NEWS Two pilots flying to Toronto arrested at Glasgow Airport over claims they were drunk
Two pilots have been arrested for allegedly attempting to fly a Airbus A310 from Glasgow Airport to Toronto while under the influence of alcohol. The captain and first officer are due to appear at Paisley Sheriff Court on Tuesday following the incident on the Air Transat aircraft on Monday afternoon. A Police Scotland spokesman said: “Police…
NEWS Large wing piece in Australia to be tested for #MH370 link
A large piece of aircraft debris, believed to be a wing flap, has arrived in Australia for testing as part of the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, officials said Monday. The piece, found by locals on Pemba Island just off the coast of Tanzania on June 23, was now in Canberra, the Australian Transport…
EMERGENCY Pressurisation issue returns American Airlines flight to LaGuardia.
Travellers have had a bad start to their week with an American Airlines flight returning to LaGuardia due to a suspected pressurisation issue. The American Airlines flight AA4595 that was due into Columbus at 8:00am from LaGuardia was diverted back to New York. Unconfirmed reports suggest the diversion was caused due to a malfunction is…
BREAKING Main runway closure due to holes at Manila Airport in Philippines
Emergency runway closure immediately due to soft spot in main Runway 06/24 to avoid damage to aircraft. Closure is upon risk assessment made by airport authorities. Expected flight diversions until on or about 10 p.m. today. Flights using aircraft A320 and below may use Runway 13/31 for flight operations. The broken runway coating damaged flaps…
EMERGENCY Hawaiian Airlines #HA458 bursting 8 tyres during emergency landing at Tokyo
A Hawaiian Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Tokyo early on Monday morning, bursting tyres and forcing the closure of one runway and the cancellation of several other flights. Flight HA458, which departed from Tokyo’s Haneda airport around midnight for Honolulu, returned to Japan after hydraulic system alarm, according to the NHK. The Airbus…
ALERT Boris Johnson plane makes emergency landing at London Luton
A plane carrying the new foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, had to make an emergency landing at Luton airport on Sunday, officials have said. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office confirmed that the aircraft, believed to be an RAF passenger jet, a BAE 146, had experienced a technical fault – thought to be an issue with the…
NEWS Alitalia #AZ827 to Rome was delayed 16h after pilot claimed he was too tired to fly the plane
Alitali flight AZ827 Airbus A321 (reg. EI-IXV) from Beirut to Rome was delayed approximately 16 hours. Passengers did board the plane but the pilot didn’t want to takeoff. He said that he was too tired to fly the plane back to Rome.
BREAKING IranAir #IR712 has declared an emergency and diverting
Iran Air Airbus A300 (25 years old) flight IR712 from Stockholm to Tehran is declaring an emergency and diverting. UPDATE 1437UTC Iran Air flight #IR712 landed runway 34 at Vienna airport. UPDATE 1428UTC Iran Air flight #IR712 is diverting to Vienna. BREAKING IranAir #IR712 has declared an emergency and diverting https://t.co/VB6MmFc5MK pic.twitter.com/oxqljEWau9 — AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) July 13,…
United Airlines #UA2081 from Edinburgh to Chicago declared an emergency
United Airlines #UA2081 Boeing 767-300 from to Edinburgh to Chicago is declaring an emergency and returning. Yesterday, the same same aircraft had an emergency due to fuel leak. The aircraft was being repositioned and was not carrying any customers, returned to Edinburgh Airport after take-off because of a mechanical issue. Reload the page for updates. UPDATE…
