Chinese passenger jet hits mysterious object at 26,000ft

A passenger jet was forced to make an emergency landing after a mysterious mid-air collision with a 'foreign object' at 26,000ft severely dented its nose cone. (www.dailymail.co.uk) More...

Passenger lands plane at Humberside Airport after pilot falls ill

A passenger landed a light aircraft safely at Humberside Airport this evening after its pilot was taken ill at the controls. The passenger, who has had some flying experience, but is believed to have never landed a plane before, was given instructions by air traffic control on landing. (www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk) More...

Melbourne Airport Bomb Threat

Police have defended their response to a bomb threat on a Malaysia Airlines plane at Melbourne Airport, after passengers complained they were forced to wait 90 terrifying minutes on the tarmac for officers to board. Flight MH128 from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur was forced to turn back shortly after take-off when a man tried to enter the cockpit while carrying what police described as a "speaker-type" object. (www.abc.net.au) More...

Three Hawk fighter jets take up residence at Humberside Airport in preparation for new training academy

Three Hawk fighter jets have taken up residence at Humberside Airport in preparation for the new £5 million training academy. The jets will give students the opportunity to learn first hand what a career working for BAE Systems alongside the Royal Air Force will be like. Read more: http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Hawk-fighter-jets-residence-Humberside-Airport/story-25738562-detail/story.html#ixzz3MOzl9PKz Follow us: @GrimsbyTel on Twitter | grimsbytel on Facebook (www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk) More...

Goverment to Evacuate Australians from Egypt

Prime Minister Julia Gillard says Australians trapped in Egypt can evacuate aboard a government-chartered Qantas flight on Wednesday (www.smh.com.au) More...

Female airline pilot pulled from flight just minutes before take off after cabin crew suspect her of drinking

The female captain of a Qantas plane was ordered from the controls of a passenger jet last week, just minutes before it was due to take off, after cabin crew suspected she had been drinking alcohol before the flight. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2184109/Female-airline-pilot-pulled-flight-just-minutes-cabin-crew-suspect-drinking.html#ixzz22j4AbtFW (www.dailymail.co.uk) More...

Fighter pilot forced to fire up weapons radar in desperate bid to avoid colliding with passenger plane

A fighter pilot was forced to turn on his weapon system in a desperate bid to locate a passing passenger plane during a near-miss incident. The F15-E jet passed just 1,200ft from the Eastern Airlines Jetstream JS41 passenger plane which had 28 passengers and three crew on board. (www.dailymail.co.uk) More...

Inquest into death of Red Arrows pilot Sean Cunningham hears how team-mates could only watch in horror

Red Arrows pilot Sean Cunningham died after falling at least 200 feet to the ground while still attached to his ejection seat (www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk) More...