An Air Caraibes Airbus A330-300 was forced to return to Princess Juliana International Airport after a left-hand engine explosion during take-off. The Airbus A330, with registration F-ORLY, was departing as flight TX-527 from Princess Juliana International Airport, Sint Maarten, to Paris Orly Airport when a loud explosion was heard by witnesses on the ground, forcing…
Ex-‘Baywatch’ Actress Patricia Cornwall was arrested by the FBI after she went on an expletive-laced tirade and slapped a fellow passenger aboard a Delta flight from Tampa to Atlanta. The unhinged woman — identified as Patricia Cornwall — was arrested by the feds after the wild incident aboard Flight 2790 on Thursday, Atlanta police said…
A British Airways jet suffered a shattered windscreen when a block of ice fell from another plane flying 1,000ft above, causing misery for passengers unable to get back to the UK for Christmas. The Boeing 777 was flying from London Gatwick to Costa Rica at 35,000ft when the ice struck its windshield in a ‘one-in-a-million…
A Learjet 35A crashed in a residential area, killing all on board. The aircraft was completing the turn for the final approach to runway 27R at San Diego Gillespie Field, California. It struck Pepper Drive in a residential area of El Cajon, San Diego, 2,6 km east of the runway threshold and burst into flames.…
A private Learjet 35A sustained substantial damage, ripping both engines when it was involved in a hard landing incident at Cancun Airport. The aircraft with registration XA-VDK was operating a flight from Opa-Locka Executive Airport, Florida, to Cancun Airport, Mexico, on 21st December. The private aircraft made a hard landing at Cancun Airport due to…
Passengers on an Air Canada Airbus A330 were forced to disembark on the runway at Montreal International Airport after two tires burst on landing. The Airbus A330-300, with registration C-GFAF, was operating flight AC901 from Fort Lauderdale International Airport to Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport when two out of ten tires were punctured upon landing…
A United Express Embraer ERJ-145LR sustained damage during an engine runup event at Kingman Airport in Arizona. The Embraer ERJ-145 with registration N16911 was involved in the incident on 22nd December. One person on the ground was seriously injured after the aircraft surged ahead during the engine test, hitting two ground vehicles. The aircraft was…
A United Airlines Boeing 767 was captured taxiing all alone at Santiago de Chile Airport, Chile. Luckily, the aircraft didn’t strike anything. The United Boeing 767 taxied on its own with the towbar still attached. The aircraft was probably being prepared for a ground movement, or it had just been moved. The presence of the…
On Tuesday morning, a Martinaire Cessna 208 aircraft crashed into a field near Fulshear, Texas, killing its sole pilot and the paraglider. The Cessna crashed after it collided with a paraglider en-route from Houston-George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Victoria Regional Airport at around 9:40 a.m. The single-engine plane was at an altitude of 4800 feet…
An Aer Caribe Antonov An-26 sustained substantial damage to its right-wing when its ring wingtip hit the ground in a low-level fly-by. The aircraft was performing an extremely high-speed, low altitude pass at Mitu Airport in Colombia when the top of its right-wing hit the runway while it was banking along the runway. The pilots…
Police reportedly responded to a ‘bomb threat’ at Gatwick Airport today, leaving passengers stuck on the runway surrounded by armed police. One passenger said police spent five hours screening people and their luggage, however they did not find anything suspicious. BREAKING: Gatwick Airport says an apparent bomb threat was made this morning to a Turkish…
Ryanair Boeing 737 sustained damage to its right engine after it began to taxi prematurely with its tow bar still attached after pushback. The Boeing 737-800, with registration 9H-QAH, was scheduled to depart as flight FR2907 from Frankfurt International Airport to Puerto del Rosario Airport on 17th December. The tow bar remained attached below the…