The measures announced ‘out of the blue’ this morning will affect nine airlines from eight countries including Dubai, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar – due to ‘unspecified terrorism threats’. PM’s spokesman: passengers not allowed in plane cabin with phones, laptops or tablets larger than 16cm in length, 9.3cm width & 1.5cm depth Mobile phones are…
A cargo flight from London Stansted to Doha was intercepted this morning by Hungarian fighter jets. A McDonnell Douglas MD-10 (reg. N330AU) took off from London Stansted at 0739 UTC and entered Hungarian airspace at 0911 UTC but didn’t contact the Hungarian Air Traffic Control after it entered the Hungarian airspace. The aircraft was flying according to the flight plan but the Hungarian…
A South Supreme Airlines plane crashed at South Sudan’s Wau airport with 44 passengers on board. Fire engines rushed to the plane when it crash-landed and started to burn. The number of casualties is unclear. South Supreme Airlines is a South Sudanese airline which began operations in September 2013. The airline was formed using the fleet of…
An easyJet flight was targeted by a laser beam as it tried to land in Gibraltar on Thursday evening in strong winds. Thursday March, 16 the Airbus A319 (reg.G-EZGE) from Bristol aborted its first attempt to land due to the winds but as it came in for a second try, a laser beam was shone at…
Southwest Airlines confirms that a flight from Phoenix to Atlanta Saturday morning had to make an emergency landing. Flight #WN118 had a pressurization issue, prompting the pilots to initiate a controlled descent and divert to Amarillo, Texas. The airline said the pilots “followed emergency procedure to reach a safe altitude” and landed at the nearest…
Wind made spun a Boeing 737 today a Dublin Airport. The wind of 20 kt gusting to 30 kt was not that strong but enough to move a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 today at Dublin Airport. The right wind of the aircraft has hit a lamppost but didn’t clip other aircraft around.
A Titan Airways charter flight from London Stansted to Poland made an emergency landing this morning at Amsterdam Airport. The Mayday was declared at 0943 UTC by the Boeing 767 (reg. G-POWD) due to depressurization. The plane, flight number AWC941, was on the way to the Polish city of Rzeszow. The Boeing 767 safely landed…
Terminal West of Paris Orly Airport (ORY) was evacuated after a man was shot dead. The man stole the weapon of a Sentinel Operation soldier. Please reload the page for updates… UPDATE 1430 UTC Terminal South at Paris ORY is now open. UPDATE 1255 UTC No more diversions, all flights are now allowed to land…
The Saab 340 flight #ZL768, carrying 16 passengers and three crew, was about 10 nautical miles from Sydney Airport when its right-hand propeller flew off, leading the two pilots to declare a PAN, which is one step down from a full-scale Mayday. The pilots are understood to have felt a vibration and were about to…
Former USA president Barack Obama landed yesterday landed in French Polynesia. The Gulfstream G550 (reg. N785QS) took off from Honolulu and landed at Faa’a International Airport near the capital of Papeete at 1520 local time. The former president didn’t stay long as he boarded an Air Tetiaroa Twin Otter (reg. HB-LRN) half an hour later to Tetiaroa. Thanks to AvGeeksTahiti
