Gothenburg airport has been evacuated after a bag with “traces of explosives” was discovered in the departure hall. The suspect object was believed to have been found in the departure hall of Landvetter airport, located just outside Gothenburg, by airport staff after it was found standing at a counter in the departure hall. Checkout staff made several…
Qantas flight #QF94 from Los Angeles to Melbourne has been turned around two hours after take-off when sparks were seen coming from an engine. The A380 had been due in Melbourne on Sunday morning, but the pilot was forced to turn the flight around mid-air after one of four engines on board failed. It…
An Aeromexico passenger jet collided with a utility truck on a taxiway of Los Angeles International Airport shortly after landing on Saturday, injuring eight employees who were aboard the truck, but no one on the plane was hurt, authorities said. The cause of the mishap, which damaged the right wing of the Boeing 737 and…
Two military fighter jets escorted American Airlines #AA31 aircraft on Friday after a man allegedly tried to break into the cockpit. The airline said Flight #AA31, an Airbus A321 aircraft, landed safety at Honolulu International Airport at 11:35 a.m. local time. The flight originated from Los Angeles International Airport. “Two Pacific Command F-22 Raptors from…
A United Express flight 6073 from Toronto to Houston blew a tire during an unscheduled landing at Louisville International Airport Thursday morning after an in-flight mechanical issue, a spokeswoman for Louisville Regional Airport Authority said. Live aerials from Air 3 showed all the tires on both main gears of the Embraer 175 were flat. Airport…
A JetBlue flight #B61808 to New York returned to Washington, D.C. Wednesday night after possibly striking a bird. The Federal Aviation Administration says the pilot declared an emergency. Some 15 minutes after Flight 1808 departed from Washington’s Dulles International Airport for New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport , the captain told passengers they would…
Germany’s Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) has strongly recommended an “urgent review” of spacing between heavy aircraft and smaller jets after a dramatic midair incident involving a Sydney-bound Emirates A380 and a Bombardier Challenger jet in January. The private jet plunged 9000-feet (2.7km) and spiralled several times after being hit by wake turbulence…
An Ontario man is in federal custody in the United States after allegedly assaulting members of an Air Canada flight crew and trying to open the door of a plane while it was in flight. Brandon Michael Courneyea was arrested on Monday after Air Canada Rouge flight #AC1805 from Montego Bay, Jamaica, to Toronto diverted…
A terminal at Berlin Schoenefeld airport has been evacuated after a suspected tear gas outbreak, the airport operator said on Tuesday. “Terminal D cleared due to suspected tear gas. Fire brigade ventilates building,” Berlin Airport said on Twitter, adding it may lead to delays. Schoenefeld airport is to the southeast of Berlin and is mainly…
Changi Airport staff are evacuating passengers out of Terminal 2’s departure hall right now, with reports of smoke emerging. UPDATE 1053 UTC Changi Airport says cause of fire identified, “situation under control” but flight operations affected. UPDATE 1048 UTC This is the statement from the Changi Airport Group: “The fire alarm was activated at Changi Airport Terminal 2 at…
Egypt Air flight #MS-955 to Beijing suffered uncontained failure of the left engine on takeoff. The Air Airbus A330-200 (reg. SU-GCI) rejected takeoff from Cairo due to failure of engine #1 which caused an important hole in the cowl.
A Learjet 35 crashed on approach to Runway 1 at Teterboro Airport at 3:30 pm today. The aircraft went down about 1/4 mile from the airport in a residential area. Plane crash @NBCNewYork @ABC7 pic.twitter.com/lVIdU2lFfK — Godwin (@GodwinClassic33) May 15, 2017 Please reload the page for updates… UPDATE 2039 UTC Carlstadt police confirm 2 people…
