Operations interrupted at LAX due to a man running across the airfield
A man was arrested after he ran onto the runway at Los Angeles International Airport. Police say the man most likely scaled a fence, and he was caught minutes after being spotted.
BREAKING Technical issues at Sydney Airport terminal 1 & 2 causing major disruptions
Problems at Sydney Airport has caused hundreds of passengers to be delayed, with the airport asking for people to avoid terminals 1 & 2. There are reports that a technical issue is affecting people near the security and check-in areas. Sydney Airport said it was “experiencing technical issues at T1 and T2 causing interruptions to…
New search for flight #MH370 to end mid-June
A search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is expected to complete its survey by mid-June, the Southeast Asian nation said on Saturday, as families marked the fourth anniversary of one of aviation’s greatest mysteries. Malaysia agreed to pay U.S. firm Ocean Infinity up to $70 million if it found the plane within 90 days.…
Airbus confirms adjusted production rates for A380 and A400M programmes
Following the previously announced changes to the A380 and A400M delivery plans, Airbus (stock exchange symbol: AIR) confirms the formal adjustment of production rates for its A380 and A400M programmes. The new plan, which was presented to the European Works Council today, involves the production of six A380s per year starting from 2020 and eight…
ALERT British Aerospace RJ-85 made an emergency landing after one of its engines exploded mid flight
A passenger jet was forced to carry out an emergency landing after one of its engines exploded just half an hour after takeoff. The Tez Jet airline British Aerospace RJ-85 returned to Manas International Airport in the capital of the ex-Soviet state of Kyrgyzstan after the alarming incident. In footage, part of the broken engine…
BREAKING Russian Antonov An-26 crashed near Hmeimim Base in Syria, 32 dead
All people on board of the aircraft, including 26 passengers and six crew members died in the incident, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The Russian An-26 plane crashed near Syrian Hmeimin base on Tuesday when landing, according to the ministry of defense. Please reload the page for updates… UPDATE 1359 UTC According to preliminary information, the incident could have been…
ALERT Part of roof collapsed at China’s Nanchang Airport (video)
Part of a roof at Nanchang Changbei International Airport in China collapsed on Sunday (Mar 4) amid strong winds and a torrential downpour, local media reports said. No one was injured in the incident, which took place at the entrance of the airport’s Terminal 2 arrival hall at around 3.30pm, according to the China News Service…
ALERT Iran to transfer black box of crashed Aseman airline ATR-72 to France for further investigation
A senior Iranian official announced on Monday that the country will likely transfer the black box of the crashed Aseman airline ATR-72 plane to France for further investigation. “The black box of the ATR plane was found and is under preliminary studies by experts,” Managing-Director of Atiyeh Saba holding company Vali Azarnoush, whose firm is…
BREAKING A passenger tried to enter cockpit of an EgyptAir plane from Oman to Cairo
A passenger has tried to enter the cockpit of an EgyptAir plane, which was en route from Oman to Cairo. According to the news portal “Yoom7”, an attempt to break into the cabin occurred on the 26th minute of the flight. One of the passengers attacked the flight attendants and tried to break into the…
ALERT Cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of crashed Aseman Airlines ATR-72 #EP3704 have been found
Iranian officials announced on Saturday that the flight recorder, also known as the black box from Tehran-Yasuj passenger plane, which crashed on Feb. 18, was found by the searchers. Fourteen days after Tehran-Yasuj flight crashed in the mountains within 14 miles of destination landing port, the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder, known as…
