Vueling Airbus A320 flight #VY1241 from Alicante to Cardiff declared an emergency at 1025 UTC, few minutes before landing safely runway 30 at Cardiff airport at 1028 UTC. UPDATE 1050UTC Vueling Airbus A320 flight #VY1241 declared an emergency due to electrical issue.
Manchester runway 23R is closed due to an incident during landing. British Airways Airbus A319 (reg.G-EUPM) flight #BA1370 from London suffered nose gear damage during landing. The aircraft is still stuck on the runway. All flights arrivals and departures are now on runway 23L. UPDATE 1053 UTC Delay now over 45 mins due to aircraft…
A Lufthansa transatlantic flight was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Gander on Tuesday after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit. The Boeing 747-400 aircraft was on a transatlantic flight as LH464 when the pilot’s noticed smoke in the cockpit. The flight’s departure was delayed by an hour for unknown reasons and eventually…
According to the investigation, an Airbus A320 jet was taking off from a runway on Tuesday, as an Airbus A330 cut across his path at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport. The Captain of China Eastern Airlines A320 flight #MU5643 to Tianjin had been cleared for take-off by air traffic control, but an Airbus A330 was crossing the…
Aeroflot plane is being checked by bomb disposal teams in Geneva, Switzerland, after a bomb threat was reportedly received. Geneva Prosecutor’s Office reported the aircraft has been evacuated of all 115 passengers after the threat was received at the airline ticket counter. Flight #SU2381 was bound for Moscow, Russia. A Russian man has reportedly been arrested and…
An American Airlines jet carrying more than 100 people made an emergency at Cold Bay Wednesday morning. Cold Bay Mayor Candace Schaak said the Boeing 787 landed at about 9:45 a.m. carrying a total of 114 people. American Airlines spokesperson said that the 787 diverted to Cold Bay after “an indicator light in the cockpit reported…
An American Airlines flight from Shanghai has been forced to make an unexpected landing in Cold Bay after experiencing engine issues. American Airlines flight AA288 was travelling from Shanghai to Chicago when the crew got a indicator in the cockpit of a potential engine problem. The Boeing 787 landed in Cold Bay at 9:45 am…
Initial findings showed the small plane crash that killed a Jordanian national and injured another man in Connecticut was “an intentional act,” The National Transportation Safety Board announced in a statement Wednesday, adding that the FBI would the lead in the investigation with the NTSB assisting. The unnamed man who survived the crash Tuesday afternoon…
A British woman died just 45 minutes into the three and a half hour flight from the resort of Antalya (Turkey) to Moscow (Russia). The diabetic 50-year-old had left her insulin in her hold luggage and her condition deteriorated soon into the journey. Cabin crew on the aboard the Azur Air flight were unable to resuscitate…
Two planes clipped wing tips at Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday, an FAA spokesperson said. There were no reports of injuries. A Lufthansa Airbus A340 and United Airlines Flight 88 Boeing B777 clipped right wing tips at 5:23 p.m. The United flight from Beijing to Newark was taxiing in the runway after landing when…
Last week, two people have been hospitalised following an incident Thursday at Orlando (Florida) airport. Aer Lingus flight #EI120 was preparing to leave Orlando (Florida) on Thursday evening ahead of Hurricane Matthew when a luggage loader vehicle caught fire damaging the Airbus A330-200 cargo hold. A spokesman for Orlando International Airport confirmed that two baggage handlers…
Investigations have been launched after a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300 was involved in a suspected “tail strike”. Singapore Airlines flight SQ238 was departing Melbourne Airport’s runway 34 on Sunday morning when the aircraft’s tail came in contact with the runway. Singapore Airlines have said the pilot’s did not receive any indications of a tail strike…
