A Royal Air Maroc Boeing 787’s wingtip clipped a Turkish Airlines Boeing 777 at Istanbul Ataturk Airport. A Royal Air Maroc B787 Dreamliner, taxiing to runway 35L for its flight to Casablanca, hit a Turkish Airlines B777-300ER, which had just arrived from New York JFK. After the collision, TK B777 had severe damage to its APU,…
Are you old enough to remember a time before mobile phones, a time before in-seat entertainment during flights? The best you might have to work with is one movie playing on a tiny TV 8 seats down or the two books you brought with you. How did anyone manage to fly internationally without going…
An under-developed fetus was discovered on an American Airlines flight at LaGuardia Airport. After the flight arrived from Charlotte and passengers deplaned Monday night, the cleaning crew made the discovery in the bathroom Tuesday morning. The plane was being held at Terminal B while the medical examiner’s office spent several hours onboard the aircraft. The…
A Spanish Eurofighter accidentally fired an air-to-air missile over Estonian territory. The incident took place over Pangodi in Tartu County. The flight path, location and status of the missile are currently under investigation. Though the missile has a built-in self-destruction system, it can’t be ruled out that it didn’t explode. Authorities have restricted access to…
The Hi Fly A380 will operate between London Gatwick airport and New York’s John F Kennedy hub after the grounding of some of Norwegian’s own Boeing 787s, according to a spokesman for the airline. The trans-Atlantic stint comes after the Scandinavian arm of Thomas Cook Group this week used the double-decker to transport holidaymakers between…
Jet Airways flight from Riyadh to Mumbai that aborted takeoff last week at the Riyadh airport was not even on the runway when the incident took place, putting the lives of 150 passengers on board at risk, Saudi officials have revealed. The Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation suspended the licences of the two pilots…
Saudi state airline Saudia has declared it is suspending flights to and from Toronto, as its diplomatic row with Canada ramps up. Saudia made the announcement on its official Twitter account on Monday. The move follows the kingdom’s decision to freeze new trade and investment with Canada, after Ottawa urged Riyadh to free arrested rights…
Jet Airways Flight 9W 523 travelling from Riyadh to Mumbai slipped off the runway after it was aborted during takeoff at the Riyadh Airport yesterday. All 142 guests and seven crew members aboard the Boeing 737-800 aircraft were safely evacuated with no reported injuries as per the airlines. As per an official statement by the…
The on-flight meal came too close for comfort at Newark Liberty International Airport Friday when a United jet collided with a catering truck. Flight 4080 was scheduled to leave when it made contact with the truck at about 11:45 a.m., Port Authority spokeswoman Cheryl Ann Albiez said. There were 46 people on board and one…
An August 1, Czech charter airline Smartwingswas flight #QS1903 from Heraklion to Pardubice skidded off runway at Pardubice Airport, Czech Republic. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. N624XA) failed to come to a stop before the end of the runway and overran at a relatively slow speed. The runway was wet from recent rainshowers at the time.…
The engine of azeera Airways flight #J9608 from Kuwaitto Hyderabad caught fire after landing at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad, Hyderabad late last night. All 145 passengers were evacuated safely. The right side engine caught fire due to technical snag soon after landing and approaching the taxiway. The incident occurred at 1.35 am. The fire gradually came…
