Two Colombian Air Force T-27 Tucano planes collided mid-air during a training flight near the Apiay air base on Sunday, the military said. According to the statement released by the Air Force, one pilot, lieutenant colonel, has died. “An inspection commission was sent to the scene of the incident in …
Read More »US wants to seize Russian billionaire’s planes
A US court on Monday issued warrants for the seizure of two luxury planes owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. According to a press release by the Department of Justice, the move is part of the recent sanctions issued against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine. Authorities say the American-made …
Read More »Taiwan claims 30 Chinese war planes entered its air defense zone
Taiwanese Air Force jets scrambled to intercept some 30 Chinese military aircraft as they entered the island’s air defense zone, the authorities in Taipei reported on Monday. According to Taiwan’s Defense Ministry, 22 of those planes were fighter jets, with the rest made up of electronic warfare, early warning, and …
Read More »US judge cancels mask mandate on planes and trains
A Florida judge has struck down the Covid-19 mandate requiring Americans to wear masks on planes and other public transportation, saying President Joe Biden’s administration overstepped its authority and failed to properly justify its decision. US District Court Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa made her ruling just five days …
Read More »Airline explains why it’s replacing planes with buses
One of the largest airlines in the world is trying buses as an alternative to planes at two destinations, with environmental factors, fuel costs, and pilot shortages listed as justifications. American Airlines has partnered with the bus company Landline to resume service at a location where it flew before the …
Read More »Lessors worry as deadline looms for return of Russian planes
Russia is due to return hundreds of aircraft leased from overseas on Monday, but lessors are worried they won’t see the planes, as Moscow’s new sanctions-related regulations allow the country to decide their fate unilaterally. Lessors scrapped Russia’s lease contracts earlier this month and demanded that it return 500 planes …
Read More »Airlines raise staff pay to keep planes flying
Several US airline companies announced a significant increase in onboard staff payment in an effort to keep the planes flying after a week of cancelations. Spirit Airlines offered flight attendants double pay for working this holiday week, Reuters reported, citing the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA. “All flight attendants, regardless of …
Read More »Republican congressman accuses Taliban of holding planes with US evacuees ‘hostage’ at northern Afghanistan airport
“We have six airplanes at Mazar-i-Sharif airport, six airplanes, with American citizens on them as I speak, also with these interpreters, and the Taliban is holding them hostage for demands right now,” US Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said on Sunday in a Fox News interview. He added that since US …
Read More »WATCH Russian military planes evacuate hundreds from Afghanistan
The Russian Defense Ministry’s military transport Il-76 planes arrived at the Kabul airport on Wednesday to take citizens of Russia and other former Soviet republics home. Videos obtained by RT show people, many of them families with children, getting on board the giant Russian transport aircraft that were turned into …
Read More »I am one of millions who have chosen not to have a Covid vaccine. Does that mean I’m to be banned from planes, buildings & shops?
This is not an anti-vaccine rant. It is a sober discussion of the matter of civil liberties. Since March 2020, we have been forced to wear masks. The mask is a crucifix. It signals to society that you are a believer. (In Covid-19.) It tells society that you are compliant …
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