A Royal Air Force Typhoon based in Romania has been launched as a response to Russian aircraft operating near NATO airspace over the Black Sea. Operating from the Romanian Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base near Constanta on the Black Sea coast, the RAF Typhoon responded to Russian Federation Air Force TU-22 Backfire strategic bombers heading south…
Turkish Airlines flight #TK617 from Istanbul Ataturk International Airport to Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport was forced to divert to Algiers Houari Boumediene Airport today due to a bomb threat. The Boeing 777 (reg. TC-JJR) diverted to Algiers today after the Turkish company received a message of a bomb on board the plane from a…
In 2003 JustPlanes visited Aviacsa Airlines in Mexico City and filmed an incredible 19 flights in the cockpit to 9 great destinations all across Mexico including Acapulco, Cancun and Tijuana. This classic 3 hour film which also includes the Boeing 737-200 is now available at http://www.worldairroutes.com/Aviacsa.html
A teenager has been arrested at Stansted Airport on suspicion of terrorism offences. Officers from the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit, working with Counter Terrorism Policing South East, arrested the boy yesterday. The teenager, from the Kent area, was due on a flight leaving the UK. He was arrested around 4pm on suspicion of collection of…
A plane passenger was tackled by fellow travellers as he tried to open an emergency door on board a flight. About 30 minutes before landing the man “walked from the front of the plane and sat next to a woman by the emergency exit over the wing”, passenger David Salon said. “Suddenly he lunged across…
A Boeing 737-800 operated by Kenya Airways suffered damages to the fuselage at Nairobi-Jomo International, Kenya. A tow truck hit the right side of the plane, causing serious damage to the fuselage. The plane was being prepared to flight to Johannesburg, South Africa had been damaged during the night at 11.23 local time.
75 Members of the Baylor University Men’s Choir, from Texas, found an awesome way to thank their crew for a great flight.
JustPlanes is in the Cockpit of the CONDOR Boeing 757-300 for a roundtrip from Frankfurt to Funchal, a challenging airport mostly due to the big turn on short final and the changing winds due to the mountain around the runway. Only Condor Captains are allowed to land and takeoff at this airport. For the full…
Photos emerged of a tourist throwing an object to a plane on approach to Princess Juliana Airport, St Maarten. A video of still pictures is showing a tourist in the sea throwing a ball to Amerijet Boeing 767 over the world famous Maho Beach. However this has still be be confirmed as the distance between the man and the plane is…
Qantas has banned passengers flying to Australia out of the Philippines from bringing duty free alcohol and other liquids on board over terrorism fears. The airline is even conducting its own bag searches at Manila Airport departure gates as a last line of defence after upgrading it to the highest risk level. Heightened security follows ISIS-linked militants taking over…
JustPlanes was at HONG KONG International Airport at Chek Lap Kok the very first day of operations in July 1998. We then returned 3 years later to make a new film of the new airport and on this video you can see some of the airlines and aircraft we captured. For more information on this…
A number of Afghan security forces servicemen have been killed in a US airstrike in Afghanistan, according to a statement issued by the US military. The friendly-fire incident occurred in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province late on Friday afternoon, the US military said in a statement. “During a US supported ANDSF [Afghan National Defense and Security Forces]…
