A Ukrainian MiG-29 pilot has provided a rare glimpse into the realities of air defense operations, releasing cockpit footage showing the interception of two russian jet-powered attack drones during a nighttime mission. The video was published by the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade and captures the moment the fighter pilot engaged hostile aerial targets while defending … Read more
American pilot Ethan Guo has been released from a Chilean air base in Antarctica after being detained for two months for allegedly illegally landing his plane in the country’s territory. Mr Guo, 20, was released on Saturday. He has been ordered to pay a $30,000 (£22,332) donation and is banned from entering Chilean territory for … Read more
WARSAW, Poland — An F-16 pilot was killed Thursday when his jet crashed during preparations for an air show in central Poland, a government spokesperson said. Spokesperson Adam Szłapka confirmed the death in a social media post. Polish news agency PAP reported that the plane was part of the Polish Air Force. The crash occurred … Read more
Charges against an American influencer and teen pilot who has been stranded on a remote island in the Antarctic since June have been dropped. Ethan Guo, 19, is alleged to have illegally landed his plane in Chilean territory after embarking on a solo trip to all seven continents to raise money for cancer research, according … Read more
An American teenager has been detained on an Antarctic island, creating a major delay in his attempt to fly his small plane to every continent that is being followed online by more than a million people. Chilean authorities stopped Ethan Guo, 19, after he submitted a false flight plan, according to the BBC’s US partner … Read more
Indonesian police say Mehrtens has been flown out of mountainous Nduga and appears in good health. New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed by rebels in Indonesia’s troubled eastern region of Papua 19 months after he was kidnapped. “Today, we have picked up pilot Phillip, who is in good health, and we flew him … Read more
Ukrainian F-16 crashes, killing pilot, during Russian missile attack The Washington Post U.S.-Made F-16 Crashed in Ukraine, Killing Pilot The Wall Street Journal Ukraine says one of its Western-donated F-16 warplanes has crashed The Associated Press Ukraine F-16 crashes, pilot dies repelling Russian strike Reuters F-16 Fighter Jet, Recently Supplied to Ukraine, Crashes The New York Times Source link
Off-duty pilot charged with 83 counts of attempted murder after incident on Horizon Airlines flight to San Francisco. An off-duty pilot in the United States has been charged with 83 counts of attempted murder after allegedly trying to turn off a commercial plane’s engines in midflight. The pilot, who was occupying the cockpit jump seat, … Read more