Just days before the third anniversary of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, Australia’s former Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the search for the missing plane should continue at a location further south of where investigators believe the plane went down. The multimillion-dollar search for the Boeing 777-200 was suspended in January after no…
A Boeing 737 diverted to Denver on Monday evening after encountering severe turbulence. American Airlines Flight #AA1296 from San Diego to Chicago ORD landed at Denver International Airport at 0130 UTC. There were 148 passengers and six crew members on board which landed without incident. Medical services greeted the plane and five passengers asked for medical…
Yesterday, Turkmenistan Airlines flight #T5429 (Boeing-757 reg. EZ-A011) en route from Ashgabat (Capital of Turkmenistan) to Birmingham made an emergency landing in Russia’s southern city of Volgograd over the death of a passenger. “The decision to make an emergency landing was taken by the pilot when the passenger was still alive but when the plane landed in Volgograd…
On Saturday, Air Canada Flight 623 was traveling from Halifax to Toronto Pearson airport with 118 persons on board. Towards the end of the flight, the aircraft (an Airbus A320) was flying an Instrument Landing System approach to runway 15R. Just after midnight, during the landing sequence, the aircraft traveled through the grass on…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Five people are feared dead after a small charter plane “came in low and fast” before crashing into the Direct Factory Outlet shopping centre in Melbourne, causing a large explosion and sending plumes of black smoke into the air. It’s understood the Beechcraft B200 Super King Air aircraft was a charter flight headed to King Island off…
Jet Airways Boeing 777-300ER flight #9W118 from Mumbai to London Heathrow was intercepted over the German airspace. Thursday, February 16th, 2017 a Jet Airways Boeing 777-300ER (reg. VT-JEX) was intercepted by two German Eurofighter Typhoon jets near Cologne after losing communications with Air Traffic Control. A pilot of British Airways flight #BA2042 from Male to London Gatwick was…
Turkish Airlines flight #TK17 returned to the gate at Istanbul Ataturk Airport after a bomb threat note was found in toilets. The Boeing 777-300ER (reg. TC-LJH) to Toronto (Canada) was already pushed back from the gate but a note wrote in english was found left in the toilet: “I am coming to you with Toronto bomb”.…
The two-seat PC-7 aircraft, part of the Patrouille Suisse aerobatic team, was flying on a training exercise when it brought down the cable that carries an overhead television camera for ski races, said police in canton Graubünden. The camera fell right into the final end of the ski run area. The plane landed safely but…
