Austrian police have released this picture of a “Catch Me If You Can” marriage swindler who claimed to be an airline pilot to meet single women and con them out of money. In the film “Catch Me If You Can” a fake pilot played by Leonardo DiCaprio travels the world and also lies to women […]
A report into an emergency landing of a Lufthansa plane at Linz airport after the pilot reported a strange smell last week has revealed that it was cooking oil that had gone off. The oil was found in the on-board oven on the aircraft. When the oven was switched on in flight the smell spread […]
A helicopter pilot could face manslaughter charges after heavy cloud meant he failed to realise how high they were when he released a rope – and dropped a mountain rescue expert to his death. Alpine policeman Franz Franzeskon, 52, and two colleagues were being lowered on a harness in a bid to rescue a 40-year-old […]
Current Formula One Grand Prix world champion Sebastian Vettel, 24, had an accident during the first free training for the Grand Prix of Japan. German Red Bull F1 pilot Vettel said: “It was an unnecessary mistake. It was a good wake-up call for the weekend though. I veered off the track and tried to slow […]
Two people were killed in a plane crash in Upper Austria this afternoon (Thurs).Officials in Hirschbach im Mühlkreis in the provinces Freistadt district said both the pilot and the sole passenger of the single-engine aircraft died instantly when it went up in flames after careering into an embankment at a restaurant close to the local […]
Austrian Airlines (AUA) have attacked Innsbruck Airport officials for sparking a major alarm after an aircraft had to carry out an emergency landing yesterday (Sun).None of the 47 passengers on the Dash 8-300 of AUAs charter firm Austrian Arrows were injured when its pilot returned to the airport after technical difficulties with one of its […]
An Austrian man may face charges after he blinded a pilot with a laser pen during landing procedures at a Swiss airport.Swiss officials said today (Weds) no decision has yet been made over whether the 27-year-old will get away with a fine or face criminal charges after the incident at Geneva International Airport, which is […]
A fighter jet was damaged during landing yesterday (Weds) as the runway was slippery after a heavy rainfall.Officials at the army base in Zeltweg, Styria, said today the Eurofighter pilot had to use the jets parachute to create a braking effect. Its bottom panel and engine were damaged in the landing procedure, they added.Austrian army […]