A plane of Turkish Airlines was forced to divert and land at Gatwick International Airport in London following the occurrence of a smoke on board. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300ER, TK10 flight, which was flying from Los Angeles (California / USA) and Istanbul (Turkey) was airborne for several hours when arrived over England, the pilots…
‘Mayday Mayday engine flameout’ can be heard on ATC recording
A plane of United Airlines was forced to turn around and land on Chicago International Airport after a technical problem with the pressurization system, few minutes after takeoff. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-900 flight UA1218 , which was to make the connection between Chicago O’Hare International Airport and Denver International Airport (Colorado) with 174 passengers…
The jet sat on the runway for about an hour with emergency crews surrounding it. Eventually, equipment was brought out to the plane and towed the Airbus A330 to its gate. Passengers on board said they didn’t know anything was wrong, until the pilot told them what happened. The flight came from Dublin, Ireland. No…
Engineers are trying to determine what caused an engine fault on a Jetstar plane that made an unexpected landing in Brisbane. The plane was en route from the Gold Coast to Christchurch on Tuesday morning, but was diverted shortly after takeoff when an engine failed to operate on full power.The airliner landed in Brisbane about…
Flight AA3425 was heading to Chicago on Saturday morning, but it diverted because of maintenance issues. The airplane was able to taxi itself and land safely at the airport.On board were 49 passengers, and a different aircraft was brought to the airport to continue transporting them.
A Ryanair plane was forced to make a dramatic landing at Edinburgh airport this morning just minutes into the flight.Passengers on the 8.05 to Dublin reported hearing a loud bang seconds after takeoff, before the captain veered sharply off course and piloted the plane back towards the runway.Bewildered passengers were met with fire crew and…
An United Airlines flight Thursday was forced to make an emergency landing in Ontario minutes after departing from LAX. United flight 1181, which was flying from LAX to Dulles in Washington, D.C., diverted to Ontario International Airport around 9 a.m. due to reports of a burning smell, according to the FAA. Passenger Mitchell Hashimoto tweeted…
It’s been reported that an Irishman from County Limerick prevented a major emergency aboard a flight from Hong Kong to Heathrow last weekend. The man from Kilcornan in Co. Limerick was returning home from holidays last Saturday morning when the frightening incident occurred just 15 minutes into the 12-hour flight. The man had to wrestle…
A plane of the British airline Thomson Airlines was forced to divert and land on the Manchester International Airport (United Kingdom) after the unit’s toilets are broke down after an hour of flight. The plane, a Boeing 787-8, registered G-TUIA, BY60 flight, which was to make the connection between the Gatwick International Airport London (United…
An ill pensioner forced a packed Birmingham-bound flight to make an emergency landing – after she was hit on the head by a shoe. Hilda Holland needed hospital treatment in Portugal when she was stretchered off the Thomas Cook service from Fuerteventura on January 10. The 79-year-old was hurt when the flat shoe smashed into…
