UPDATE 10:22UTC Manchester runway 23L is now open, TAP A319 #TP326 just landed. Runway 2 being cleared @manairport Tap first to land after closure due to Damage to runway @airlivenet @MENnewsdesk pic.twitter.com/JV8wqDmrQJ — Lee Calver (@MeleeWilmslow) January 17, 2016 UPDATE MANCHESTER 05R/23L is being prepared for use but needs to be cleared of snow…
An ongoing hostage situation is being reported at a hotel in the city center of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, after at least three armed turbaned men began shooting at a hotel frequently used by Westerners and UN staff, according to AFP. The shooting was initiated by three armed and turbaned men, an AFP…
UPDATE American Airlines Boeing 767-300 flight #AA45 safely landed at Paris CDG. UPDATE #AA45 is returning to CDG due to maintenance. New departure time is now 3:45p. UPDATE 10:35UTC American Airlines #AA45 to JFK is now declaring an emergency and returning to CDG. UPDATE American Airlines Boeing 767-300 flight #AA45 to JFK is delayed. BREAKING…
American Airlines flight 256, which was bound for New York City, landed safely in Las Vegas at 3:27 p.m. local time after reports of smoke in the cockpit, officials at McCarran Airport said. There were 81 passengers and eight crew members aboard the Airbus A321, which suffered a mechanical issue, American Airlines said. There were…
Channel 2 Delta Airlines flight DL408 lost several pieces during takeoff from Tel Aviv Airport (Israel) to New York JFK. The Boeing 777-200 taken off, around 11:40 p.m. local time. The pilots didn’t realize what happent and the debris remained on the runway. At least five planes are believed to have left the runway in…
The body of a man was found Monday afternoon in the landing gear of a plane at Paris ORY. The aircraft was coming from Paris CDG and was about to return. The Boeing 777 had previously stopped in Brazil and Rwanda.
Parts of Sweden’s Stockholm-Skavsta Airport were evacuated on Sunday after traces of explosive powder were detected on a piece of luggage at the security check, police said. “The baggage and departure halls were evacuated, which has affected departing flights but not arrivals,” police duty officer Roland Lindkvist said. A bomb squad from Stockholm was on…
A bomb threat at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) forced the evacuation of Terminal 1 on Friday afternoon, local media reported citing police. Police said they received a “non-specific” threat just before 2:00 pm local time, prompting the evacuation, NBC Los Angeles reported. http://ift.tt/1S9fheo
UPDATE 14:00 UTC KLM #KL591 safely landed at Amsterdam Schiphol airport. UPDATE Passengers of flight #KL591 will board a spare aircraft. UPDATE 13:23 UTC #KL591 is returning to Amsterdam due to a weather radar issue. UPDATE 13:13 UTC KLM #KL591 is returning to Amsterdam. Route over CDG. Flight delayed about 5hrs. UPDATE 12:58 UTC KLM #KL591…
Two pilots from France and Spain were on board a mail plane that crashed on its way from Sweden to Norway, the aircraft’s operator has confirmed. West Atlantic’s CEO’s Gustaf Thureborn told a press conference in Gothenburg “with great sorrow” that the accident had taken place on Thursday night. “What should not happen and may…
Passengers on a flight to South Korea were left feeling sick after a terrifying discovery forced the plane to turn around. As the plane soared to 10,000 feet, someone realized that one of the doors had not been sealed all the way shut. Footage of the heart-pounding moment is captured in the cell phone video…
