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March 15, 2022

Putin signs law to seize foreign aircraft as sanctions impact Russian aviation

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law Monday that would give Russian airlines the ability to seize foreign-owned airplanes so they could be re-deployed for domestic flights.

March 11, 2022

Houston-bound United flight diverted over ‘mechanical issue’; ‘Everyone was terrified,’ passenger says

A Houston-bound United Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Austin, Texas on Friday after a possible fire that left passengers on the tarmac as first responders arrived, one passenger said.

February 18, 2022

Frontier Airlines passenger charged with making threats that diverted Florida-bound flight

A man who allegedly threatened crew members on an Orlando-bound Frontier Airlines flight that forced the pilots to divert to North Carolina appeared in federal court this week, the Justice Department said Wednesday. .

February 15, 2022

Flight attendants' union pushes no-fly list for unruly passengers: 'Our flights are under attack'

The nation's largest flight attendants' union is calling for disruptive passengers to be added to a national no-fly list after a spate of incidents in which flight attendants were “punched, kicked, spit on, and sexually assaulted.”

February 15, 2022

American Airlines employee stabs co-worker in Boston airport, police say

An American Airlines employee stabbed a co-worker at Boston Logan International Airport following a dispute between the pair, authorities said Tuesday.

February 15, 2022

Eyewitness to American Airlines flight diversion over unruly traveler: He 'wanted to bring the plane down'

Mouaz Moustafa, who was on an American Airlines flight that was diverted over an unruly passenger, told 'Fox & Friends' Tuesday that the man mentioned he 'wanted to bring the plane down.'

February 14, 2022

California man who forced plane to divert to Kansas City allegedly said 'we're going to bring down the plane'

A California man is in federal custody after he allegedly tried to open a plane's door in the middle of a cross-country flight on Sunday and told a flight attendant that "we're going to bring down the plane," according to an affidavit.

February 13, 2022

Flight attendants and passengers subdue unruly man who reportedly tried to open plane door, enter cockpit

American Airlines passengers and flight attendants had to subdue an unruly man who allegedly tried to open the plane's door and get into the cockpit on a flight from Los Angeles, California, to Washington, D.C., on Sunday afternoon.

February 10, 2022

Frontier flight diverted to Raleigh after unruly passenger's meltdown caught on video

An allegedly unruly passenger forced a plane to be diverted to Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Wednesday evening.

February 3, 2022

Cardiologist piloting plane in Minnesota dies of injuries suffered after small crash

A cardiologist in Minnesota has died of injuries suffered during a plane crash he was piloting. A passenger of the crash remains in stable condition in a hospital.