NEWS Spicejet flight #SG192 forced to land because of ‘extremely pungent’ smell from toilet
A city-bound SpiceJet flight from Bengaluru was today diverted to Hyderabad due to “extremely pungent” smell in the cockpit emanating from the front lavatory of the aircraft. There were 184 passengers and four infants on board the Boeing 737 (reg. VT-SLJ) when the pilot decided to make an unscheduled landing at Hyderabad airport. “Spicejet…
ALERT North Korea fires 4 banned ballistic missiles from Tongchang-ri military base
North Korea fired four banned ballistic missiles on Monday that flew about 620 miles, with three of them landing in waters that Japan claims as its exclusive economic zone, South Korean and Japanese officials said. The test-launches appeared to be a reaction to huge U.S.-South Korean military drills that those countries consider routine but that Pyongyang…
ALERT Jordanian Royal Airways Embraer E-175 skidded off runway at Sulaimaniyah International Airport (Iraq)
A Jordanian Royal Airways flight from Amman to Sulaimaniye skidded off runway. The Embraer E-175 with 30 passengers on board landed safely at Sulaimaniyah International Airport in Iraq. For an unexplained reason, the plane skidded off runway into the grass for few meters before to stop. The pilot was was injured and and taken to the hospital.…
NEWS Jet2 flight #LS670 emergency closes section of M1 near East Midlands Airport
A section of the M1 had to be closed on Saturday after there was an ‘aircraft emergency’ on a flight from Gran Canaria. The motorway was closed in both directions near East Midlands Airport to allow a “clear flight path” for the Boeing 737 reg. G-JZHF on March 4. The pilot of the holiday with…
ALERT Nagano prefectural rescue helicopter crash kills 9 in central Japan
A Nagano prefectural rescue helicopter named Alps crashed on a training flight on March 5, killing all nine people aboard. The prefectural police, Self-Defense Forces, Fire and Disaster Management Agency and other entities resumed the rescue operation in the early morning on March 6.
ALERT ATC strike in France, up to 33% reduction flights from/to Paris
The disturbances to be expected concern the Bordeaux and Brest ACCs, from Monday 6 March to Friday 10 March. They also concern the Aix-en-Provence ACC from Tuesday 7 March to Thursday 9 March. UPDATE Monday 6 March 1000 UTC All regulations due to strike are cancelled until 1500 UTC. Possible regulations might be applied for the…
NEWS ANA unveils special livery for its new A380 fleet
On March 6, All Nippon Airways (ANA) revealed a special livery for the A380. The livery was selected from over 2,000 submissions received in an open competition organised by the carrier. The winning design will be painted on the airline’s first new A380, which will be delivered early in 2019. ANA will operate the aircraft…
VIDEO Guns N’ Roses plane landing at London Stansted
Arrival of an Aeronexus Boeing 767-300 on March 17 just after 3pm local time, with Guns N’ Roses decals. The jet makes it’s landing before being towed into the Diamond Hanger at the airport.
NEWS Russian model and TV presenter was held at Los Angles airport on suspicion of being a spy
Former Playboy model Victoria Bonya, 37, said she was questioned by officers at an airport in Los Angeles. Ms Bonya said: ‘That was a real blow. I thought I was going down and they would deport me. She added the officers asked her about Russian president Vladimir Putin and took her aside after they found…
ALERT A Syrian MiG-23 crashed near Turkey border, pilot ejected
Turkish officials said that an aircraft believed to belong to the Syrian military crashed near the Turkey-Syria border Saturday, with the Syrian opposition claiming to Turkish media they were responsible for shooting the plane down. Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told reporters that “we have information that a MIG model plane belonging to the Syrian regime”…
