Divert, turn back or fly around: what it’s like to be a pilot when missiles start crossing your flight path

‘The first thing is: Where are we? And how much fuel have we got and where do we need to go?’, Australian veteran pilot saysKeith Tonkin has flown a Boeing 747 towards airspace where missiles were being fired, and knows the pressure pilots have been under this week.“You’re stuck in that airplane until you land safely,” the veteran Australian pilot says. Continue reading...


play_arrow All United Kingdom News
5 d.
Military
ID: 312366862077487336


Similar News expand_more


5 d. ‘Where do we go?’ What it’s like to be a pilot when missiles start crossing your flight path
Military
5 d. ‘Where do we go?’ What it’s like being an airline pilot when missiles start crossing your flight path
Military
1 M. Bird strike forces EasyJet flight to turn back to departure airport after 20 minutes
Travel
9 d. Video shows US fighter jet crashing in Kuwait as war spirals in Middle East
Military
2 w. US drones take to the skies as Trump's fleet descends on the Middle East
Military
3 w. NATO scrambles fighter jets over Europe as Putin launches hypersonic missile barrage
Military
3 w. NATO fighter jets scrambled over Europe as Putin unleashes hypersonic missiles
Military
8 d. Blasted against the force of gravity: What ejection from a fighter jet does to a body
Military
1 w. UK planes are ‘in the sky’ over the Middle East for defensive operations amid Iran conflict
Military
3 w. What to know about the counter drone technology that triggered the closure of the El Paso airspace
Travel
49 h. UK warplanes down drones in Middle East, conduct 'defensive' sorties for UAE
Military
1 M. US military footage captures multiple 'orb' UFOs flying in formation over Persian Gulf
Military
50 h. Moment RAF jets 'take out' Iranian drones as Middle East as Iran war rages
Military
4 w. Plane makes 'remarkable' landing on busy US road as stunned onlookers watch on
Travel
1 M. Fighter jets scrambled to escort UK flight after ‘threatening messages’ sent onboard
Military
50 h. RAF Typhoon jets shoots down 'unmanned aerial system' headed to Jordan
Military
2 w. Now that's what you call a tough landing! Watch the moment a pilot lands a plane on a moving TRAIN travelling at 75mph
Automotive
36 h. Dogfight over Dubai: Incredible moment UAE fighter jet chases and fires at Iranian Shahed drone as beachgoers watch
Military
5 d. Iran war LIVE: Fighter jets ‘escorting passenger flights’ leaving UAE as first UK rescue flight arrives at Stansted
Military
1 w. UK planes 'in the sky' in Middle East as part of defensive operation, PM says
Military
10 h. Tracing the US military's learning curve on fighting Iran's drones: What to know
Military
2 w. US fighter jets scrambled as five Russian war planes are spotted heading towards Alaska
Military
2 w. Trump 'could strike Iran this weekend' as military jets head to Middle East
Military
4 d. Moment drones shot down near Dubai airport as air defences intercept strike
Military
1 w. All Middle East flights to and from UK impacted by Iran's missile attacks
Military
3 w. Harrowing animation shows what pilots saw three minutes before American Airlines plane collided with Black Hawk
Military
3 w. Ryanair jet carrying Brits to Ibiza is forced to reverse on runway after drunk passenger causes 'chaos' before take
Travel
4 d. Debris falls from sky near Dubai airport after 'strike intercepted' as planes divert
Travel
4 d. Debris falls from sky after air defence interception as flights circle Dubai Airport
Travel
1 M. Fighter jets intercept Wizz Air plane after 'passenger's sick choice of WiFi name'
Military
9 d. How the Middle East erupted into war: Videos capture the most shocking moments of conflict so far from drone strikes in Dubai to US fighter jet crash
Military
2 w. Driver thought he was going to die as car flew across the road towards him
Automotive
1 w. Dubai tourists 'wake up to WW3' as missiles soar overhead in terrifying scenes
Military
31 h. Iran reveals stealthier 'kamikaze' drone built to slip past US air defenses as Middle East war escalates
Military
5 d. US bomber that can carry 24 cruise missiles and hit 900mph lands in UK
Military
9 d. Iranian drones buzz across the Persian Gulf after their pivotal use by Russia in Ukraine
Military
3 w. Chaotic video shows passengers trading midair blows; plane forced to divert: reports
Travel
2 w. US strikes on Iran 'imminent' as fighter jets moved in huge WW3 escalation
Military
67 h. Moment UAE air defences shout 'target destroyed' as they hunt down Iranian drones
Military
10 h. Drones fall near Dubai airport leaving four people injured as flights are axed
Travel
1 M. Edinburgh easyJet plane diverted after emergency declared 25 minutes into flight
Travel
59 h. Inside UK airbase taken over by Trump's airforce as deadly missiles loaded onto aircraft
Military
6 d. Starmer says UK sending more fighter jets to Middle East and first repatriation flight has left Oman – as it happened
Military
1 M. United Kingdom–India Flight Diverted to Azerbaijan: Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350 Emergency Landing Highlights Global Aviation Safety
Travel
3 w. F1 2026 new rules: How does overtake mode work and what is active aero?
Travel
3 w. Moment mass brawl breaks out between Brits on flight from Turkey to Manchester, leaving 'blood and teeth on the floor' and forcing plane to divert
Military
4 d. Airline groundings expose depth of world travel’s reliance on Gulf corridor
Travel
7 d. NATO intercepts Iran ballistic missile heading for Turkey as Middle East tensions escalate
Military
6 d. Starmer to send British fighter jets to Middle East as fighting spreads across region
Military
Popular countries based on strong economic and political relations
Add Watch Country

arrow_drop_down