Pilots warned of runaway beer blimp

Pilots in eastern Canada have been warned to look out for one of the strangest hazards they're ever likely to encounter—a 70-foot brewery blimp shaped like a hockey goal light. (www.rock103.com) More...

Chinese Airport Firefighters Extinguish Wrong Plane

It took two minutes before the control tower informed the firefighters of the error. By that time, the actual airliner in jeopardy had powered down the sparking engine, left the queue on the tarmac, and returned to the terminal. (www.weirdasianews.com) More...

'Kerry Air' Grounded Again

The United States may be the mightiest military and economic power in the world but when it comes to shuttling its top diplomat around the globe, it's beginning to look like a poor orphan. (hosted.ap.org) More...

Romney blimp makes emergency landing in South Fla.

(Insert political hot air jokes here) Go ahead, you know you want to... :) (www.cbsnews.com) More...

Dash 8 Crashes Avoiding Donkey on the Runway

A de Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 PF plane owned by Bluebird Aviation has crash-landed today in Beletwein, Somalia. The Kenyan plane was operating a cargo flight from Djibouti to Beledweyne Airport when it crashed and caught fire. The aircraft was carrying humanitarian aid and food supplies. Only three crew members were on board at the time, and all managed to escape the fiery wreck without sustaining serious injury. Sources are reporting that the crash was caused by a donkey. The animal was… (simpleflying.com) More...

Plane crash at Swiss air show

At least one dead in plane crash at Swiss air show. (www.reuters.com) More...

Man Seated Next to Unaccompanied Minors Forced to Change Seats

A man traveling from to Brisbane from Sydney was asked to change his seats so he would no longer be next to two unaccompanied minors on a Virgin Australia flight. A flight attendant asked 33-year-old Sydney fireman Johnny McGirr to switch seats with a woman after he was seated next to two young boys on an April flight, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. (news.yahoo.com) More...

Skydiving plane crash lands at Pepperell Airport

A preliminary investigation indicates that the Cessna Caravan was attempting to land following a skydiving run when its nose struck the runway, causing it to leave the pavement and comes to a rest 50 feet away. (whdh.com) More...

Partying Scots force plane into emergency landing

A Ryanair flight from Glasgow to Ibiza was forced to make an emergency landing in France after a group of drunk passengers started dancing in the aisles. (news.yahoo.com) More...

At least 2 dead after plane crashes in Virginia

A small plane aborted its landing and crashed into trees Friday at the edge of a northern Virginia airport, killing at least two people, state police said. (www.yahoo.com) More...