An Iran Air flight from Tehran to Istanbul that left Imam Khomeini International Airport was forced to land at Mehrabad airport due to a technical failure, Mehr news agency reported. According to Iran’s Tasnim news agency, the Airbus A300-600 passenger airliner operated by Iran Airtour bound for Istanbul had to turn back and land at…
The Avianca flight #AV693 from San Jose, Bogota performed an emergency landing in Panama City this January 23 in the morning. According to the airline, the aircraft encountered severe turbulences during its flight, which forced the crew to divert to Panama for an emergency landing at 4:41 am. Upon arrival, the 108 passengers and 5…
Bad weather is affecting flights to and from Keflavik Airport. Most flights are cancelled on Thursday morning due to extreme weather at Keflavik Airport. Isavia, which operates Keflavík Airport, operates in accordance with rules on actions and responses when the weather conditions at Keflavík Airport are severe. These rules focus on ensuring the safety of…
Brad New British Airways Airbus A350-1000 has been lightly damaged at Tel Aviv. British Airways A350-1000 (only one month old) performed flight #BA163 from London Heathrow to Tel Aviv on 19th January. The aircraft (reg. G-XWBD) suffered a hard landing runway 12 at Tel Aviv. The aircraft suffered light damages and needed checks forcing the…
A Delta flight slid off the pavement Friday morning at Kansas City International Airport in Missouri, an airport spokesman said. Delta Flight 1114 was taxiing from the airport terminal when its nose wheel dropped off the taxiway pavement. The aircraft that slid off of Taxiway Juliet at taxi speed: Delta 1114 to Detroit with 129…
A United Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport after an apparent engine fire. Video recorded by a passenger early Thursday morning showed sparks coming from right engine. United said the plane experienced a mechanical issue. The airline issued the following statement: United 1871 from Newark, New Jersey…
Emergency services reported no injuries or aircraft damage, ascertaining the jet had landed on a non-operational runway. An IrAero Superjet 100, en route from Sabetta, the Tyumen Oblast, Russia, performed a charter flight #SU95 to airport Domodedovo in Moscow. No casualties were reported, and the plane sustained no damage, according to preliminary data. The Superjet…
A flight attendant has been seriously injured after falling from the door of a parked plane. Finnair flight attendant has been hospitalized after falling from an aircraft. The A320 was parked at Helsinki airport when the flight attendant apparently opened the aft door and tumbled to the ground. He is not in a life threatening…
A large fire caused planes to be evacuated and flights to be diverted at Alicante Airport. Pictures showed clouds of smoke covering Alicante Airport in southeastern Spain where a fire raged for more than half an hour. Buildings were evacuated and travellers are still facing severe delays to their journeys as as of 3.30pm…
Security camera video shows for the first time that Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 was struck by two missiles fired from an Iranian military site about eight miles away, according to a report. The New York Times reported that it has verified the footage, which helps explain why the Boeing 737-800’s transponder stopped working seconds before…
Delta Flight #DL89 to Shanghai reported an engine failure (compressor stall) on departure from Los Angeles LAX. UPDATE FAA says a review of ATC communications show the pilots of Delta flight 89 did not tell controllers they were going to dump fuel. Audio shows pilot says: “We’ll turn back into LA.” ATC: “Ok so…
On January 9, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing B737-700 impacted a massive grasshoppers swarm, (a species of grasshopper that moves in groups of millions of individuals). The aircraft (reg. ET-ALN) was operating flight #ET363 flight between the City of Djibouti and Dire Dawa. At first, the aircraft hit few grasshoppers and the crew decided to continue…
