An airliner caught fire on landing at Tehran’s Mehrabad airport on Tuesday but all 100 passengers were evacuated without injury, the head of Iran’s emergency department said on state television. The fire broke out after the aircraft’s landing gear did not open properly, and was later brought under control, emergency department head Pir-Hossein Kolivand said.…
NTSB suspect that pilot error led to the deadly Prime Air crash on February 23, The Wall Street Journal reported. The NTSB said on March 5 that the Boeing 767-300 cargo jet entered some turbulence shortly before the plane’s crash. The engines increased to maximum thrust, after which the airplane pitch turned slightly up. That…
A British Airways #BA174 declared an emergency and diverted to St. John’s due to fire alarm. The Boeing Boeing 777-200 (reg. G-ZZZA) with 209 people onboard operating flight #BA174 from JFK to London Heathrow was forced to divert to St. John’s during the night. The captain announced a potential fire in the forward cargo hold. Fire crews were on…
Similarities between the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes, confirmed by black box data, have focused attention on an anti-stalling system used in the new Boeing 737MAX aircraft. The Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) is an automated safety feature on the 737MAX designed to prevent the plane from entering into a stall, or losing lift.…
The plane manufacturer plans to roll out a software upgrade for its 737 Max aircraft in few days. The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to sign off on Boeing’s planned changes to its anti-stall software on March 25, a source told NBC. However, the approval of the software change does not necessarily mean that the…
Fars Air Qeshm Boeing 747-281B (reg. EP-FAB) was damaged after cargo handling workers of Doha International Airport, Qatar mistakenly unloaded the cargo from the nose. The flight arrived from Tehran. It is the sole airworthy 747 Fars Air Qeshm. This aircraft is suspected to often carry weapons for IRGC to Syria.
Anti-terror police were called after a man reportedly shot multiple people in a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht. The incident occurred at 24 October Square, which has now been secured by officers. Dutch military police said to be on “extra alert” at Dutch airports and “vital buildings” due to police manhunt in Utrecht. Amsterdam Schiphol…
A cordon has been placed around Dunedin Airport after a suspicious package was found. Police said the report was received just after 8:10pm on Sunday, and a spokesperson confirmed that officers were at the airport. The airport was evacuated. At least one flight has been impacted, an Air New Zealand flight from Wellington which was due at 9.30pm. Another flight from…
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British Airways has unveiled the final design in a series of retro liveries forming part of its centenary celebrations. A Boeing 747 will be painted in the Negus design at Dublin Airport and will return to London Heathrow later this month. The repainted 747 will operate British Airways’ long-haul routes and will keep the design…
Yesterday, the FAA suddenly decided to ground all Boeing 737MAX. The FAA said the decision after viewing “refined” flight data provided by the company Aireon, which uses a network of satellites to provide real-time monitoring of aircraft around the world. At the request of the FAA and NTSB, Aireon provided the data transmitted from Flight…
A Saudia flight was forced to return to gate at Jeddah airport after a woman realised that she had left her baby behind. Dubai-based Gulf News reported on Monday that the flight to Malaysia had to turn around over the weekend when the Saudi passenger realised she had left her baby at the airport’s terminal. Flight SV832, from Jeddah to Kuala Lampur, turned back…
