The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a Miami-bound Delta Air Lines flight aborted takeoff Wednesday to avoid another aircraft at Atlanta’s airport, the FAA said. The departing plane had to execute a “high-speed slowdown,” according to the airline. Flight 873 was cleared for departure at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport as Delta flight 749 crossed the…
The incident, which occurred shortly after 3:30 p.m. local time, severely damaged the nose of the Airbus 321. American Airlines said in a statement that Flight 2310, bound for Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, returned to Seattle “due to a bird strike, which struck the nose of the aircraft.” Airline spokesman said the plane “landed safely…
Aircraft on approach to London Heathrow a short time ago during thunderstorm pic.twitter.com/7Ila7rYwD2 — Flight Alerts ⚠ (@FlightAlerts777) April 27, 2016
Xiamen Airlines, Boeing’s only carrier, have finalised an order for 10 Boeing B737-800 Next Generation aircraft. The order is valued at $960 million and will be published on the Boeing website when “all contingencies are cleared”. “The 737-800 is the best-selling version of the highly successful Next-Generation 737 family,” said Ihssane Mounir, senior vice president,…
Delta #DL444 from JFK to Rome declared an emergency. The A330-300 is still heading to Rome FCO, starting approach. BREAKING Delta #DL444 to Rome is declaring an emergency. Live: https://t.co/5fYTk8bAUJ pic.twitter.com/rLyUjQtt1t — AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) April 27, 2016
Stuck in Singapore Airlines flight SQ-403 at the Delhi airport with fire engines on call. Major lack of information as to what the technical error is. We've spent 2+ hours on the airport runway, some without power, with another 1-2 hours expected. The long flight just got longer with a missed connecting flight – Great…
In a festive American football-themed ceremony held yesterday, Airbus marked the official handover of its first A320 Family aircraft produced at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama. Appropriately, the no. 1 aircraft was delivered to U.S.-based JetBlue – a milestone that underscored the strong global “team” behind Airbus’ position as a leading aircraft…
China Southern Boeing 737-800 was hit by a baggage loading vehicle earlier today 12:30pm (25 April 2016) at the Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The flight (0392) was scheduled to fly to Guangzhou in China at about 12:30pm. A cargo vehicle dashed it on the gate just before pushback. More on Bangladesh Aviation Hub
