Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

LightNews

Flightradar24

@flightradar24.com

32K followers 21 following 1.2K posts

The world’s most trusted flight tracker.

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 15h

Our most tracked flight for much of the afternoon — a presumably Turkish UAV over the eastern Mediterranean drawing what seems to be the Turkish flag. 🇹🇷 www.flightradar24.com/GOLGE63/3c94...

Flight path of GOLGE63 over the eastern Mediterranean Sea drawing what appears to be the crescent and star of the Turkish flag.

Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 17h

🇨🇭 Swiss is celebrating the delivery of its first Airbus #A350 with a special livery and special flight path. Looking forward to seeing a bit more from the tour over the Alps. www.flightradar24.com/SWR1ST/3c950...

Flight path of Swiss A350 delivery flight from Toulouse to Zurich, including a holding pattern over the Alps for photogenic reasons.

Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 1d

Our most tracked flight now: #UA127 beginning its approach to Dublin after lowering fuel weight. The Boeing 767-400ER is diverting due to a reported engine failure. www.flightradar24.com/UAL127/3c91a...

UA127 flight path.

Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 1d

Our regular mid-week look at global air traffic. 21,500 flights active right now, which flights are you following this week? Any we should pay special attention to?

21,508 flights shown on the Flightradar24 map

Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 2d

US airspace as of 17:30 local (21:30 UTC) — multiple air traffic control facilities have staffing shortfalls this evening, including Chicago, Nashville, and multiple facilities in Texas and the northeast.

Air traffic over the contiguous United States as of 19:30 UTC 7 October 2025.

Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 2d

Indeed it has! It first entered service with Qatar Airways in January 2015.

Flightradar24 screenshot of inaugural A350 revenue flight on 15 January 2015.

Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 2d

With Finnair celebrating the 10th anniversary of its first A350, we’ll share our favorite flight on the Finnair A350: a North Pole flight deck journey from Tokyo to Helsinki. Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmX0...

How to fly an A350 over the North Pole

YouTube video by Flightradar24

www.youtube.com

Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 2d

The Airbus A350 joined the Finnair fleet 10 years ago. Finnair is marking the occasion with a special flight to London aboard its first A350 (complete with special 🎅 livery!). www.flightradar24.com/FIN10Y/3c8db...

FIN10Y A350 flight to London flight path from Helsinki.

Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 3d

We are following reports of a helicopter crash in Sacramento, CA. Based on ADS-B data and visuals from scene, it appears to be a Reach Air Medical Services H130 reg N414RX. The helicopter had just departed UC Davis Medical Center. www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraf...

Flight path of N414RX departing UC Davis Medical Center and losing height shortly thereafter.

Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 3d

Flights at Burbank climbing our most tracked flights list as the tower is currently unstaffed through 0500 UTC. Flights are operating with delays as crews must coordinate with SoCal TRACON and each other on the ground. www.flightradar24.com/airport/bur

Flight and taxi paths of flights at Burbank.

Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 4d

Someone saw something they didn't like near Oslo and a few flights began diverting, but all is well now and flights are landing. www.flightradar24.com/multiview/3c...

Flight paths of aircraft inbound to Oslo, including a Norwegian flight that began diverting to Stockholm and then turned back toward Oslo.

Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 5d

Commercial flights flying the now usual alternate routing through Poland when the Lublin and Rzeszów TMA/CMA are closed, though the standard NOTAMs have not yet been published.

Flight paths of flights transiting Poland from north to south and south to north around 0100 UTC 5 October 2025.

Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 5d

Vilnius Airport has now issued a NOTAM closing the airfield until 2330 UTC (about 90 minutes from now). Additional inbound flights diverting.

E) AERODROME CLOSED DUE TO METEO BALLOONS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE AIRFIELD

Flight paths of diverting flights away from Vilnius

Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 5d

Flights to Vilnius have been diverted for the past few hours, with 8 diversions so far. www.flightradar24.com/airport/vno

Lithuanian broadcaster LRT reporting possibly due to a hot air balloon near the airport. www.lrt.lt/naujienos/li...

Wizz and Ryanair flights currently holding near VNO.

Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 5d

More than 40 Spirit aircraft are already parked at Goodyear Airport in Arizona, some for more than two years due to Pratt & Whitney GTF engine issues. If approved by the bankruptcy court, the balance will be flown to Goodyear (GYR) by 27 Oct.

Spirit aircraft in GYR with a Cessna in the foreground.

Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 5d

Spirit plans to reject 87 additional aircraft leases with various lessors (beyond 27 already agreed with AerCap), meaning the airline will shrink by 114 aircraft through the end of October. Put another way, that's the entirety of the Air New Zealand fleet. www.flightradar24.com/data/airline...

Spirit Airlines aircraft in storage at GYR

Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 5d

Weather propelling flights onto the most-tracked list today. Flights that are (or were) holding near Kathmandu and flights landing through #StormAmy in London making up the top 10.

KTM: www.flightradar24.com/multiview/3c...

LHR: www.flightradar24.com/airport/lhr

Flight paths of flights inbound to Kathmandu that are holding or have since diverted.

Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 6d

He we drone again: Munich Airport is once again closed until 0259 UTC tomorrow due to reported drone activity. 17 diversions so far, more to come. www.flightradar24.com/airport/muc

Selection of flights diverting away from Munich.

Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 6d

Crosswinds and wind shear at Dublin mean lots of go arounds today due to #StormAmy. But what's happening on the flight deck when the decision is made to go around? Here’s our explainer (and a bonus wind shear warning test on the 767): www.flightradar24.com/blog/aviatio...

Flightradar24 map showing aircraft go arounds at Dublin with the wind barbs overlaid showing winds from the south-southwest.

Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 6d

On this week’s AvTalk we dig into the evolution of the air cargo industry with Eliska Hill of Air Partner. Elsewhere, things get worse for Air Greenland in Nuuk, Boeing thinks about maybe developing a new airplane, and a whale of a mystery.
www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-...

Photo of Eliska Hill

Air Greenland A330-800neo

Aerial view of Boeing’s Renton plant

Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 6d

Flights at Dublin topping our most tracked list thanks to poor weather and winds from the south. Plenty of go arounds and a few diversions this afternoon. www.flightradar24.com/airport/dub

Holding patterns by arriving flights before approaching Dublin’s "crosswind" runway RWY 16.

Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 7d

After reported drone sightings over Munich Airport earlier this evening the airport remains closed until 0259 UTC this morning. 14 flights were diverted. See the current status for flights in Munich at flightradar24.com/airport/muc

Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 7d

After yesterday’s exciting ferry flight to Abu Dhabi, Airbus confirms that MSN 114 is the aircraft it will use for future flight testing. But first, maintenance. Lots and lots of maintenance. www.flightradar24.com/blog/flight-...

What’s the deal with this A380? | Flightradar24 Blog

What’s going on with 2-JAYN, Airbus A380 MSN 114? The 100th A380 built recently returned to the skies and has now flown to Abu Dhabi.

www.flightradar24.com

Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 8d

Two paths across the ocean. The jet stream between Africa and Australia helping #QF64 get home a bit faster today. www.flightradar24.com/multiview/3c...

Flight paths of QF63 from Sydney to Johannesburg and QF64 from Johannesburg to Sydney with wind overlays showing the position of the jet stream.

Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 8d

A low speed collision between two Endeavor Air CRJ-900s this evening in New York. #DL5155 was taxiing for departure while #DL5047 was taxiing to the terminal. Based on photos from the scene, DL5155 is now missing much of its right wing. flightradar24.com/multiview/3c...

Position of the two Endeavor Air (Delta Connection) CRJ-900s that collided at La Guardia (LGA) in New York.

Endeavor Air (Delta Connection) CRJ-900 in New York (LGA) with a its right wing at least partially, but arguably mostly, detached from the fuselage after colliding on the taxiway with another Endeavor Air (Delta Connection) CRJ-900.