Two aircraft were involved in a ground collision during taxiing at Viracopos Airport, Brazil. A GOL Boeing 738 (reg. PR-GUQ) and Azul E-195 (reg. PR-AYN) were involved in a ground collision during taxiing at Viracopos Airport, Brazil. Repairable damage occurred to left winglet of the Being 737 and the tailcone of the E195.
An Aeromexico Boeing 787-800 was seriously damaged during a hailstorm. On April, 21 2022, the Aeromexico Boeing 787-800 was seriously damaged when it was caught in a severe hailstorm. The aircraft (reg. N966AM) was performing flight #AM179 from Tijuana to Mexico City at around 1900L. Radome, landing lights and wing surfaces were smashed by hail…
A Belgian passenger died on Ryanair flight to Bergamo, Italy, on Sunday evening, 24 April. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. 9H-QBR) was operating Ryanair flight #FR4526 from Brussels to Milan when the crew contacted ATC about the medical emergency. The emergency vehicles intervened directly on the runway for rescuers to board the plane immediately. Unfortunately, the…
On March 5, pilots of Air France flight AF11 reported a serious issue with commands on final approach to Paris. The Boeing 777 (reg. F-GSQJ) was on approach to runway 26L when the crew reported an issue. Pilots said ‘the plane didn’t respond to the commands’ and started to deviate to its left. The Bureau…
A California woman went on a tirade against airline workers and escaped an airplane through the emergency exit and inflatable slide just before takeoff in Buffalo, New York on Tuesday. The woman, Cynthia McKnight, reportedly ran around on the airport tarmac before being apprehended by police, according to WIBV 4. McKnight’s flight was on board…
The Czech airport authorities received anonymous threat against a LOT plane flying from Warsaw to Prague. The authorities of the Vaclav Havel airport in Prague received anonymous threat about potential threat in the LOT Polish Airlines plane, which was operating on the flight LO527 from Warsaw to Prague. There were 58 passengers and 4 crew…
US Capitol Police issues alert to evacuate buildings due to “tracking an aircraft that poses a probable threat to the Capitol complex”. UPDATE Police say ‘no threat’ at US Capitol after evacuation. Evacuation at the U.S. Capitol caused by U.S. Army team skydiving into stadium for the Washington Nationals. UPDATE A DHC-6-400 Twin Otter from…
Passengers on an Aer Lingus flight from Zurich to Dublin on Saturday were told the aircraft was going to make an emergency landing into the sea. “I was sitting down near the back with my son, who had headphones on,” said a passenger who lives in Zurich and was on the flight. As best he…
An easyJet holiday flight had to make an emergency landing after a cockpit accident that left the passenger jet‘s captain with a dislocated shoulder. The senior officer was in so much pain he was unable to continue flying forcing the plane to divert to the nearest airport. The First Officer on the flight from Luton…
A Groundforce car has ended up trapped under the belly of a Ryanair Boeing 737. Yesterday (April 12) a minor incident occurred at the Alicante airport, with a parked Boeing 737-800 aircraft and a car from a handling company. The handling agent forgot the parking brake, then the car rolled under the fuselage of the…
A DC-3 veered left off the runway after landing at San Felipe’s dirt runway. The old DC-3 landed at San Felipe’s dirt runway and the aircraft veered left off the runway and came to a stop off the runway with the right main gear strut collapsed. The Aliansa Douglas DC-3T HK-5016 was operating from Inirida…
Serbia will send official requests to Russia and NATO over an incident in which a fighter jet, presumably a NATO one, used a civilian plane of Air Serbia to enter the Russian airspace, Serbian President told the national television. “The plane was not far from the Russian border with Latvia, we were warned to try…