A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 and a Cargolux Boeing 747 collided on the ground at Chicago-O’Hare Airport The Southwest flight #WN2750 landed and taxied to wait for its gate to open up. The Cargolux Boeing 747-8F (reg. LX-VCE) was taxiing to the runway for departure when the right-hand wingtip struck the left-hand winglet of the…
Five Airbus A320neos sustained minor damage due to thunderstorm and strong winds at Ahemdabad Airport. Three A320neos of IndiGo, with registration VT-ITD, VT- IVO, and VT-IVQ, whereas two A320neos of Go First, previously known as GoAir, were damaged in the incident. The Go First’s A320neos were registered as VT-WGV and VT-WJG. The airlines have pulled…
A British Airways Boeing Dreamliner suffered a nose wheel collapse at London Heathrow. A British Airways Boeing 787 has suffered a nose gear collapse at London Heathrow Airport this morning. The Boeing 787-8 (reg. G-ZBJB) performed flight #BA881 from Moscow on June 16th. Extent of the damage is currently unknown, further details will be reported…
An Indigo ATR 72-600 suffered a tyre burst during a second attempt to land at Hubbali Airport on Monday this week. The aircraft, with registration VT-IYX, was operating flight 6E-7979 from Kannur to Hubbali in Karnataka with 11 people, including 4 crew members on board. The ATR took off Kanpur at 18:45 and touched down…
A Southwest Airlines flight was forced to divert to Pensacola after a couple onboard started arguing. The man reportedly slapped his companion with his cell phone, and it eventually started to smoulder and emit smoke. After passengers on board shouted saying “FIRE”, the flight attendants rushed towards the couple. The flight attendants immediately placed the…
Eight passengers were injured on a Vistara 737 flight after the aircraft hit severe turbulence minutes before landing. Three of them were seriously injured. The Vistara Boeing 737-800, with registration VT-TGE, was performing flight UK-775 from Mumbai to Kolkata with 113 passengers on board on Monday. The aircraft encountered severe air turbulence while it was…
A LATAM Chile Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner sustained multiple tire blowouts following a heavy landing at Santiago de Chile International Airport. The Boeing 787-9, with registration CC-BGP, was operating flight LA-509 from Miami International Airport to Santiago-Arturo Merino Benitez Airport with 74 people, including 11 crew members on board. The aircraft stopped on taxiway A after…
An American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 was forced to reject a takeoff at high speed. An American Airlines Boeing 737MAX8 (reg. N339SU) experienced a birdstrike. The pilots were forced to abort the take-off at high speed on runway 22 at Kingstown Argyle Airport (TVSA), St.Vincent&Grenadines. The flight #AA1427 to Miami came to a safe…
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 was forced to divert to Albuquerque International Airport after an unruly passenger tried to break into the cockpit. The Boeing 737-900ER, with registration N830DN, was performing flight DL386 from Los Angeles, California, to Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday. Eventually, the flight diverted to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where the FBI was…
A Frontier Airlines Airbus A320 suffered a runway excursing after landing at Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport. The Airbus A320-200, with registration N213FR, was performing flight F9538 from Denver International Airport to Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport with 157 people on board, including six crew members. The Frontier Airlines jet skidded off the end of the runway…
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777-300ER skidded off the runway while taxiing after landing at Lagos International Airport, Nigeria. The Boeing 777, with registration ET-ASL, was performing flight ET3905 from Addis Ababa to Lagos Murtala Mohammed Airport. The aircraft was operating a cargo flight on Wednesday morning. After landing on runway 18L, the aircraft skidded off…
According to the French interior minister, the government has established an interministerial crisis unit to investigate the suspected bomb threat. An Air France plane travelling from N’Djamena to Paris has been evacuated upon landing at Charles de Gaulle Airport due to the suspected presence of an explosive device on board, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin…
