EMERGENCY SAS #SK1758 evacuated at Gdansk, Poland due to smoke in the cabin
A Scandinavian Airlines Systems plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Gdansk, Poland, shortly after takeoff on Tuesday due to smoke in the cabin. A spokesman for Polish…
VIDEO USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier performing impressive high-speed turns in the Atlantic Ocean
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) performs high-speed turns in the Atlantic Ocean. Abraham Lincoln is underway after successfully completing its mid-life refueling and complex overhaul and will…
NEWS Baby born mid-air on Jet Airways flight #9W569 on Sunday, gets free tickets for life!
A baby boy, born 35,000 feet above sea level on a Jet Airways plane from Saudi Arabia to India on Sunday, has received a free lifetime pass from the airline as…
BREAKING US warplane shoots down Syrian government forces’ aircraft
A US warplane has shot down a Syrian warplane over Syria’s northern city of Raqqa on Sunday, the Syrian army said in a statement. UPDATE Monday Russian MoD: "all coalition aircraft…
VIDEO VASP 737-300 Landing at Santos Dumont Airport (1999)
In 1999 JustPlanes visited Rio de Janeiro for airport filming. For the full Rio video visit http://www.justplanes.com/ClassicAirports.html
NEWS 26 injured in turbulence over Southwest China on board China Eastern Airlines flight #MU774
At least 26 people have been injured after a China Eastern Airlines flight #MU774 from Paris CDG hit turbulence over Southwest China on descent to Kunming Changshui International Airport in Yunnan…
BREAKING Airbus to launch the #A380plus
Airbus is presenting a development study for an enhanced A380, the “A380plus”. The study includes aerodynamic improvements in particular new, large winglets and other wing refinements that allow for up…
NEWS Shocking video shows an Afghan man being hit and restrained on a Turkish airlines flight from Heathrow
Shocking video filmed on a Turkish airlines flight shows an Afghan man being hit and restrained while the plane is still on the tarmac. In distress, the man exclaims he…
VIDEO gull strike
The largest bird I have seen collide with a plane (Pakistan Boeing 777 here). Herring gulls weigh up to 1.5kg/3.3lbs, so not something you want to happen too often.