A Boeing 737-800 (reg. D-ASXO) of the Turkish airline Sun Express #XG3264 skidded off runway into the grass at Stuttgart airport. The aircraft was on the grass, but too close to the runway which was immediatly closed and all flights diverted. 200 passengers were on board the Boeing. The traffic resumed before 1600 local time. According to a…
Lisbon airport was closed for about 30 minutes on Saturday, at about 2030LT due to an unidentified persons close to the runway. Five TAP flights were diverted to Porto and Faro. Source
At least 16 people were feared dead after a hot air balloon caught fire and crashed in a pasture near the central Texas city of Lockhart on Saturday morning in one of the deadliest balloon accidents on record. The Federal Aviation Administration said the crash occurred near Lockhart, about 30 miles (50 km) south…
A Jetstar and an AirAsia plane came dangerously close to a midair collision after taking off from the Gold Coast, China’s Xinhua news agency reported Australian authorities as saying. It was reported that the AirAsia Airbus A330 (flight D7206) on its way to New Zealand came within 152 metres of a Jetstar flight that was…
A car was hit by an Air Algerie ATR 72-500 (reg.7T VUW) earlier today in Algier Houari Boumadien International Airport. First report says the car didn’t respect the security distance. No injuries were reported.
An American Airlines flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Seattle declared an emergency and returned to DFW Airport after fire was seen shooting out of one of its engines. The plane carried 130 passengers and a crew of six. Passengers saw flames shooting from an engine of the Airbus 321 aircraft after they heard “a boom”. American…
Yesterday, a SAS Scandinavian Airlines ATR-72 (reg. OY-JZA) flight #SK4567 from Bodö was hit by a catering vehicle at Trondheim airport in Norway. The passengers for the next flight were sent to an other gate.
On Monday, July 25th, the A-26 Invader “Silver Dragon” suffered a nose gear collapse on landing at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016. The crew had already executed a go around after hearing a pop while cycling the gear, and orbited to troubleshoot the problem. Eventually the decision was made to land on runway 36.
A plane skidded off the runway Tuesday afternoon while landing at an airport in Sugar Land, according to police. According to Sugar Land police spokesman Doug Adolph, the twin-engine jet was attempting to land at the Sugar Land Regional Airport when it slid off the north of end of the runway and into a creek.…
Security alert at Geneva airport after possible anonymous phone call. UPDATE 1356UTC Author of anonymous phone call admitted hoax to prevent the departure of her husband. UPDATE 1203UTC Gradual lifting of preventive controls at Geneva airport. Airport officials say: “Following received information, and in the current context of tighter controls, preventative security controls are in progress…
Emirates flight #EK652 from Dubai to Male, with 309 people on board, made an emergency landing in Mumbai. The emergency landing was necessitated after smoke was observed on-board, according to a report by news agency ANI. The aircraft is still in Mumbai. “The ATC declared full emergency at the MIAL (Mumbai International Airport Limited) at 1359…
An FBI forensic examination shows the pilot of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 conducted a flight simulation on his home computer that closely matched the suspected route of the missing Boeing 777 in the southern Indian Ocean, according to a Malaysian government document obtained by New York magazine. The confidential document summarizes Malaysia’s police investigation into…
