American Airlines is investigating after a 1-year-old boy was hit in the head by an oxygen tank that fell from the ceiling during a flight to Dallas-Fort Worth Airport. According to the toddler’s mother, 33-year-old Jennifer Zanone of Denver, the incident occurred on American Airlines flight AA126 traveling from Hong Kong to DFW around 3:30…
An Allegiant MD83 skidded off the runway at the Sioux Falls Regional Airport Sunday. Allegiant Air confirms the plane was flight #G4456 from Las Vegas to Sioux Falls. It touched down at 11:43 a.m. Sunday. Allegiant said heavy snow conditions and crosswinds caused the plane to slide 20 feet off the runway. Airport Executive Director…
A Jet Airways plane, with 133 people onboard, hit a parked catering vehicle at the Delhi airport tonight, officials said. No one was injured in the incident that took place around 8 pm on Sunday when the Jet airways flight from Dubai arrived at the Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport here,…
According to reports, a Singapore Airlines budget carrier Scoot flight returned to Changi Airport after an alleged bomb threat. Flight TR634 en route to Hat Yai which left Changi Airport at 1.20 pm was escorted back by Singapore’s air force. The Airbus A320 (reg. 9V-TAN) aircraft landed safely at 15.23 (07.23 UTC). The Singapore Police Force…
Firefighters responded to a building collapse near Hobby Airport, Houston. According to ABC13, police received a call a little after midnight to assist the fire department at the hangar for Jet Linx, a private jet company. Video from our Eyewitness News crew shows part of the hangar collapsed on top of a plane, and debris scattered…
Airports across Europe warned of disruptions on Tuesday (Apr 3) after a technical problem at Eurocontrol, the agency that runs the EU’s air traffic control system. The Agence France Presse news agency is now reporting that Eurocontrol has said that around half of all flights in Europe are facing delays. UPDATE Eurocontrol: As from 1520…
Stansted Airport’s terminal was partially evacuated after a bus caught fire close to the main building. At least one fire engine rushed to the scene and police diverted traffic away from the terminal. UPDATE 21:00 UTC All departing flights until midnight have now been cancelled and passengers are asked to leave the Airport. UPDATE 19:32 UTC…
Two Mexican Aeromar ATR aircraft collided on ground at the Mexico City International Airport in Mexico on Thursday early morning. The Aeromar ATR 72-600 with registration XA-UYY collided with the tail of a parked Aeromar ATR-42-500 with registration XA-UAV during a engine run up test. XA-UYY’s port engine propeller, rudder and rear fuselage of of…
The tyre of an IndiGo ATR-72 from Tirupati burst during landing at the Hyderabad airport on Wednesday night, forcing the airline to evacuate the 77 people on board. The IndiGo flight took off from Tirupati at 8.50 pm and landed at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad around 10 pm, The Hindu reported. The…
According to reports, an Airbus A319 has struck a ground crew member at Gatwick airport during pushback. Passengers were stuck onboard the Russia-bound aircraft for more than two hours as emergency services attended the scene. The Rossiya aircraft to St Petersburg was suddenly halted moments before take-off and kept on the tarmac. Twitter user Flora…
In a bid to save a passenger’s life, a China Eastern Airlines pilot decided to dump 30 tonnes of jet fuel in the air last Friday (March 23) in order to make an emergency landing. Chinese media reports said that a 60-year-old woman had felt unwell and complained of breathing difficulties while on flight #MU587…
S7 Airlines Flight #GH173 to Novosibirsk had to abort take-off late on Tuesday, when the pilots of the Boeing 737 plane noticed smoke in the cockpit. The runway was immediately closed off and passengers were ordered to leave the plane via inflatable slides. The evacuation took place in total darkness, lit only by the flashing…
