In a year when more people flew to more places than ever, 2017 was the safest on record for airline passengers. The Dutch-based aviation consultancy, To70, has released its Civil Aviation Safety Review for 2017. It reports only two fatal accidents, both involving small turbo-prop aircraft, with a total of 13 lives lost. No jets…
A family of five Americans vacationing in Costa Rica was among the victims of a New Year’s Eve plane crash that killed all 12 people on board, investigators and local media have revealed. The small plane carrying 10 American tourists and two local crew members crashed and burst into flames in a wooded area in…
A SilkAir passenger Boeing 737-800 (reg. 9V-SGG) was struck by a service truck at low speed at Medan Kualanamu International Airport in Indonesia while it was parked there. No passengers were injured during the incident involving flight #MI233, which was supposed to leave Medan, Indonesia, at around 9am Singapore time on Saturday (Dec 23) when…
Virgin flight #VA1507 from Melbourne is said to have hit the runway too hard at the Sunshine Coast airport on Tuesday december 26. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. VH-VUX) diverted to Brisbane where an inspection on the aircraft took place, Sunshine Coast Daily reported. The magnitude of the impact was so severe a handful of passengers…
Aer Lingus flight #EI145 diverted to Shannon after fire indication on engine #2. The Aer Lingus Airbus A330-200 departed runway 28 from Dublin and reported a fire indication. The crew decided to shut down the engine #2. The plane took off at 15:41 UTC and headed to Shannon before holding during 15 mins to burn…
According to Reuters, citing three people familiar with the matter: “If there is no Emirates deal, Airbus will start the process of ending A380 production,” . A supplier added such a move was logical due to weak demand. The A380 was developed at a cost of 11 billion euros to carry some 500 people and challenge the…
An other Air France A380 suffered a new engine problem in flight to LAX. The Airbus A380 (reg. F-HPJG) landed at Los Angeles LAX airport after engine #2 shut down in flight. UPDATE Air France confirmed to AIRLIVE the engine was shut down in flight due to low oil pressure. The flight safely continued to LAX…
A Dassault Falcon 7X was blown off the airport apron on Wednesday night, ploughing through a perimeter fence and into the road before crashing into a building. No injuries were reported at the incident in Malta International Airport. Officials believe the strong winds moved the plane from its wheel chocks, pushing it into the road before…
Saudi Airline flight #SV895 from Lucknow to Riyadh carrying 300 passengers developed the technical problem on take-off. The Airbus A330-300 lost a nose wheel forcing the pilot had to apply emergency brakes to avert an accident, the senior airport official said. As a result, the runway was blocked and all arrivals and departures had to…
A Hong Kong Airlines flight was forced to abort take-off to avoid a collision with a Cathay Pacific aircraft crossing its path on the tarmac on december 24. Flight HX709, bound for Bali in Indonesia, was ordered by air-traffic control to come to an immediate stop on a runway at Hong Kong International Airport despite…
A flight from Los Angeles to Tokyo turned back on Tuesday because of an apparent mix-up involving an unauthorized passenger on board. All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight bound for Tokyo’s Narita Airport turned around to go back to Los Angeles International Airport, due to an unauthorized person on the plane. “During the flight, the cabin…
Depsite a source telling Korean Air plans to remove its first A380 from fleet and store it at Roswell, we have confirmation the airline will not! Korean Air confirmed to AIRLIVE there is no plan to ground its A380 nor to look at A350 instead. All 10 A380 for Korean Air are in operation and…
