INCIDENT SmartWings Boeing 737-900 skidded off runway at Moscow-Sheremetievo
SmartWings Boeing flight #QS1003 from Moscow-Sheremetievo to Prague skidded off runway. Flight #QS1003 from Moscow-Sheremetievo to Prague skidded off runway 24C. The flight was operated by Travel Service Boeing 737-900ER (reg. OK-TSM).…
BREAKING St. Louis Lambert International Airport terminal 1 evacuated due to fire on roof
Terminal 1 at St. Louis Lambert International (STL) re-opened at 9:30 a.m. Sunday after an evacuation caused by a roof fire. The fire was isolated on the western end of…
INCIDENT Delta #DL1708 Boeing 737-900 skidded off the taxiway after landing at Cincinnati Airport
Delta aircraft skidded off the taxiway after landing runway 09 at Cincinnati Airport. Boeing 737-900 (reg. N871DN) slid off pavement Sunday morning on flight #DL1708 from Las Vegas. All passengers were…
ALERT Miami International Airport will be closing a terminal after more security officers are absent from work due to shutdown
On Saturday, Sunday and Monday Miami International Airport will end flights at 1 p.m. from Concourse G and relocate them to either to Concourse F or Concourse H. The Transportation…
INCIDENT Five American Airlines crew members were hospitalized after noticing mysterious odour
Five American Airlines crew members were hospitalized after becoming overcome with fumes on a plane at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Thursday, officials said. Shortly before landing, crew members complained of…
London Heathrow Airport achieves record 80 million annual passengers in 2018
A record 80 million passengers used Heathrow last year as numbers grew by 2.7% over 2017. The growth was boosted by the use of larger and fuller aircraft and comes…
INCIDENT Cathay Pacific #CX198 returned to Auckland following birdstrike on takeoff damaging radome
Cathay Pacific flight #CX198 from Auckland to Hong Kong safely returned to Auckland after the radome was hit by birds impact during climb-out. The Boeing 777-300 (reg. B-KQR) nose was stoved…
A maintenance man was decapitated by helicopter blades at Brooksville airport, Florida
Authorities are investigating a decapitation involving a helicopter at a Florida airport, according to multiple local media reports. A maintenance man was decapitated by the rotor of a helicopter near…
Flybe to be rescued by Virgin Atlantic and Stobart Air
Two months after Flybe put itself up for sale, the regional airline is to be rescued by a consortium involving Virgin Atlantic and Stobart Air. Virgin Atlantic has agreed to…
Donghai Airlines suspend pilot and fine co-pilot for allowing wife in cockpit
Chen Guosheng piloted Flight DZ6286 from Nantong in eastern Jiangsu province to Lanzhou in northwestern Gansu province, and the connecting flight from Lanzhou to Beijing on July 28, 2018. During…
BREAKING Air France to stop low-cost Joon subsidiary airline
The subsidiary Joon to be absorbed by Air France. Just 13 months after its launch by former Air France-KLM CEO Jean-Marc Janaillac and former Air France CEO Franck Terner, this…
Airbus delivered 800 planes in 2018 – full list
Airbus delivered 800 commercial aircraft to 93 customers in 2018, meeting its full year delivery guidance and setting a new company record. Deliveries were 11% higher than the previous record…