Flight #BA191 to Austin declared an emergency and diverted to Glasgow. British Airways #BA191 declared an emergency on Saturday January 26th about 2h after takeoff from London Heathrow. The flight was due to land in Austin at 16.00 UTC but the crew had to divert to Glasgow due to a medical emergency. Sadly, a man…
Two crew members of a Tu-22M3 have died and two more were injured during a hard landing in Russia’s Murmansk region. “On 22 January, the Tu-22M3, after completing a scheduled training flight in the Murmansk region, made a hard landing when it encountered heavy snow” the ministry said in a statement. According to a report, 1 crew was taken…
A flight from Hawaii to New York was forced to make an emergency landing at SFO late Thursday night after a flight attendant suffered a medical emergency mid-flight and died. Hawaiian Airlines officials said Flight 50 left Honolulu bound for JFK airport in New York around 4:20 p.m. Hawaii time (6:20 p.m. Pacific.) About three…
The second tornado in three days struck Turkey’s southern Antalya province Saturday, flipping buses and causing damage to planes and the city’s international airport. The tornado pushed around several parked aircraft. At least 11 people were injured. At least 2 aircraft suffered damage: Airbus A321-231 belonging to Onur Air Boeing 737-MAX8 (reg. TC-MKS) belonging to…
The FAA announcement that it halted flights into LaGuardia Airport due to air traffic control staffing shortages came the day after airline executives warned the shutdown is pushing the U.S. Aviation system to the “tipping point.” There is a Traffic Management Program in effect for traffic arriving La Guardia Airport, New York, NY (LGA).…
Spokesmanof the group Orano (ex-Areva) said two drones flew over over nuclear plant of La Hague, France. The action has been claimed by Greenpeace France: “Greenpeace has demonstrated, once again, that French nuclear facilities are not sufficiently protected against the risks of external aggression,” said Alix Mazounie. The agency has published photos of the orange smoke…
Transavia flight #TO411f rom Paris to Tunis was forced to divert to Nice (South of France) in the afternoon of Thursday, January 24, to disembark a violent passenger. A passenger (around 30 years old) has been violent towards the flights attendant and tried to enter the cockpit. The Tunisian man also tried to make a prayer and shouted “allahu…
A United passenger is suing the airline for allegedly covering up an incident last year that “nearly resulted in the loss of all life aboard.” Flight 931 from Chicago to London was forced to make an emergency landing in Goose Bay, Canada only a few hours into the journey after the windshield shattered, the cause…
A Blue Angels pilot had to make an emergency landing during a training flight in California on Tuesday. The F/A-18 Hornet’s main landing gear did not extend on approach to the airfield following a training flight according to a release from the Navy. The pilot landed the aircraft with no injury to himself or ground…
An overweight passenger aboard a Taiwanese airliner forced flight attendants to remove his pants so he could use the toilet — then wipe his butt as he moaned in pleasure, according to reports. A flight attendant for EVA Air — which only employs female cabin crew — described the crappy duty the paunchy perv subjected…
A man has been fined £2,000 after he pleaded guilty to flying a model aeroplane near Heathrow Airport on Christmas Eve. Police said George Rusu, 38, was flying his fixed wing, model aeroplane at Heathrow at 3pm, just days after drone sightings had caused chaos for thousands of passengers at Gatwick airport. They arrested him…
A Southwest Airlines jet became disabled at an intersection on a runway at Boston’s Logan Airport Wednesday morning. The problem was due to a nose wheel issue on the plane, a MassPort spokesperson said. A crane is working to remove the Boeing 737.
