A twin-otter aircraft operated by MASwings Sdn Bhd skidded off the runaway upon landing at the Marudi Airport today. All four passengers together with the pilot and his assistant, however, were not injured in the 3.50pm incident. Marudi police chief Deputy Superintendent Gabriel Risut said the aircraft, which had earlier departed from Miri, skidded off…
Over 200 people were evacuated today from the Tallinn airport after one of the passengers announced that there was a bomb in his luggage. After that more than 200 people were evacuated from the airport. Nothing suspicious has been found. The man, who reported about the bomb had already been detained. According to Estonian legislation, he could face up to five years of imprisonment for such an action.…
The man, a resident of Italy, travelling with family died on board an Air France flight that was diverted to Happy Valley-Goose Bay Thursday night, police say. The flight was en route to France when it was diverted to Happy Valley-Goose Bay shortly after midnight due to the medical emergency (heart attack). Upon arrival, RCMP officers and…
A co-pilot about to fly out of Cherry Capital Airport was stopped for possibly being intoxicated. Police found the man had a blood alcohol level of .30 and arrested him. The Talon Air charter plane was scheduled to leave from the general aviation runaway on the north side of Cherry Capital Airport. As the crew was…
A section of terminal 2 at Frankfurt Airport is evacuated due to a suspicious package. Bomb squad just arrived on the site. UPDATE 12:23 UTC Passengers allowed to return to check-in. End of Alert. UPDATE 12:20 UTC Staff returning to check-in desks. Evacuation lifted, pax back in the terminal building. Going to board my flight as well. —…
The @easyJet captain is explaining why we’re being delayed! This is unreal. 2 crew members being offloaded!! pic.twitter.com/59oNzv3uHV — Dan Lobb (@danlobb) August 24, 2016 An easyJet flight from London’s Gatwick Airport to Belfast has faced an hourlong delay after two crew members got into an epic shouting match. Shocked passengers tweeted about the argument…
Japanese carrier ANA said on Thursday it needs to replace damaged compressor blades in the Rolls-Royce engines powering its Boeing 787s, forcing it to cancel some Dreamliners flights over the coming weeks. The carrier said that under certain flying conditions the compressor blades in the engine’s interior showed corrosion. It said it will cancel nine…
Aeromexico has added live television to its Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft. This new service will initially offer two channels – Sport 24 for live sporting action from around the world, and CNN International. In partnership with Panasonic Avionics, the service will be available to passengers from both the seatback inflight entertainment and communications system and…
Thomson flight to Paphos returned to Birmingham, after severe bird strike during take-off. Two loud bangs and smoke reportedly came from the left engine. ALERT Thomson #TOM7352 Boeing 737 returned to Birmingham after 2 bangs and smoke coming from engine – @MattyPloyal — AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) August 24, 2016 Flight #TOM7352 Boeing 737 (reg. G-FDZE) circled for a short time…
