Pilot arrested at English airport on suspicion of being drunk
The airline said the pilot has been grounded after he was arrested at Leeds Bradford airport last night.
View ArticleBritish Airways plane collides into a building at Johannesburg Airport
The airline has stated that all passengers disembarked safely.
View ArticleTiredness and ‘inadequate training’ of flight crew factors in Cork Airport crash
The AAIU’s report into the tragic events of 10 February 2011 has revealed a number of “systemic deficiencies”.
View ArticleUPS plane crash pilot said work 'schedules were killing him'
Captain Cerea Beal and his co-pilot died in the Alabama crash.
View ArticleCan you see what this Air Corps pilot has just done?
It’s all in a day’s work for the Air Corps.
View ArticleDaughter of MH370 pilot accuses Daily Mail of ‘making up’ quotes from her
Aishah Zaharie is quoted by the paper as calling her father ‘disturbed’ but she claims the paper invented her words.
View ArticleManx2 pilot ‘put himself under pressure’ to land in thick fog – rather than...
The coroner’s court also heard today that responses to safety recommendations made as a consequence of the crash were not adequate.
View ArticlePilot hailed after landing plane that had lost power
The plane was damaged in the landing, but all on board were unhurt.
View ArticlePilot averts disaster after false arm fell off as he landed plane
The incident happened after his prosthetic limb became detached on a flight in February.
View ArticleUnresponsive US plane that flew over Cuba crashes off Jamaican coast
The plane was pursued by US fighter jets until it entered Cuban airspace.
View ArticleCouple misses flight, bangs on window to get pilot's attention
And the video of the incident is going totally viral. Oops.
View ArticleOne killed after French military jet crashes into home for disabled
Five other residents at the care home were injured in the incident with one in serious condition.
View ArticlePilot captured after Islamic State shoots down coalition jet for the first time
It is believed a heat-seeking missile shot down the warplane.
View ArticleRyanair co-pilot praised for safe emergency landing after captain fell ill
At one stage, the commander of the craft fell unconscious.
View ArticleTwelve people still missing from scene of Taiwan plane crash
The pilot of the aircraft is being hailed as a hero.
View ArticleBlack box reveals TransAsia pilot called 'mayday' just seconds after engine...
Today it emerged that the left engine was shut down manually by the crew “for unknown reasons”.
View ArticleGermanwings crash pilot told ex-girlfriend 'everyone will know my name'
“One day I’m going to do something that will change the whole system…”
View ArticleLufthansa gives emails on Germanwings co-pilot’s depression to investigators
It included correspondence to his flight training school.
View ArticleFrench Alps investigators say 'final moments' video is a fake
One sequence reportedly shows a chaotic scene with passengers screaming “My God”.
View ArticleAnother Germanwings pilot has given a powerful speech to comfort passengers
There was an Irishman on board who has shared the story.
View ArticleThis pilot took his daughter on a stunt plane for the first time, and she...
Flying upside down? It’s a walk in the park to her.
View ArticlePilot who drank two bottles of whiskey and beer with crew before flight jailed
The 38-year-old was almost seven times the legal limit.
View ArticleFlight forced into emergency landing after pilot dies in cockpit
It’s understood that pilot Michael Johnston died from a heart attack.
View ArticlePilot killed after helicopter shot down by elephant poachers
The British man was killed trying to track down a group of poachers in Tanzania.
View ArticleThis legend of a Ryanair pilot had the craic with Irish fans on a flight to...
“The first officer, his name is Gary Breen. The number one today, her name is Gary Breen as well.”
View ArticleThis legend of a Ryanair pilot had the craic with Irish fans on a flight to...
“The first officer, his name is Gary Breen. The number one today, her name is Gary Breen as well.”
View Article"It's not the kind of job you can do if you don't like getting up at night" -...
Chief Pilot at the Coast Guard base at Waterford Airport Mark McDermott showed TheJournal.ie around for a day.
View ArticleKetamine being tested in Ireland as depression treatment
The trials are being run by Trinity’s psychology department.
View ArticleDrunk Canadian pilot arrested after fainting in plane cockpit
The pilot was scheduled to fly 99 passengers and 6 crewmembers to Cancun this morning.
View ArticlePilot errors led to crash that killed 11 people at UK air show say investigators
Pilot Andy Hill was not certified to do the stunt in the Hawker Hunter plane.
View ArticlePilot in Canada jailed for showing up to work drunk and passing out in cockpit
Miroslav Gronych was three times the legal limit when due to fly a plane to Mexico.
View ArticleHarrison Ford won't lose pilot's licence for mistakenly landing on taxiway
The actor landed on a taxiway in February after flying over an American Airlines jet that was waiting to take off.
View ArticleDefence Forces pilot suspended after admitting taking cocaine before random...
The pilot is expected to resign this week.
View Article'We're gone': Final words of R116 crew released in preliminary report
The preliminary report recommends a review of “all route guides in use by its Search and Rescue helicopters in Ireland”.
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