BREAKING Two shot at Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport
Authorities received report of shooting at @LASairport approx 5:56 pm. Details given state domestic violence related incident.
ALERT Air china #CA1519 stopped at Beijing as couple missed boarding and rushed to the tarmac
The flight, CA1519 from Beijing to Shanghai, was due to take off at 9:30 am but was delayed for about 20 minutes as a couple refused to listen to crew members and blocked the runway until they were taken away by police. They claimed that they missed the flight because they were not informed about the…
BREAKING A van just crashed into a baggage loader truck at London Heathrow, one injured
At 19:00 local tonight, a van crashed into a baggage loader truck at gate 542 at London Heathrow airport. A baggage handler was injured during the incident as he fell from the truck. Medical services rapidly gave the worker the first aid. We’ll keep you informed as soon as we have more information.
BREAKING Man arrested at London Heathrow under terrorism laws
British police say officers have arrested a 39-year-old man at London’s Heathrow Airport under terrorism laws. Scotland Yard said the man was nabbed on suspicion of possessing terrorist-related material after he arrived at the airport on Saturday. He was taken to a London police station where he remained in custody Sunday. Police say counter-terrorism officers…
EMERGENCY Cell phone battery catches fire aboard Delta #DL2557 to Atlanta
A cell phone battery caused an inflight disruption after catching fire on a Delta McDonnell Douglas MD-88 flight from Norfolk to Atlanta Friday morning. The fire started about 15 minutes after flight 2557’s departure. According to the passenger, retired military personnel aided the flight attendants in extinquising the fire by using a bottle of water until a…
EMERGENCY AirBaltic #BT641 DHC-8 nosewheel collapses during landing at Riga
Latvia’s airBaltic plane Bombardier DHC-8 flying from Riga to Zurich on Saturday was forced to return to the Riga airport to perform an emergency landing. There were 63 passengers on board, including two children and one infant, and four crew members. All passengers have already left the plane and initial reports suggested there were no serious…
NEWS Glasgow-Ibiza flight diverted to Toulouse (France) due to a drunk passenger
A flight from Glasgow to Ibiza was forced to make an emergency landing after a drunken passenger allegedly vomited in the cabin. The ASL Airlines France Boeing 737 had to divert to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport on Wednesday afternoon, where it landed following the incident. UPDATE EMERGENCY ASL Airlines Boeing 737 diverted to Toulouse. pic.twitter.com/HcZNxa4Tds — AIRLIVE.net…
BREAKING British Airways #BA473 to Heathrow has declared an emergency over France
British Airways Airbus A320 flight #BA473 from Barcelona to London Heathrow declared an emergency. Reload the page for updates… UPDATE 1025 UTC We have confirmation British Airways BA473 diverted to Toulouse due to a technical issue. UPDATE 1020 UTC British Airways BA473 landed runway 14R at Toulouse Airport. UPDATE 1002 UTC British Airways BA473 in holding pattern…
ALERT Qantas flight #QF1474 was forced to abort its landing on final approach to Sydney Airport
Qantas flight QF1474 was forced to abort its landing after a “malfunction” alert sounded in the cockpit moments after its wheels were lowered. The Dash 8-300 flight from Canberra to Sydney was descending to runway about 1.45pm and was at 1300ft when the captain suddenly pushed the thrust, raised the wheels and climbed away from…
EMERGENCY Southwest flight makes emergency landing in Chicago Midway due to smoke in cockpit
CHICAGO (AP) — A Southwest Airline aircraft flying from Columbus, Ohio to Denver was forced to make an emergency landing at Chicago’s Midway International Airport. In a statement, a Southwest Airlines spokeswoman says the pilot declared an emergency Tuesday and the flight was diverted to “investigate potential smoke in the cockpit.” The spokeswoman says protocol…
NTSB report: Southwest Boeing 737’s engine damaged when fan blade snapped
A fan blade on a jet engine snapped off a Southwest Airlines plane last month in a violent failure that sent debris slamming into the plane, according to a preliminary investigative report released Monday. Investigators with the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found evidence of a crack “consistent” with metal fatigue in the titanium-alloy…
BREAKING Trigana Air Boeing 737-300F skidded off the runway at Wamena, Papua (video)
Trigana Air Boeing 737-300F (reg. PK-YSY) flightTGN7321 skidded off the runway 33 at Wamena, Papua at 6:55 pm CDT. According to first reports, the left main gear collapsed on landing runway 15. The aircraft slipped during 2.45 km There were no fatalities in this incident. Wamena Airport closed temporarily to evacuate the Boeing B737-300 with serial number…
