Chris Loh

On June 12th, a SriLankan Airlines Airbus A330-200 from Colombo to Sydney returned to the origin airport shortly after departure after a lightning strike affected one of the aircraft's engines. The crew elected to turn back as a precaution, and the aircraft landed safely with no injuries reported.

A passenger disturbance aboard a Lufthansa Airbus A380 has likely left the German carrier facing a substantial financial headache after the superjumbo was forced to divert to Boston while operating a transatlantic flight from San Francisco to Munich.

Ryanair is the epitome of a low-cost airline: cheap fares and the no-frills experience that goes with them. Indeed, the carrier's offering centers around the idea that travel does not have to break the bank if passengers are willing to forgo almost any element of comfort. But this focus on budget travel can often draw criticism, and it is well known that passengers love to hate the Ireland-based carrier.

Russian airline S7 Airlines has introduced a temporary rule that prevents most first officers from performing landings at most of the carrier's destinations following a series of hard-landing incidents. The restriction, which took effect on June 1st and is scheduled to remain in place until October 1st, 2026, applies across much of the airline's network and is intended to reduce operational disruptions caused by aircraft inspections and maintenance following heavy touchdowns.

On July 8th Pakistan Airports Authority confirmed that search teams had found and identified wreckage belonging to the missing K2 Airways Boeing 737 freighter. As you can see HERE, pieces of the aircraft were found in the sea 53 NM (98 km) to the south of the Pakistani coastal town of Ormara.

American Airlines' first retrofitted Boeing 777-300ER appears to be nearing the end of its long stay in Hong Kong, with aviation watcher JonNYC reporting that the aircraft could depart before the middle of July and ideally enter passenger service in early or mid-August. If that timing holds, it would mark the long-awaited debut of one of American's most important premium cabin upgrades in years.

A Delta Air Lines jet was struck by a firework while landing at Chicago's Midway Airport on the 4th of July. The incident occurred at around 8:40 PM as the Airbus A319 was at roughly 200 feet, with pilots telling air traffic control they quote "felt a big bang."

A few months ago, the media outlet Straits Times shared a video on social media showing a passenger scolding cabin crew for not speaking chinese/Mandarin and instead using English. The incident, which was said to have taken place on April 22nd, led to the flight being delayed for over an hour and led to local police boarding the aircraft and removing the traveler.

First conceived by the legendary Claude Dornier, the original Dornier 328 entered service in 1993. Even three decades later, approximately 150 of these aircraft remain in service globally. Today, under the leadership of Chief Engineer Thomas Ahn, himself once part of the original 328 team, Deutsche Aircraft is reclaiming that legacy with a bold vision to blend heritage, innovation, and efficiency into a new regional workhorse.

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 flying from Thessaloniki, Greece to Memmingen, Germany had to return to its point of departure on Friday, July 10th after debris from an engine failure caused damage to the aircraft's window. Most notable, the incident injured one of the plane's passengers, with some reports suggesting that they were even partially sucked out of the broken window.