The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a Miami-bound Delta Air Lines flight aborted takeoff Wednesday to avoid another aircraft at Atlanta’s airport, the FAA said. The departing plane had to execute a “high-speed slowdown,” according to the airline. Flight 873 was cleared for departure at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport as Delta flight 749 crossed the…
The incident, which occurred shortly after 3:30 p.m. local time, severely damaged the nose of the Airbus 321. American Airlines said in a statement that Flight 2310, bound for Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, returned to Seattle “due to a bird strike, which struck the nose of the aircraft.” Airline spokesman said the plane “landed safely…
A Lago bound flight has been forced to make an emergency landing in London Heathrow after a passenger became ill. Virgin Atlantic flight VS651 was less than half way through it journey when it declared an emergency and returned too it origin of Heathrow Airport. Specific details on the medical emergency or the passenger’s condition…
Delta #DL444 from JFK to Rome declared an emergency. The A330-300 is still heading to Rome FCO, starting approach. BREAKING Delta #DL444 to Rome is declaring an emergency. Live: https://t.co/5fYTk8bAUJ pic.twitter.com/rLyUjQtt1t — AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) April 27, 2016
Stuck in Singapore Airlines flight SQ-403 at the Delhi airport with fire engines on call. Major lack of information as to what the technical error is. We've spent 2+ hours on the airport runway, some without power, with another 1-2 hours expected. The long flight just got longer with a missed connecting flight – Great…
China Southern Boeing 737-800 was hit by a baggage loading vehicle earlier today 12:30pm (25 April 2016) at the Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The flight (0392) was scheduled to fly to Guangzhou in China at about 12:30pm. A cargo vehicle dashed it on the gate just before pushback. More on Bangladesh Aviation Hub
Recent reports of an unidentified flying object striking a British Airways flight at London’s Heathrow Airport spurred a wave of fear over drones interfering with commercial aircraft. But now it appears the object may have only been a floating plastic bag, according to British transport minister Robert Goodwill. The Telegraph reports that Goodwill could not…
Airlines flying Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets with the latest General Electric Co. engines were ordered to repair them, or swap out at least one with an older model, in an urgent safety directive issued after an in-flight failure. A GEnx-1B PIP2, part of a family of engines plagued by issues related to icing, suffered “substantial damage” in…
A man has died after the JetBlue aircraft he was on made an emergency medical landing at the Wilmington International Airport so that he could be treated. Airport Director Julie Wilsey tells The StarNews of Wilmington that the unidentified passenger suffered an undisclosed medical issue Wednesday night on board the flight from New York to…
