Indonesian divers have found the cockpit voice recorder from a passenger jet which plunged into the Java Sea more than two months ago, killing all 62 people on board. The Boeing 737’s CVR records flight crew conversations and authorities say it could take up to a week to be able to listen to the recording … Read more
Human exploration of the ocean’s depths is set to receive a big dollop of cool, thanks to a new submersible that will feature retractable gull wings, like an aquatic Back to the Future DeLorean. The other remarkable feature will be its super-strong see-through hull, which will allow those inside jaw-dropping views at jaw-dropping depths. Design … Read more
Incredible story of the British Airways captain who was sucked out of a cockpit window mid-flight 30 years ago yet lived to tell the tale – thanks to a flight attendant who held on to his trouser belt It was June 10, 1990, and the flight crew had performed a routine take-off But then the … Read more
Mayday! Cockpit video captures couple’s terrifying mid-air drama as their plane’s flight controls jam and husband has to make an emergency landing Four-seater plane bounces off grassy verges before coming to a screeching halt It touches down in Membury airfield, Berkshire, 50 miles from destination Pilot Steve Le Van’s wife exclaims: ‘Where are we? What … Read more
Plane-ly amazing! The 1950s nuclear strike aircraft that’s been converted into a boutique Airbnb lodge, with a double bed in the cockpit The converted 1950s English Electric Canberra bomber affords superb views over the Somerset countryside It has a double bed in the cockpit, where guests can gaze through the window at the night’s sky … Read more
‘Drunk’ man is arrested by anti-terror police after ‘trying to storm cockpit’ on Malaysia Airways flight as it came into land at London Heathrow Officers were called to the scene at roughly 4.30am just after plane touchdown Police said: ‘Officers have arrested a man on suspicion of being drunk’ Malaysian Airlines flights have now all … Read more