A spokesman for British Airways said a passenger on board a Boston-bound flight from London tried to open one of the doors of the plane. The woman was restrained after trying to open what the airline said was an exit door.
On August 1 last year, a Boeing 737-838 (VH-VZR) operated by Qantas performed a “tailstrike” while taking off from Sydney airport. Today, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has concluded that the strike was caused by the co-pilot fat-fingering the plane’s takeoff weight: instead of typing the plane’s actual weight of 76,400kg into the iPad,…
18 years ago, a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340 Crash lands at London Heathrow with partial undercarriage failure. Investigation discovered that a 4 inch metal pin belonging to the left braking system had worked loose during take-off and had become lodged in such a way as to keep the wheel-doors from opening. (function(d, s, id) {…
UPDATE #BA56 British Airways A380 safely landed runway 21R at Johannesburg after 2h30 flight. UPDATE British Airways A380 flight #BA56 is dumping/burning fuel west of Johannesburg https://t.co/nimcSB9JZs pic.twitter.com/5y7r3FYHIV — AirLive.net (@airlivenet) November 15, 2015 ALERT British Airways A380 flight #BA56 to London LHR is returning to Johannesburg. Track: https://t.co/nimcSB9JZs pic.twitter.com/0rOHeLqAWM — AirLive.net (@airlivenet) November 15,…
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The Shaheen Air International pilot commandeering flight NL-142 which crash-landed at Lahore airport earlier this month was intoxicated and fatigued at the time of landing, a medical report reveals. In an official press release by the Civil Aviation Authority titled ‘Snap/random medical tests of cockpit and cabin crew’, the CAA stated that it has conducted…
Delays increasing now at Paris CDG due to fog (visibility 190m). Visibility under 260m at Paris ORY. Several aircraft to Paris ORY are holding or diverting due to fog. UPDATE Flybe #BE3041 to Paris Orly is diverting to Beauvais. BREAKING Flybe #BE3041 to Paris Orly is declaring an emergency. Live: https://t.co/oafQCIkUmy pic.twitter.com/kBe2LY16s7 — AirLive.net (@airlivenet)…
Flight from Dusseldorf to Birmingham 7th November 2015. The pilot reported the steering failure to ATC at the very end of this video sequence, and requested a tug vehicle to tow the plane to the terminal. A little later, control of steering was reported as regained, and the plane taxied off normally. There was a…
An American Airlines (ExpressJet Airlines) flight that departed Chattanooga for Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport early Wednesday morning was forced to make an emergency landing in Huntsville, Alabama after passengers warned the crew of leaking fuel coming from the airborne plane.
UPDATE AA334 may take off again in 20-30 mins. Still at the gates, plane still being inspected. #BREAKING: we’re live w/ emergency landing of American Airlines flight 334. @KTNVChopper13 first on scene @KTNV pic.twitter.com/Z2KnsU5xAm — Jessica Janner (@JessicaJanner) November 9, 2015
