A Qantas flight has been forced to make an emergency landing in Perth today after after fumes were noticed in the cabin. Qantas flight QF1623 operated by a Fokker 100 was headed from Newman to Perth. It was only moments before touchdown the crew noticed the smell and fumes. According to Perth Airport officials, the…
Jetstar Airbus A320 flight #JQ956 from Sydney to Cairns diverted to Brisbane due to engine issue. Passengers described how smoke had filled the cabin about 40 minutes into the flight, they also heard a strange ‘scraping’ sound. The captain decided to shut down one of the engines in flight as precaution. The airline later confirming an…
Thom Richard was preparing to take off in the Gold Formula One event at the National Championship Air Race in Nevada on Sunday when his engine started sputtering. The Swedish-born pilot immediately turned his engine off. He opened the canopy of his plane, Hot Stuff, as he signalled to ground crews that he couldn’t fly. However, it appears this message wasn’t delivered…
A Bengaluru-bound IndiGo flight 6E202 made an emergency landing yesterday as a two-month old baby, suffering from a heart ailment, required immediate medical attention, an airport official said. However, despite the efforts, the child could not be saved and was declared brought dead at a city hospital. The aircraft landed here at around 2.30 PM to address the…
A Saudi Arabian Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Cairo International Airport after an American passenger, 67, died aboard. The flight took off from Jeddah and was en route to the US. While the plane was crossing the Egyptian Airspace, the Arab-born American citizen’s health started deteriorating. A doctor examined him after the plane landed and…
For a reason unknown yet, an evacuation slide was triggered inside Aeromexico Embraer 190 at Puerto Vallarta International Airport in Mexico. The door may have been still armed when it was opened from outside, triggering the inflatable slide. The incident happent around at 1420 local time with passengers still on board. More information as soon as we…
China Eastern Airlines flight #MU5935 from Kunming skidded off runway 17 at Dali airport (China). The Boeing 737-700 (reg. B-5242) left the runway on landing for a reason not known yet. The front landing gear bogged down into the grass.
A flight from Phoenix has been forced to make an emergency landing on Tuesday morning after experiencing a landing gear fault. American Airlines flight AA574 from Phoenix headed to Tampa was less than an hour away from landing when the pilots of the Airbus A320 aircraft discovered a possible fault in the landing gear. The…
The Costa Rican authorities suspended operations at the country’s main airport Monday after the nearby Turrialba volcano erupted, sending a thick ash cloud into the sky. The San Jose international airport was temporarily closed for security reasons because the volcanic ash could cause problems for planes, the civil aviation authority said. Airport sources said eight…
A Southwest Airlines flight bound for Nashville, Tennessee made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport Monday night after the plane blew a tire. While it was a tense time for the passengers and crew, no one was injured after the aircraft made a safe landing. Southwest Flight #WN2634, which took off from LAX, landed on…
A Saudi Airlines Boeing 777 with around 300 passengers onboard has been isolated at Manila airport in the Philippines, after the pilot was advised that the plane was under threat, Reuters reports citing communications from the control tower. UPDATE 0905 UTC Some passengers are now disembarking. UPDATE 0914 UTC All hand baggages of passengers will pass…
