Attacks on Vladimir Putin’s territory come amid significant revolts within the ranks of his military – the latest being an Mi-8 helicopter pilot who is urging others to follow his lead. Maksim Kuzminov, 28, flew the white flag on August 23 after
A Russian helicopter pilot who defected to Ukraine has called on his former colleagues to follow his example. Maksim Kuzminov, 28, landed his Mi-8 military helicopter on August 23 in Ukrainian-held Kharkiv Oblast, surrendering upon arrival. His two fellow pilots were killed
The Federal Aviation Administration is probing nearly 5,000 pilots who allegedly falsified their medical records to hide medical issues that could impact their ability to fly safely. The pilots licensed to fly in the U.S. are military veterans who purported to the
The Netherlands and Denmark pledged to send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine in an effort to help the country in its war against Russia. The Danish armed forces announced that eight Ukrainian pilots began their F-16 training on Aug. 22, 2023. President
A father and daughter duo have finally achieved their dream of flying a plane together. Brian and Becky Morgan, from Essex, flew together for the first time when they flew a Jet2 aircraft from Stansted Airport to Tenerife last week. The pair
Ukrainian maritime drone operators have been dubbed the modern counterpart of the famous “Dambusters” after effectively exposing Putin’s faltering naval forces. The founder of the Council on GeoStrategy, James Rogers, has drawn a link between drones and Britain’s famed bouncing bomb, noted
A Sri Lankan aircraft crashed Monday morning killing the two trainee pilots onboard, the country’s air force spokesman said. The Chinese-built PT-6 plane crashed during a training session after taking off from the air force academy in the China Bay base in
Greece’s ongoing struggle against more than 50 wildfires raging has claimed the lives of two pilots when a firefighting aircraft crashed. The pilots have been named Commander Christos Moulas, 34, and his co-pilot, 27-year-old Periclis Stefanidis, both of the Greek Hellenic Air
This weekend, a total of 102 Ryanair flights will be cancelled at Brussels South Charleroi Airport in Belgium due to strikes. Ryanair pilots are taking industrial action over the weekend of July 15 and 16 as they demand higher wages and better
Volodymyr Zelensky has hit out at Western allies, questioning why there have been delays in the training of Ukrainian pilots in F-16 fighter jets. This comes against the backdrop of heightened concerns that the Kremlin will engineer a nuclear disaster at the