Pilot locked out of cockpit during flight
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The pilot of a Canadian airliner who went to the washroom during a flight found himself locked out of the cockpit, forcing the crew to remove the door from its hinges to let him back in, the airline said on Wednesday.
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Captain who 'glided' in said to have lost all power to Boeing 777
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OSLO - A passenger attacked two pilots aboard a Norwegian passenger plane with an axe yesterday but the craft landed safely, police said.
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A FINNISH ferry captain has been suspended after crashing into a pier because he forgot to turn off the auto-pilot - for the second time in three days.
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A fast-thinking pilot with passengers in cahoots fooled a gunman who had hijacked a jetliner flying from Africa to the Canary Islands, braking hard upon landing then quickly accelerating to knock the man down ...Comment
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An airport terminal was temporarily shut down Wednesday after a passenger aboard a flight preparing to depart bolted from the plane and triggered an alarm, authorities said.
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A plane from a private Afghan company has gone missing with 96 passengers on board while on a domestic flight, an official from the airline said.
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Fighter jets escorted a London-to-Washington, D.C., flight to Boston's Logan airport Wednesday after the pilot declared an emergency because an apparently claustrophobic passenger caused a disturbance, a federal official said.
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Four passengers had a remarkable escape when the plane they were travelling in burst into flames after losing both its wings in a crash-landing
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An armed man who hijacked a Mauritanian plane to Spain's Canary Islands Thursday was overpowered by passengers and crew before he was arrested by police who boarded the plane shortly after landing, government and airline officials said.
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A pilot who survived a light aircraft crash in Snowdonia, which killed his friend, speaks publicly for the first time.
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How can a single unarmed passenger hijack an international airliner?
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Norwegian flight in an unexplained assault that police say could be linked to his asylum status. flying seven passengers from Narvik to Bodoe in northern Norway.
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An Air Mauritania Boeing 737 passenger plane was hijacked on Thursday to Western Sahara, Mauritanian police said.
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A transatlantic flight from London to   Boston had to make an emergency diversion after one passenger   made an unexpected early arrival.
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A fast-thinking pilot with passengers in cahoots fooled a hijacker by braking hard upon landing, then accelerating to knock the man down.Comment
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The travails of passengers on a stranded flight showed how strained the system is at times when unpredictable factors like bad weather bring extra stress.