A runway was closed after the nose gear of an A321 broke during landing at Istanbul Airport. The Turkish airlines A321 was performing flight #TK1598 from Frankfurt to Istanbul when the nose gear was broken during the landing. First reports state the aircraft (reg. TC-JSH) performed a hard landing. The runway 16R was closed and…
Heathrow Airport’s plans for a third runway face being blocked after a landmark Court of Appeal defeat over climate change. A group of councils in London affected by the expansion, environmental charities including Greenpeace, Friends Of The Earth and Plan B, and London Mayor Sadiq Khan, brought legal action over the Government’s approval of the…
The final Airbus A380 convoy arrived to the Airbus A380 Final Assembly Line in the Jean-Luc Lagardere plant at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport. Three huge sections of the aircraft are carried in three specially designed vessels, that carry six heavy components by sea, while the vertical tail fin flies from Hamburg to Toulouse. The wings were built…
A Quick Reaction Alert is currently in progress after a Russian TU-95 has been spotted west of Norway. The Royal Air Force scrambled at least a Voyager from Brize Norton and two Typhoon fighter jets from Lossiemouth. UPDATE North Russia fleet said twi Tu-142 flew over Norway sea. The RAF aircraft are flying to Shetland…
The data of 80,000 Transavia passengers leaked out after an e-mail inbox containing the data was breached, the Dutch low-cost flyer said on Monday. The data that was released includes passengers’ full names, date of birth, flight information, booking number, luggage purchase, and additionally requested services like wheelchair assistance. Affected passengers include anyone who flew…
One of the cabin crew of Korean Air has tested positive for coronavirus, the airline said on Tuesday (Feb 25), prompting it to shut its office near Incheon International Airport, where the crew briefing room is located. The Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) notified the carrier of the employee confirmed to have…
Trigana Air Service aircraft received serious damage in a runway excursion on landing at Jayapura-Sentani Airport, Indonesia. The Boeing 737-300F (reg. PK-YSG) exited the on landing at Jayapura-Sentani Airport, Indonesia. The main landing gear as well as the nose gear were seriously damaged. All 4 crew evacuated without serious injuries.
A British Airways flight to Milan was delayed when three passengers refused to travel over coronavirus fears. Molly Hunter, an NBC journalist on the BA flight to Milan, tweeted: “At #Heathrow, our BA #Milan flight is delayed – the captain just announced there are passengers (I count 3) on board who don’t want to travel…
An emergency exit door of PIA ATR 42-500 broke opened when the aircraft landed at Sukkur Airport in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The aircraft (reg. AP-BHM) performed flight #PK631 from Islamabad. it landed safely without any further incident. Passenger Fahimida tweeted “Emergency door of #PK631 got broken today, the moment it touched base…
A Canadian man has passed away in Cuba while waiting to leave an island where passengers have been stranded. On Feb. 16, the airport on Cayo Large del Sur had to close because of a damaged runway, which disrupted the plans of many Canadians who were scheduled to return home that same day. The airport…
Emirates crew celebrated a passenger’s 100th Birthday on board an A380 to Munich. Elisabeth was flying on board Emirates flight #EK51 from Dubai to Munich. She was a bit surprised when the crew invited her to reach the A380 lounge to celebrate her 100th Birthday. Elisabeth received warm greetings from the crew and passengers during…
