MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia has protested to Beijing that a Chinese fighter jet endangered an Australian navy helicopter with flares in international waters, officials said Monday. The incident occurred on Saturday as the Australian air warfare destroyer HMAS Hobart was enforcing United Nations Security Council sanctions against North Korea in international waters in the […]
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — With the midday sun blazing, an experimental orange and white F-16 fighter jet launched with a familiar roar that is a hallmark of U.S. airpower. But the aerial combat that followed was unlike any other: This F-16 was controlled by artificial intelligence, not a human pilot. And riding in the […]
A video recently posted to the social media platform X appeared to show a tree gushing water … but there’s more to the story. You can, if you wish, cheat by scrolling down, and learn the secret behind the video right away. Of you can watch the first video below, without explanation, and see if […]
WHITE SANDS NATIONAL PARK, N.M. — An F-16 fighter jet crashed west of Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico on Tuesday and the pilot safely ejected, authorities say Base officials said the Fighting Falcon went down near White Sands National Park shortly before noon. The pilot was the only person aboard and was taken […]
The Russians claim a “technical failure” was responsible for them shooting down one of their own fighter jets last month. However, there is a realistic possibility that fear of increased Ukrainian air attacks may have prompted Russian air defenders to inadvertently engage their own aircraft, British officials said over the weekend. The Sukhoi Su-27 twin-engine […]
LONDON — A Virgin Atlantic jet collided with another plane while it was being towed at Heathrow Airport on Saturday, aviation authorities said. There were no reports of injuries. Virgin said its Boeing 787-9 had completed a flight and had no passengers aboard when its wingtip clipped a stationary British Airways jet while being towed […]
Secretary of State Antony Blinken was forced to make an impromptu road trip across much of Western Europe on Wednesday when his Boeing jet broke down in France. The news is the latest headache for Boeing, which has seen its aircraft experience mechanical malfunctions that have terrified travelers all year. In one instance last month, […]
Speculation over whether rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs fled the country spiked Monday after his plane landed in Antigua. TMZ reported Monday evening that Combs’ LoveAir LLC jet was on the ground in Antigua, although it said there was no proof the rap mogul was aboard. Later, People reported that he “was confirmed not to be […]
A Boeing aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in Los Angeles on Wednesday night in the latest bit of negative publicity for the company. No injuries were reported when the Boeing 777 operated by American Airlines touched down safely at Los Angeles International Airport just before 9 p.m., KTLA-TV reported. According to the […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Pilots lined up on a runway in Dubai on Wednesday and fired up their seven jet engines with an ear-splitting roar. But they weren’t preparing to fly an airplane – they were the aircraft. This city-state in the United Arab Emirates, known for being home to the world’s tallest building […]
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