Air India flight was forced to return to Indira Gandhi International airport here shortly after take-off due to a crack in the windshield of the Boeing 787 aircraft, an official said. Delhi-Kolkata #AI20 took off from Delhi at 2.25 pm but returned to the airport due to a crack in its windshield, said an Air…
FAA investigators launched an investigation after an Aeromexico aircraft was ordered to abort a landing when it lined up on the wrong runway which was occupied by another commercial jet. Aeromexico flight #AM668 from Mexico City Tuesday 09 January 2018 at around 19:45 UTC, was cleared to land on Runway 28R, and correctly read back…
China has ordered 184 Airbus A320 planes to be delivered to 13 airlines, French officials said Wednesday as President Emmanuel Macron wrapped up a state visit to the country. The value of the deal was not immediately disclosed but under the company’s list prices for the single-aisle planes, it could total at least $18 billion.…
An Indian flight attendant has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle out nearly $500,000 out of the country. Acting on a tip-off, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials intercepted a Jet Airways flight leaving Delhi for Hong Kong at 2am on Monday. Authorities searched the baggage belonging to the flight attendant and found nearly…
On Friday, the U.S. Air Force released footage of “safe and standard” intercepts of Russian aircraft during NATO’s Baltic air policing mission. The video footage of two intercepts from Nov. 23 and on Dec. 13, 2017, was taken from cameras inside the cockpits of F-15s from the 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, belonging to the 48th…
The first structurally complete airframe for the new BelugaXL rolled out from its assembly hangar in Toulouse, France this month. Once operational, a fleet of these next-generation airlifters will be used to transport completed sections of Airbus aircraft among the company’s European production sites and to its final assembly lines in France, Germany and Spain.…
Russian president Vladimir Putin has authorised commercial flights between Egypt and Russia to resume following a two-year suspension. The move is expected to place further pressure on the British government to review their own stance on flights to Egypt. “We are very pleased that flights between Egypt and Russia will now resume, as it’s a…
Tunis Air #TU722 experienced severe turbulence on flight from Tunis to Paris Orly. The Airbus A320 (reg. TS-IMV) suffered severe turbulence for about 5 minutes while the meal was served. The picture shows inside of the plane is scattered around with food and drinks. The flight #TU722 from Tunis to Paris ORY was cruising…
Scoot Boeing 787-8 suffered damage to its door. When the chocks were removed, the aircraft (reg. 9V-OFI) rolled backward few meters as brakes were not ON and the tug was not attached. The aircraft then suffered damages to L2 door as the aircraft was still connected to airbridge. The plane had to be towed in…
A newborn baby was found dead and wrapped in a plastic bag in lavatory of Etihad Airways flight Sunday morning at Jakarta. The suspected mother of the child was held at the airport shortly after arriving in Indonesia on a plane from Bangkok that landed at about 1:00 a.m. The flight #EY474 from Abu Dhabi…
Terminal 4 of John F. Kennedy Airport has been evacuated Sunday due to a massive water break during an already chaotic scene as many passengers remained stranded from canceled or delayed flights from Thursday’s “bomb cyclone” snowstorm. Please reload the page for updates… UPDATE 23:47 UTC International arrivals has reopened and is resuming operations. UPDATE 21:15…
