A Kenya Airways Dreamliner was yesterday forced to turn back to Johannesburg right after takeoff. Yesterday, AIRLIVE tweeted at 11.09UTC: “Kenya Airways #KQ761 to Nairobi just returned to Johannesburg after takeoff”. The Boeing 787-8 (reg. 5Y-KZC) was heading to to Nairobi, Kenya when it turned around to land on runway 03R about 30 mins after…
The picture, which shows the female passenger sitting in the captain’s seat and making a peace sign, was widely shared on Chinese social media site Weibo over the weekend. “Thanks to the captain. So happy,” read the caption. Taken on an Air Guilin flight on 4 January, the image’s recent circulation prompted the airline to…
French BEA is looking for pieces fallen from the engine of Swiss A220 (reg. HB-JCM) following the incident during July. UPDATE Fragment from the engine of Swiss A220 (reg. HB-JCM) has been found on the ground by the volunteers. The pieces are believed to fell at cruising level FL330 over the city of…
Prosecutors probe flight from Yakutsk to Batagai as leaked video is flagged by local media. The video showing a young woman trying her skills at controlling the plane was sent to news.Ykt.ru news website, with a message from several readers claiming it was filmed during an IrAero airline flight from Yakutsk to Batagai. The woman…
British Airways #BA253 from London Heathrow to Nasseau made an emergency landing in St. John’s, Canada. The Boeing 777-200 (reg. G-YMMU) was on its way to Nasseau when the crew was informed of a possible fuel leak. The crew decided to shut down right engine and to divert to St. John’s. The aircraft was cleared…
Flights to and from New Delhi’s international airport were delayed and diverted on Sunday as pollution reached “unbearable” levels, leaving the Indian capital blanketed with heavy smog. Visibility was so poor that 37 flights – including at least one international journey – were diverted from the city’s Indira Gandhi International Airport. Pollution indexes saw air…
Boeing 737 MAXs is likely to return to service in Europe during the first quarter of 2020, the head of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said on Monday. While the European regulator expects to give its approval in January, preparations by national authorities and airlines may delay the resumption of commercial flights by…
Southwest Airlines are stepping up checks for structural cracks on Boeing 737 NGs after discovering problems with planes that did not require urgent inspections, airline sources said. The cracks are on what is known as the “pickle fork” – a part that attaches the plane’s fuselage, or body, to the wing structure. Repairing the cracks…
IAG, the parent company of Iberia and British Airways, has agreed to buy Spanish airline Air Europa for €1bn in a move it says will strengthen Madrid’s position as a European hub. It will be the airline group’s third Spanish brand, behind the flag-carrier and low-cost Vueling. In a statement to the stock exchange, IAG…
A British Airways A320 was damaged at London Heathrow on Saturday. An automated pusback tug has damaged a British Airways A320 (reg. G-EUYW) at London Heathrow on Saturday evening. Flight #BA972 from London Heathrow to Hamburg was cancelled as the automated tug damaged the nose gear of the aircraft during pushback. This incident looks to…
Italy is set to ban flights by Iran’s Mahan Air, an Iranian industry official said on Saturday, as the United States seeks action against the airline accused by the West of transporting military equipment and personnel to Middle East war zones. Germany and France have both already banned flights by the airline, and Italian Foreign…
A satellite launched by Samsung into space last week crash-landed near a US couple’s rural home. The Space Selfie device, which the company said aimed to capture images “using a unique view of planet earth as the backdrop,” was found by Nancy Mumby-Welke and her husband on Saturday morning after they heard a loud crash…
