A JetBlue flight was hit by severe turbulence causing a refrigerator to ‘explode’ and leaving eight people injured. Frightened passengers described the shaking plane as being ‘like a movie’ after oxygen masks fell from above their heads and they were ordered to fasten their seatbelts. The flight from San Juan , Puerto Rico, was travelling to…
This morning, an Air France Airbus A320 (registration F-GKXJ) flight AF1084, taxiing to take off to Tunis, was hit by an Air France Boeing 777-300ER (registration F-GZNT) from Dakar, towed to parking at Paris CDG.
UPDATE Virgin Atlantic #VS20 requesting landing priority due to medical emergency on board. BREAKING Virgin Atlantic #VS20 is declaring an emergency on approach to London Heathrow https://t.co/c3Z2ZGEQmO pic.twitter.com/6JeSRY6kTd — AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) May 10, 2016
A Delta flight DL762 from Atlanta to Chicago made an emergency landing in Nashville Sunday afternoon after engine #2 cowling flew off the plane. According to news reports the aircraft was already approaching the end of its climb-out. When the flight encountered turbulence at 26.000 feet and the pilots received abnormal engine indications. There were 109…
A woman passed out on a flight from Chicago to San Francisco Sunday and was pronounced dead after the flight made an emergency landing in Montana, police say. The Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office says the flight made the emergency landing at the Billings Logan International Airport Saturday night. The woman has not been identified and…
Seventeen passengers were injured today when a Hong Kong Airlines flight hit severe turbulence over Borneo after taking off from the Indonesian resort island of Bali, an airport official said. The extreme weather forced Hong Kong-bound Flight HX6704 carrying 204 passengers and 12 crew to return to Denpasar. “Seventeen people were injured, 12 must be…
Friday, Singapore Airlines flight SQ16 to San Francisco was forced to make an emergency stop during takeoff when the controller told the pilots that Korean Air flight KE929 (Airbus A330-200) to St Petersburg (Russia) was crossing the runway without permission. Bounded for San Francisco, SQ16 flight, which was carrying 186 people on board, was running at 90-100 km/h as it…
#SpotVisual Jet airways flight 9W 2793 from Delhi to Indore skids off runway at Indore airport. All passengers safe pic.twitter.com/FV7561Ix3N — ANI (@ANI_news) 7 mai 2016
An Etihad plane suffered interior damage and 31 passengers were injured after the passenger aircraft hit severe pockets of turbulence on a Jakarta bound flight, the airline confirmed on Wednesday. The Etihad Airways flight EY474 was en route from Abu Dhabi to Jakarta when it “encountered severe and unexpected turbulence about 45 minutes prior to…
Two Lion Air planes, one heading to Denpasar and the other going to Manado, had a minor collision with each other on the runway following what appears to be a communications mishap. “While on the runway, their wings collided, but it must be said that the damage was not significant. However, [the planes] temporarily can’t…
A very serious medical emergency on board Aeroméxico flight #AM683 to Mexico City forced the Boeing 737-800 to divert to Houston international airport. Passengers said the man who died appeared to be elderly. #AviationGeek A passenger passed away on Aeroméxico 683. From ORD to MEX. Aircraft diverted to IAH pic.twitter.com/XAswBZcFdA — Fernando Del Río (@MexicoFER)…
American Airlines flight AA57 to Miami did a U-turn over France at 10:50 LT. The emergency was declared at 11:00 LT and the Boeing 777-300ER returned to London Heathrow due to maintenance issue. UPDATE: American Airlines AA57 landed in London Heathrow at 11:37 LT, pilot asked for normal landing and requested the emergency be cancelled…