May 14, 1928: The first hijacking of an airplane in the United States occurred on the afternoon of this day, when a 28-year-old pilot named Harry W. Anderson was brutally attacked with a ball …

Sep 6, 2021 · From the first recorded hijack in 1931 to the tragic events of 9/11, hijackings were relatively commonplace in the aviation industry for 70 years. Since 2001, security has been …

CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025 Scientists have found the clearest evidence yet that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) – which nearly all of us carry for life – is directly responsible for hijacking our immune …

hijacking, the illegal seizure of a land vehicle, aircraft, or other conveyance while it is in transit.

If someone hijacks a plane or other vehicle, they illegally take control of it by force while it is travelling from one place to another. Two men tried to hijack the plane.

Someone who hijacks someone else’s ideas or plans uses those ideas and claims to have created them:

1. to seize (an airplane or other vehicle) by threat or by force, esp. for ransom or political objectives. 2. to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop: to hijack a …

A US man hijacks a small plane in Belize and stabs people. He is fatally shot and plane lands safely. The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual …

Apr 17, 2025 · A US citizen hijacked a small Tropic Air plane in Belize on Thursday at knifepoint, injuring three others before being shot and killed, police said. The assailant pulled a knife while …

Airplane hijackings have occurred since the early days of flight. These can be classified in the following eras: Pre-1929, 1929–1957, 1958–1979, 1980–2000, and 2001–present. Early …