Alef Aeronautics released video on Thursday of its electric flying car lifting off vertically and crossing above a Tesla Roadster, marking the California company’s 1,000th logged flight. The clip arrived the same day Tesla showed its redesigned Roadster performing a brief airborne hop with cold-gas thrusters at a SpaceX site in Texas. In the Alef […]
Airbus and Kratos completed the first flight of the U740 Valkyrie on October 12, 2026, from a test facility in Northern Europe, confirming the program remains on schedule for a combat ready collaborative combat aircraft by 2029. The aircraft lifted off with rocket assistance that removed any need for a runway, then performed maneuvers at […]
An alleged Chinese agent arrested at Los Angeles International Airport over the weekend will remain in federal custody, a federal judge ruled Wednesday during a court hearing. The decision comes amid concern from the FBI that she may try to flee the country if released, law enforcement sources previously told CBS News. Prosecutors successfully argued that […]
In the minutes after chaos took over FlyDubai flight 1073, Israel was prepared for fighter jets to shoot it down, according to Israeli sources. CBS News has also learned that co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, a citizen of Oman, had planned to crash the plane into Israel’s main airport. Matt Gutman reports. Israel prepared for fighter jets […]
A British Airways flight started descending 27,000 feet about 30 minutes after it departed London on Monday en route to Chicago, according to flight data. A spokesperson for British Airways said there was a technical issue and that the aircraft later landed safely. The jet had dropped to 9,000 feet from 36,000 feet over […]
The passengers who rushed the cockpit on the FlyDubai plane headed to Tel Aviv that was allegedly hijacked by its co-pilot spoke with Matt Gutman, detailing the ordeal. Hero passengers on the terrifying FlyDubai flight detail how they saved the plane #Hero #passengers #terrifying #FlyDubai #flight #detail #saved #plane
This past Wednesday, the co-pilot of FlyDubai’s Flight 1073, flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv, attacked the captain and tried to crash the Boeing 737 Max, the jet plunging 14,000 feet in a matter of seconds. Passengers subdued the attacker and another pilot righted the plane with moments to spare. Correspondent Matt Gutman talks with […]
This past Wednesday, they were strangers on a plane. By Friday, they were family. It was the first time hero passengers Daniel Schlichter, Zvika Manes, Tal Samuel and Asaf Rajuan had seen each other since those terrifying moments on FlyDubai’s Flight 1073. “That minute is probably the longest minute of my life,” said Schlichter about […]
Adam Polo, another passenger on the FlyDubai flight where the copilot allegedly stabbed the pilot, joins “CBS Mornings” to share what he witnessed. Passenger on FlyDubai flight describes people falling, screaming for help as plane nosedived #Passenger #FlyDubai #flight #describes #people #falling #screaming #plane #nosedived
A pilot stabbed another and apparently tried to bring down a commercial airliner en route to Tel Aviv on Wednesday. Video taken on board shows the harrowing moments after passengers and crew broke into the cockpit, battled an alleged attacker and regained control of the flight. Passenger videos show aftermath of alleged pilot stabbing on […]