British Airways #BA134 from Mumbai made a turn to avoid Iraq airspace after Iran fired missiles at Air Bases used by US troops
A British Airways plane made a dramatic turn to avoid Iraq after Iran fired more than a dozen missiles at air bases used by US troops. The Boeing 777-200ER flying from Mumbai…
Three hostages taken as mini-bus hijacked at Dublin Airport
Two men have been arrested as part of an investigation into a stolen mini-bus and suspected false imprisonment of three passengers at Dublin Airport. Shortly after 1am on Wednesday morning,…
BREAKING The body of a child has been found in the landing gear of an Air France Boeing 777 at Paris CDG
A child has been found dead in the landing gear of an Air France plane landing at Paris CDG. The body of a “ten year old” child was found on…
BREAKING Ukraine International Boeing 737-800 #PS752 has crashed after take off from Tehran
A Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 carrying 176 passengers and crew has crashed near Tehran. Iranian state media reported that the Kiev-bound Ukrainian International Airlines flight #PS752 crashed few minutes after takeoff…
ALERT Stavanger Airport is closed due to a huge fire in the airport’s parking garage
All airline traffic in and out of Stavanger’s main airport at Sola was halted Tuesday afternoon after a fire in the airport’s parking garage raged out of control. Prime Minister…
Spirit Airlines finalizes order for 100 Airbus A320neo Family aircraft
U.S.-based Spirit Airlines has finalized a purchase agreement with Airbus for 100 A320neo Family aircraft. In October, the two parties had signed and announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for…
BREAKING Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-800 skidded off runway at Sabiha Gökçen Airport – flight operations halted
All flights in and out of Istanbul's Sabiha Gökçen Airport are halted after a Pegasus Boeing 737 airplane skidded off a runway. According to initial reports, the Boeing 737-800 (reg.…
Qantas flight flies through fire induced weather system
Qantas passengers have told ABC Australia of their experience flying through a fire induced weather system between Melbourne and Canberra. The flight went from daylight, to orange to pitch black…
BREAKING The FAA confirmed reviewing a “potentially catastrophic” wiring issue that could cause a short circuit on the Boeing 737MAX
Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed on Sunday they are reviewing a wiring issue that could potentially cause a short circuit on the 737 MAX. Boeing spokesman Gordon…
BREAKING A Westjet aircraft has just skidded off runway during landing at Halifax Stanfield Airport
Westjet Boeing 737-800 performing flight #WS248 from Toronto has suffered a runway excursion at Halifax Stanfield Airport. UPDATE The airport operations are not stopped. The aircraft was landing on runway…
INCIDENT Air Canada Dash 8-300 lost the left main landing gear wheel on takeoff from Montreal (video)
Air Canada Jazz #AC8684 to Saguenay lost the inside left main landing gear wheel on takeoff form Montreal yesterday. The Dash 8-300, with 49 passengers on board, returned to Montreal.…
More than 20 Airlines shut down operations in 2019 – here is the list
2019 has been a rough a year for airlines with more than 20 airlines forced to shut down operations. Asian Express Airline (Tajikistan) – Ceased operations on January 13, 2019…