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BREAKING Sichuan Airlines Airbus A319 flight #3U8633 lost part of the windshield at over 32,000 ft causing depressurization and cockpit’s damage

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE May 14, 2018 Leave a comment

Sichuan Airlines Flight #3U8633 suffered an incident from Chongqing for Lhasa. During cruising at over 32,000ft, part of the windshield blew off. The crew declared an emergency and decided to divert to the nearest airport Chengdu Shuangliu (CTU). The flight control unit in the cockpit were seriously deformed from the sudden decompression and some parts…

BREAKING Asiana A330 destroyed Turkish Airlines A321 tail during ground collision at Istanbul International Airport (video)

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE May 13, 2018 Leave a comment

An Asiana Airlines Airbus A330-300 destroyed the tail of a Turkish Airlines A321 at Istanbul International Airport. The right wing of an Asiana Airlines Airbus A330-300 (reg. HL7792) destroyed the tail of a Turkish Airlines A321 (TC-JMM) on taxiway “Golf” at Istanbul Airport. No injuries reported but flight #OZ552 to Seoul-Incheon with 236 passengers on…

50 crocodiles were seized at London Heathrow airport on a flight from Malaysia

NewsBy AIRLIVE May 13, 2018 Leave a comment

Fifty crocodiles have been seized at Heathrow airport after their transport conditions breached regulations. The year-old reptiles, which arrived on a flight from Malaysia, had fought each other during the journey due to their cramped circumstances. Each of the five transportation boxes used had room for four crocodiles – but 10 foot-long animals were in…

KLM Boeing 747 freighter from Miami with 52 horses on board made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE May 13, 2018 Leave a comment

A cargo jet carrying consignment of horses has made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport after the crew reported a possible fire on board. Martinair flight 7342 was travelling from Miami in the US to Amsterdam with six crew on board. 52 horses on board the KLM Cargo Boeing 747-400 freighter which was operating on…

ALERT Two Russian Tu-95 bombers were intercepted off the coast of Alaska by a pair of F-22 Raptor fighter jets

MilitaryBy AIRLIVE May 12, 2018 Leave a comment

Two Russian long-range bombers were intercepted off the coast of Alaska by a pair of F-22 Raptor fighter jets on Friday, the military said. The Tu-95 bombers were flying in the Air Defense Identification Zone in the Bering Sea north of the Aleutian Islands, where they were visually identified and shadowed by the U.S. jets…

Naked man arrested at Daytona Beach International Airport after issuing bomb threat

NewsBy AIRLIVE May 12, 2018 Leave a comment

A naked man was arrested on Friday at Daytona Beach International Airport after he prompted an evacuation with statements about a bomb. A 25-year-old man had gone into an airport restroom that was under construction, placed a bag inside a hole in a wall and emerged from the restroom without wearing his clothes. He went…

NTSB Issued update about engine failure on Southwest Airlines flight #WN1380

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE May 4, 2018 Leave a comment

The NTSB issued an investigative update Thursday for its ongoing investigation of the fatal, April 17, engine failure on Southwest Airlines flight 1380. The Boeing 737, powered by CFM International engines, experienced a failure of the left CFM-56-B engine after departing New York’s LaGuardia Airport. The engine experienced a failure of a fan blade, which…

Norwegian rejects two British Airways owner IAG takeover bids

NewsBy AIRLIVE May 4, 2018 Leave a comment

In a statement, the Board of Norwegian Air Shuttle (NAS) confirms that it has received two separate conditional proposals from IAG Group in relation to an acquisition of 100 percent of the share capital of NAS. These proposals were reviewed in conjunction with NAS’ financial and legal advisers, and were unanimously rejected on the basis…

NTSB releases video of Air Canada A320 close to land on a crowded taxiway at SFO

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE May 3, 2018 Leave a comment

Newly released video shows just how close an Air Canada Airbus A320 came to mistakenly landing on a crowded taxiway at San Francisco International Airport last year. The Air Canada airliner can be seen descending as it travels along the top of the frame. About 67 seconds into the video, the plane rises quickly, barely…

Dubai International Airport records 4.5% passenger growth in March, guess the top destination?

NewsBy AIRLIVE May 3, 2018 Leave a comment

Dubai International Airport, the world largest airport, received 7.85 million passengers in March, a 4.5 per cent increase from the same period in 2017, boosted by the Easter holidays, operator Dubai Airports said. In total for the first quarter passenger arrivals climbed to just over 22.74 million, up 1.1 per cent, compared to the 22.49…

Malaysia Airlines #MH370 hunt to enter its final week!

MH370, NewsBy AIRLIVE May 3, 2018 Leave a comment

Nearly 80,000 square kilometres have been searched since January without finding any sign of the wreckage as the latest search enters its final days. The search enters its final phase this week, more than four years after the jet went down. This comes despite earlier hopes that a 25,000-square-kilometre area most likely to contain the…

INCIDENT Passenger opens plane’s emergency door and deploys evacuation slide to get ‘fresh air’ in China

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE May 3, 2018 Leave a comment

A 25-five-year old Chinese man was arrested by police after opening the emergency door of a plane. The passenger told police he had been feeling hot and stuffy, and so decided to open the emergency door of the plane. The plane was waiting to take-off from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, in Sichuan Province, when Super Brains…