Incidents Lufthansa Pilot Becomes Incapacitated Alone In Cockpit, Pushes Controls A routine Lufthansa flight turned into a near-miss incident after a pilot collapsed alone in the cockpit—unintentionally activating switches and... May 18, 2025 John Cushma 60
Incidents LaGuardia Near Disaster: American Jet Takes Off From Occupied Runway Another day, another terrifyingly close call at LaGuardia Airport — and another glaring reminder of just how urgently the U.S.... May 18, 2025 John Cushma 49
Airlines Armed American Hijacks Tropic Air Flight in Belize, Fatally Shot Mid-Flight In a highly unusual and violent mid-air incident, a Tropic Air Cessna Grand Caravan operating a short domestic route within... April 19, 2025 John Cushma 176
Airlines American Eagle Flight Diverts to Colorado Springs After In-Flight Dog Bite Incident On April 15, 2025, an American Eagle flight operating between Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport... April 18, 2025 John Cushma 114
Airlines Transavia 737 Declares Emergency and Diverts to Porto Over Unidentified iPad On April 10, 2025, a Transavia Boeing 737-800 operating flight TO7646 from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Lisbon Humberto Delgado... April 14, 2025 John Cushma 125
Airlines Drug Bust Halts British Airways Flight BA2202 in Cancun A British Airways transatlantic flight from Cancun (CUN) to London Gatwick (LGW) was abruptly canceled on April 8, 2025, after... April 14, 2025 John Cushma 142
Incidents Jetstar Flight JQ34 Returns to Bali Following Passenger’s Attempt to Open Cabin Door Mid-Flight On March 31, 2025, Jetstar flight JQ34, operating from Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) in Denpasar, Bali, to Melbourne Airport... April 1, 2025 John Cushma 160
Airlines Passenger Fatality on EasyJet Flight from Tenerife to Liverpool On March 25, 2025, a 67-year-old female passenger suffered a suspected cardiac arrest aboard EasyJet flight EZY3366 from Tenerife South... April 1, 2025 John Cushma 154
Airlines Southwest Airlines Flight Aborted After Mistaken Taxiway Takeoff Attempt at Orlando Airport A serious runway safety incident involving Southwest Airlines Flight 3278 occurred on March 20, 2025, at Orlando International Airport (MCO)... March 21, 2025 John Cushma 182
Airlines American Airlines Boeing 737 Catches Fire at Denver Airport An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 experienced an engine fire upon landing at Denver International Airport (DEN) on March 13, 2025.... March 13, 2025 John Cushma 220