Plane crashes outside Port Alfred

A trainee pilot swam to safety after his plane crashed in the Kowie River this morning.

EgyptAir Passenger Recounts Terrifying Mid-Air Hijacking

A passenger who survived a hijacked EgyptAir flight today was terrified the hijacker would "take the plane and crash it in the sea."

FAA Moves To Next Phase of Unleaded Avgas Testing

The FAA has taken the next step toward its goal of transitioning to unleaded aviation gasoline (avgas) by the end of 2018, narrowing the field of potential replacement fuels to two for further testing.

Nigeria: Funds Repatriation - EuroControl Takes On FG in Proxy War

The European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, Eurocontrol, has launched strong-arm tactics against the Nigerian government in a bid to force the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to release an estimated $1.3billion foreign exchange allegedly held by the bank.

Flydubai crash: Cockpit voice recorder data will not be disclosed- Investigators

Russian investigators have confirmed that audio from the cockpit voice recorders onboard flydubai flight FZ981 which fatally crashed two weeks ago will not be made public.

Boeing Commercial To Slash 4,000 Jobs by Mid-Year

Boeing has begun a cost-cutting exercise that will result in the loss of 4,000 jobs in its commercial airplanes unit by the end of June, the company confirmed Wednesday.

Singapore Airlines and SilkAir to codeshare with Air China

Singapore Airlines and SilkAir will offer more options when travelling between Singapore and China as a result of a new codeshare agreement with Air China.

Pilot makes 'textbook' emergency landing on I-540

No injuries were reported Tuesday morning when a single-engine airplane made what authorities called a "textbook" emergency landing on Interstate 540 near Leesville Road in north Raleigh.

EgyptAir hijacker arrested, all passengers freed: aviation minister

The hijacker who hijacked Tuesday an Egyptian airliner and forced it to land in Cyprus has been arrested, Egyptian Aviation Minister said.

Is Egypt safe? Aviation experts raise serious concerns over airport security after hijack

A HIJACKER who forced an Egyptian passenger plane to land in Cyprus has raised worrying questions over aviation security in the increasingly volatile North African country, which has long attracted millions of British holidaymakers.

Foreign Airlines Claim Of 2,000 Staff False — Stakeholders

Stakeholders in the aviation sector have described as outrageous and false the claim that foreign airlines plan to sack over 2,000 workers, insisting that the airlines do not have such number on their staff.

Air India aircraft does emergency evacuation

An Air India plane arriving at city's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) from Hyderabad had to make emergency evacuation of its 120 passengers soon after landing as the pilot suspected of smoke emanating from the engine.

Possible Pilot Errors Emerge in Probe of FlyDubai Crash

Poor cockpit coordination and possible pilot error have emerged as the most likely reasons a FlyDubai jetliner crashed earlier this month in Russia, according to independent air-safety experts and one person familiar with the probe.

Russian officials have announced they may suspend the Boeing 737’s airworthiness certificates

A recent report by Sputnik suggests the Russian Federal Agency for Air Transport (Rosaviatsiya) may ban Russian airlines from flying Boeing Co’s (NYSE:BA) 737 aircraft, owing to safety concerns.

Hijacked EgyptAir jet lands in Cyprus

All flights into Larnaca airport are being diverted to Paphos airport on the southwest coast of the island, a spokesperson for the Cyprus Civil aviation authority tells CNN.