BREAKING Right gear of Flybe flight collapsed at Amsterdam Schiphol
Flybe flight #BE1284 DHC-8 right landing gear collapsed. Highest crash alarm initiated, was downgraded shortly after first responders were on scene. 59 POB (49 pax, 10 crew), no reported injuries. All persons are additional checked upon in one of the piers. All firefighting services have left the scene. Handed over to airport authority. Situation probably…
EMERGENCY Flybe #BE783 Glasgow Birmingham inflight engine shut down
A Flybe plane with up to 78 passengers and crew was forced to make an emergency landing today after one of its engines failed mid-flight. John MacInnes posted a photo of the moment he realised the propeller had stopped on the 9am service from Glasgow to Birmingham. Down safe n’ sound thanks to the professionalism of…
NEWS Virgin flight from Sydney makes emergency landing at Newcastle airport due electrical fire in cockpit
A Virgin flight heading to Sydney from Port Macquarie had to make an emergency landing at Newcastle airport on Wednesday. Raymond Terrace Fire and Rescue were called to the airport after the Virgin aircraft developed smoke in the cockpit during its flight. After the plane landed safely and all passengers and aircrew disembarked safely, fire crews…
ALERT Video released shows Harrison Ford near miss with American Airlines B737 during landing
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, Harrison Ford was cleared by air traffic controllers to land on runway 20L and correctly repeated the clearance but then landed on a taxiway adjacent to the runway. On its descent, the single-engine Aviat Husky passed over the American Airlines Boeing 737 which was waiting just short of…
NEWS Baggage handlers warned to stop urinating in plane holds
Staff have been ticked off for relieving themselves inside the massive holds of Boeing 747s because they cannot be bothered to trek back to the airport building. Urine is highly corrosive and engineers are said to have discovered several areas of flaking metalwork on the inside of planes — although there is no suggestion any…
NEWS This how will look Manchester Airport after a £1bn expansion
A fly-through the departure hall of the future Terminal 2 at Manchester Airport following the Manchester Airport Transformation Programme. SHOW MORE
VIDEO SWISS C Series and Patrouille Suisse at the spectacular airshow above St. Moritz last week
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships St. Moritz 2017 took place on 6-19 February. Visitors enjoyed unforgettable moments on the ground and in the air. SWISS, as official airline and partner, teamed up with Patrouille Suisse to take the event in St. Moritz to further heights.
ALERT Security breach allows 11 unchecked passengers on flights at JFK
Eleven people walked through an unscreened security lane at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Monday morning and apparently boarded flights to unknown destinations, officials told NBC News. None of them were checked by Transportation Safety Administration personnel, an airport official and senior law enforcement official said. The TSA said in a…
