9V-SHW, experienced a tail strike during a go-around maneuver at Singapore Changi Airport (SIN). Operating as Flight SQ917 from Manila (MNL) to Singapore, the aircraft was on final approach to Runway 02L when the crew initiated a go-around from a very low altitude. During this…

On January 17, 2026, tragedy struck Indonesia’s aviation sector when an ATR 42-500 aircraft operated by Indonesia Air Transport (IDA) crashed en route from Yogyakarta to Makassar. The aircraft, registered PK-THT, disappeared from radar and radio contact during its approach to Makassar’s Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport. All 11 people on board were confirmed dead after…

Eighteen years ago today, on 17 January 2008, British Airways Flight 38 made aviation history—not for tragedy, but for an extraordinary survival story that reshaped global understanding of fuel‑system behaviour in modern long‑haul aircraft. As the Boeing 777‑236ER, registration G‑YMMM, descended toward London Heathrow after an 8,100‑kilometre journey from Beijing, a chain of events unfolded…

An Asiana Airlines Airbus A330-300, registered HL7754, was involved in an onboard fire incident on 8 January 2026 during flight OZ745 from Seoul Incheon (ICN) to Hong Kong (HKG). The aircraft, operating with 284 passengers, was cruising roughly two hours into the journey when a passenger’s power bank entered thermal runaway, triggering a small but…

A BEA report reveals how undetected radome damage on Air France AF291 triggered radar failures, unreliable airspeed and an overweight A350 return to Osaka. On 28 May 2023, an Air France Airbus A350‑900 operating flight AF291 from Osaka Kansai to Paris Charles de Gaulle experienced a rare and serious in‑flight failure that forced the crew…

It has emerged that a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 operating a flight between San Francisco and Tokyo suffered heavy turbulence, causing injuries. Information has been released pertinent to the accident at hand, which has prompted an investigation. Below is what we know on this event so far. Japan Airlines JL57 San Francisco-Tokyo… Japan Airlines flight…