Corendon flight #XC50 from Rotterdam to Antalya diverted to Amsterdam Schiphol. Corendon Boeing 737-800 (reg. TC-TJT) from Rotterdam to Antalya suffered a tail strike on departure. During the takeoff, around 11:20 in Rotterdam the tail of the plane touched the ground. Around 12:00 the Corendon flight diverted to Amsterdam Schiphol to check the situation and ensure safety, according…
Readiness to start “Long Range” (LR) operations with launch customers of the most capable and flexible A321neo version to date – the A321LR – has moved a significant step closer with recent joint EASA and FAA approval of the aircraft to operate with up to three underfloor Additional Centre Tanks (ACTs), including for ETOPS operation.…
A Delta flight leaving JFK Airport aborted takeoff on the runway causing gears fire. Delta flight #DL420, a Boeing B763, experienced a main landing gear fire just before 7:30 p.m., according to the FAA Over 200 people had to be evacuated from a Delta flight on the tarmac at JFK on Monday evening after a…
Primera Air is planning to file for bankruptcy and cease operations. The airline, which originally launched in 2009 as a tourism charter company, announced in 2017 that it would begin flights to North America for under $100 each way. The first routes, between London’s Stansted Airport and New York, Boston, Washington, DC, and Toronto, began…
The right wheel of a German Airbus A319 slidded from the taxiway at at Zonguldak Airport. After a smooth landing from Dusseldorf, the flight #ST2967 slipped to the soil ground due to rain. The passengers have been evacuated.
The engine number 2 of a LOT plane supposed to collect Polish volleyball world champions was damaged at Milan–Malpensa Airport. LOT is already sending a spare aircraft to collect the team. The Embraer ERJ-195LR (reg. SP-LNG) is already on its way to Milan ETA 17:30.
On Sunday, September 30, Avia flight #YK 748 suffered main gear tires burst on landing. The Boeing 737-300 from Moscow DME suffered tires burst on landing at Osh Airport, province of Kyrgyzstan. Two tires of the left main gear burst when the aircraft landed.
Shares in low-cost carrier Ryanair were down almost 10 per cent today as it lowered its full-year adjusted profit forecast, blaming higher oil prices and lower traffic amid a series of strikes by its crews. The Ireland-based group on Monday cut its outlook from €1.25bn – €1.35bn to €1.1bn – €1.2bn. The group’s chief executive,…
Kansai International Airport is planning to shut down its runways Sunday as a powerful typhoon is expected to pass through the western Japan region. The airport’s operator said it will close two runways from 11 a.m. local time on Sunday to 6 a.m. on Monday, halting all takeoffs and landings. Train services also are expected…
Anthonius Gunawan Agung was a young air traffic controller at Mutiara SIS Al-Jufri Airport in Palu, Central Sulawesi, who died on Friday evening (28/09) while jumping from a collapsing control tower shortly after ensuring that the last commercial flight cleared the runway just as a massive earthquake struck the area. Agung, who would have celebrated…
