Two passengers and one crew member were injured Thursday night when a person on a Delta Air Lines flight stormed the cockpit. Soon after leaving Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, the Beijing-bound Boeing 767-300(ER) (reg. N174DZ) was forced to turn back due to a “security incident with a passenger,” Delta said in a statement. The airline did not…
United Airlines has apologized after reselling a toddler’s seat to a standby passenger on a flight from Houston to Boston late last week. As a result of the incident, Shirley Yamauchi, the child’s mother, was forced to hold the toddler in her lap for the duration of the nearly four-hour-long flight. Forcing the 27-month-old toddler to sit…
JustPlanes filmed the TURKISH AIRLINES CARGO Airbus A330 across Europe, Africa and Asia. You can find the full 4 and a half hour film at http://www.worldairroutes.com/Turkish330F.html
The tail of a China Airlines Boeing 777 was surrounded by smoke today at Jakarta Airport. A visually spectacular incident due to APU low oil pressure. The aircraft departed later with no other issues. The auxiliary power unit APU is a device on a vehicle that provides energy for functions other than propulsion. They are commonly found on large aircraft and naval ships…
London Heathrow evacuated after a fire alarm was sounded in Terminal 4. UPDATE T4 has now been reopened following an earlier fire alarm evacuation. Heathrow’s Terminal 4 has been evacuated after fire alarms went off in the second major alert at the airport within days. Staff began evacuating passengers shortly after 1pm. Passengers took to social media…
The newly released video captured the moments after the plane crashed and shows the chaos on the tarmac as rescue crews rushed to the scene. The video was published on YouTube on June 28 by user “What You Haven’t Seen.” The description says the video was taken from airport surveillance camera C225.SFO International Airport Director…
From Thursday, customers of Qatar Airways leaving Hamad International Airport will be able to take their electronic devices on board with them when travelling to the United States. “Qatar Airways and Hamad International Airport have met with all requirements of the US Department of Homeland Security’s new security guidelines, and we would like to express…
US officials have said the intercontinental ballistic missile test-fired by North Korea was something they had “never seen before”. As the West scrambled to assess the threat posed by the missile, which may have the capability of hitting Alaska – and responding by sabre-rattling of its own – Pentagon officials said the two-stage device fired…
In 2002 JustPlanes filmed cockpit operations with Aurigny based in the Channel Islands. The program includes the Saab 340, the trislander and on this trailer the Shorts 360. For the full film visit http://www.worldairroutes.com/Aurigny.html
China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS) has signed with Airbus a General Terms Agreement (GTA) for the purchase of a total of 140 aircraft. The agreement comprises of 100 A320 Family aircraft and 40 A350 XWB Family aircraft, reflecting the strong demand of Chinese airlines in all market segments including domestic, low cost, regional and…
Norwegian has announced two new US routes from London Gatwick with flights now on sale to Chicago and Austin. The announcement comes as the airline celebrates the third anniversary since it first launched low-cost long-haul services from Gatwick. In July 2014, Norwegian launched its first low-cost long-haul flights from London Gatwick to three US cities…
