Know Your Rights in the Case of an Aviation Accident

An Air Passenger’s Rights

Individuals board a plane without the knowledge of the rights that they have. In the event of an unexpected air crash, it pays to know what legal actions can be done in order to keep a passenger protected in court. One should know the necessary airline injury compensation that he or she can acquire in case an unforeseen incident happens.

British Airways plane in potential fatal crash as DRONE flies within 10 FEET of flight

A DRONE nearly took out a PLANE and caused a potentially fatal horror crash when it was flown within just 10 feet of a packed British Airways flight in the pitch black night sky.

Algeria military helicopter crash in Tamanrasset region

The Russian ­made Mi­171 came down while on a reconnaissance mission in Tamanrasset region, some 2,000km (1,200 miles) from the capital, Algiers.

Falcon 8X Nearing Certification Finish Line

The Dassault Falcon 8X is now in the final stages of its flight-test and certification program as the French aircraft manufacturer prepares to begin deliveries of the ultra-long range trijet this summer. According to Dassault, FAA and EASA certification of the 6,450-nm/11,945-km 8X is expected by June.

Nigeria commended by ICAO

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) on Monday said that Nigeria had excelled in its recently-concluded Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP).

Incredible moment airline passenger captures Alaskan volcano erupting from plane window after pilot flies CLOSER to give everyone a good look

The Pavlof volcano erupting on the Aleutian Islands in Alaska yesterday. The eruption sent plumes of smoke 20,000 feet into the air

This is the moment an airline passenger captured an amazing image of an Alaskan volcano erupting sending ash 20,000 feet into the air.
The image was captured by a passenger travelling on a Penair flight from Dutch Harbor to Anchorage in Alaska yesterday evening.

Foreign airlines to sack 2,000 Nigerian workers

The National Union of Air Transport Employees has alleged that foreign airlines plan to sack about 2,000 Nigerian workers.

Lawsuit reveals how aircraft operators can bypass federal safety standards

Jean-Pierre Forest’s 1,857th skydive ended in disaster.

Mr. Forest was one of eight people on board a Beech King Air when it crashed in a cranberry field in August, 2008, about 400 metres west of Pitt Meadows airport. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada found the left engine failed as the plane climbed, and it ruled that the aircraft had been inadequately maintained. Four of the people on the plane were seriously injured.

Ryanair tries to entice rival airlines' pilots as fleet expands rapidly

Ryanair is seeking to poach pilots from competitors Stobart Air and CityJet as the Irish-listed carrier rapidly expands its fleet.

Bomb threat to Kathmandu-Delhi flight

Airport authorities in Nepal on Sunday evacuated passengers from a Delhi-bound Jet Airways flight at the Kathmandu airport after receiving a threat about a bomb on the plane, officials said.

4 die in small plane crash at Yao Airport

A single-engine propeller plane crashed at Yao Airport in Osaka Prefecture at about 4:20 p.m. Saturday, with all four people on board confirmed dead inside the aircraft.

Life flight helicopter crashes in South Alabama: four confirmed dead

The Coffee County Emergency Management Agency have identified the four people who were killed early Saturday morning when a Haynes Life Flight helicopter crashed.

Arik A332 at London on Mar 24th 2016, technical fault

Arik airplane W3101 to London Heathrow airport declared an emergency and landed safely 30 minutes behind schedule at 1900 hrs.

Dramatic moment JetBlue plane touched down on its nose and sent sparks flying on the runway after its landing gear failed

This is the dramatic moment a JetBlue plane made a hard landing – sending sparks flying on the runway – and was sprayed down by firefighters at an airport in the Bahamas.

Colorado Company Plans Next Supersonic Passenger Jet

Since the retirement of the beloved Concorde in 2003, aviation enthusiasts and the traveling elite have longed for another plane that could attempt to match the grace, luxury and speed of the original supersonic transport aircraft. Thirteen years later, one Colorado-based company plans to do exactly that.