Federal prosecutors revealed on Wednesday (May 8) that a group of four commercial airline flight attendants exploited their security clearance to sneak in $8 million in drug money through JFK International Airport while capitalising on looser security protocols to funnel the illicit funds through airport checkpoints over several years.

Flight attendants busted for funneling $8mn drug money through JFK airport using security clearance

A Boeing 767 aircraft belonging to Delta Airlines had to urgently return to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. This came after the airline reported that the emergency exit slide fell off the plane following takeoff, as per US-based media outlet NPR.

Delta Airlines Boeing plane's emergency exit slide detaches mid-air: Report

A normal flight journey turned into a baffling experience for a passenger after she captured a video of a flying disk that appeared like a UFO above New York through the airplane window.

Watch: Baffled passenger captures 'possible' UFO flying above Big Apple from flight

The UK has experienced major disruptions to thousands of flights due to what is believed to be "extremely dangerous" jamming, suspected to have been executed by Russia, according to a report in The Sun.

UK flights are facing ‘extremely dangerous Russian jamming’: Report

Lufthansa, the flag carrier of Germany which operates both domestic and international flights, has prolonged the halt of its flights from Frankfurt to Tehran till April 13 because of the security apprehensions in the Middle East.

Lufthansa extends Tehran flight suspension amid middle east security concerns

Indian airline Vistara has been forced to cancel a significant number of flights in recent days due to a shortage of crew members, impacting travellers across the country. The exact percentage of affected flights is not yet confirmed, but it has caused delays and cancellations.

Vistara faces flight disruptions due to pilot shortage

China's independently built civil manned airship AS700 successfully completed its first ferry flight in central China's Hubei Province on Saturday, according to its creator, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), the country's largest aircraft manufacturer.

China's AS700 civil manned airship completes maiden trial flight

First flight of LCA Mark 1A fighter aircraft has been completed in Bengaluru by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. The aircraft was airborne for 15 minutes during its first flight. Watch in for more details!

India: LCA Tejas Mark 1A fighter aircraft completes first flight

Indian civil aviation authority off-rostered pilots of Indigo airlines after one of its aircraft hit a stationary Air India Express plane at the Kolkata airport on Wednesday (Mar 27).

India: IndiGo aircraft hits stationary Air India Express plane at Kolkata airport

A man, who was inside the LATAM Airlines flight which had suddenly nosedived, thought that he was about to die and decided to send his 'last' video to his mother.

Watch: Man recorded his ‘last’ video for mother as LATAM Airlines flight nosedived

A tense situation unfolded aboard Alaska Airlines Flight 322 as a 19-year-old student pilot, Nathan Jones, allegedly made three attempts to breach the cockpit door during a journey from San Diego to Dulles International Airport, media reports said.

Student pilot attempts to enter Alaska airlines flight cockpit 3 times. Here's what happened next

In a bizarre mid-air incident that sounds straight out of a movie, two Indonesian pilots dozed off for nearly 30 minutes while on duty. There were catching Z's mid-flight, as per a startling revelation, which prompted an urgent investigation.

Batik Air pilots doze off for almost 30 mins mid-flight. What unfolded will leave you shocked...

A United Airlines plane that departed from San Francisco for Japan made an emergency landing in Los Angeles after it lost a tyre during take-off on Thursday (Mar 7), in yet another headache for planemaker Boeing.

United Airlines flight loses a tyre, makes emergency landing in new trouble for Boeing: Video

A Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 mysteriously disappeared from radar screens on March 8, 2014, becoming one of Malaysia's deadliest aviation incidents.

Malaysia may launch new search 10 years after disappearance of flight MH370 as demand swells

A plane of Sri Lanka's national airline was recently grounded for three days. On Tuesday, the airline blamed a rat for the grounding and the subsequent catastrophic delays.

Rats on plane: Sri Lanka Airlines aircraft grounded for three days after rodent spotting on flight

In another aviation mishap, several infants as well as a 78-year-old man on board the Air Mauritius flight MK749, which flew from Mumbai to Mauritius, suffered respiratory issues after the air conditioning systems malfunctioned.

Mumbai-Mauritius flight passengers stuck in plane for five hours without AC, infants & elderly gasp for breath

The east-bound commercial planes found themselves moving at supersonic speeds because of record-breaking wind which flew over the mid-Atlantic region this weekend.

Commercial planes go on a wild ride after freak winds propel them to supersonic speeds

A Delta flight was recently forced to turn around an hour into the journey after passengers got covered in maggots which had fallen from a suitcase in the overhead cabin, according to multiple media reports.

Flight forced to turn back after passengers ‘showered’ with maggots mid-air

Budget carrier IndiGo on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, cautioned flyers against sharing their PNR number on social media or to unauthorised people in light of an incident in which flight tickets of eight passengers were cancelled without consent.

Indigo scam: Man conned by cybercriminals used flyer's PNR to cancel tickets worth Rs 72,600

A United Airlines flight, identified as Flight 1627, faced a potential crisis on Sunday when it was diverted due to a cracked windshield. The 737-800 Boeing plane was en route from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, to Dulles International Airport in Washington, DC.

United Airlines flight diverted in US after plane windshield cracks mid-air

Boeing, currently under intense scrutiny after the mid-air fuselage panel blowout incident involving a 737 MAX 9 jet flown by Alaska Airlines, encountered further trouble as the nose wheel of a Boeing 757 passenger jet, operated by Delta Air Lines, dislodged and rolled away during the aircraft's lineup for takeoff at Atlanta's international airport on Saturday (Jan 20).

Another Boeing emergency: Nose wheel of plane detaches minutes before takeoff. WATCH

A small plane carrying workers from the global mining group, Rio Tinto, crashed near Fort Smith, Canada’s remote Northwest Territories, on Tuesday (Jan 23), shortly after take off.

Flight carrying Rio Tinto workers crashes in Canada’s far north, several people feared dead

An All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight bound for the US was forced to return to Tokyo after a 55-year-old intoxicated passenger, believed to be American, bit a cabin attendant mid-flight.

US-bound flight diverts to Japan as ‘heavily drunk’ passenger bites cabin crew

A United Airlines flight, which had departed from Sarasota, Florida, was forced to make an emergency landing at the nearest airport after the open door indicator light started blinking on Wednesday (Jan 10).

United Airlines mid-air scare: Plane makes emergency landing after open door indicator blinks

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