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]…
JustPlanes produced its second film of AIR ARABIA in 2016 with 8 flights in the cockpit of the Airbus A320. Each roundtrip flight departed Sharjah UAE to Beirut LEBANON, Madinah SAUDI ARABIA, Mashhad IRAN and in this case Peshawar PAKISTAN. The film is 4 and a half hours long. Details at http://www.worldairroutes.com/arabia.html
JetBlue is disputing family members’ characterization of an episode that prompted their removal from a June 21 flight and said it is considering barring the family from flying with the airline. Through a press release from their attorney, Tamir Raanan and Mandy Ifrah said they were returning home to New York from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with…
A man from Middlesbrough has slammed an airline after his oxygen mask failed to drop during a plane’s 30,000ft dive to an emergency landing. John Hatfield was forced to frantically rip down a metal panel to access his safety mask when the Jet2 plane he was travelling on was forced to land 35 minutes into…
An Emirates Airbus A380, flying from Dubai to Mauritius last Friday, had been cleared to descend to 38,000 feet by Air Traffic Control on its approach to the Indian Ocean island, with an Air Seychelles Airbus A330, Flight #HM54, having taken off from Mauritius travelling in the opposite direction. However, the crew of the Emirates…
It’s hard to imagine just how close an Air Canada pilot came to crashing into four fully-loaded passenger jets on a crowded SFO taxiway after mistaking it for a runway. The altitude sounds low. The distance above planes appears very short. The audio rings alarm bells.
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 pilot flying a Cessna 206 plane was forced to make a daring emergency landing on a Long Island highway Wednesday, dodging traffic among other obstacles. Drivers on the motorway managed to capture amazing footage of the extraordinary moment on camera. Pilot Jim O’Donnell had just taken off from Brookhaven Calabro Airport in Shirley when…
United Airlines flight #UA125 was travelling from Athens, Greece to Newark in the US. The Boeing 767-300 jet was about 150km west of Donegal when the crew reported an issue with the number 2 engine at around 2.20pm. The crew did not declare an emergency until just minutes before they were due to land, when they the…
