Eurowings flight #EW9224 flying from Germany to Gothenburg was forced into an emergency landing Friday night after a crack appeared in the windshield of the cockpit. The aircraft, with 106 passengers on board, was travelling from Düsseldorf to Gothernburg’s Landvetter airport. After taking off at around 7pm, it declared an emergency over German airspace, LIVE…
Profits at Dubai-based airline, Emirates have dropped a massive 82% in what the carrier has described as a “brutal” year. The newly published results for 2016/2017 show the airline made AED1.3 billion ($353 million USD) with profits at its parent company, Emirates Group, dropping 70% from last 2015’s record breaking year. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al…
The A350-1000completed successfully its first and unique “Early Long Flight” with 310 passengers on board, including 10 Airbus Flight Test crew members and 13 Virgin Atlantic cabin crew. Test aircraft MSN065 took off from and landed in Toulouse on May 11th after a 12 hour flight. During the long-haul flight the passengers, comprising Airbus employees…
A Russian fighter jet came within 20 feet of a U.S. Navy reconnaissance plane over the Black Sea Tuesday, according to a military spokesperson. A Russian Su-27 fighter approached the U.S. P-8A Poseidon as it was “conducting routine operations in international airspace,” said Capt. Pamela Kunze, a U.S. Naval Forces Europe spokeswoman. The Russian defense…
U.S. and European officials will discuss airline security issues at a meeting in Brussels next week, including possibly expanding the number of airports that ban passengers from carrying electronic devices bigger than cellphones aboard flights, a European Commission spokeswoman said on Friday. U.S. Homeland Security Department Secretary John Kelly told European ministers by phone Friday…
Emirates A380 flight from Dubai to Paris CDG had to divert to Larnaca, Cyprus after birth of a baby boy during the flight. UPDATE 1912 UTC The mother and baby are in Larnaca hospital. The medical condition of the baby is still unknown. UPDATE 1935 UTC Emirates flight just left Cyprus. Report by PaLoungos SteLios Emirates…
Two Muslim men have been taken off a plane bound for Manchester after two women accused them of “making gestures”. They were asked to re-trace their steps through security at Izmir airport in Turkey for extra checks sparked by claims including that they were “going to the toilet to use their phones”. Their Thomas Cook…
A Southwest flight traveling from Tampa to Nashville made an emergency landing at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Southwest Boeing 737 (reg.N626SW) Flight #WN1694 landed safely after indications that there was a performance issue with on of the aircraft’s engines.
Air India flight #AI849 from Delhi to Pune has overshot the runway during landing at Pune airport. For a reason still unknown, the Airbus A321 (reg. VT-PPA) has overshot the runway. Following the incident, an emergency evacuation was carried out. The crew have activated the emergency inflatable slides. All 152 passenger are safe. The runway has been…
The Federal Aviation Administration says a Westjet Air 1200, a Boeing 737, made a contact with a wing of Republic Airline Flight 5899, an Embraer E170, as they were moving on a taxiway at LaGuardia. The incident happened around 8:36 a.m. at the intersection of Taxiway B and Taxiway M, according to the Port Authority. Passengers…
US authorities are considering banning carry-on computers on European flights to the United States an official said on Tuesday. The Department of Homeland Security is close to making a decision on a wider ban as the busy summer transatlantic travel season looms, department spokesman David Lapan said. Airlines flying to the United States from European…
