A flight attendant has been seriously injured after falling from the door of a parked plane. Finnair flight attendant has been hospitalized after falling from an aircraft. The A320 was parked at Helsinki airport when the flight attendant apparently opened the aft door and tumbled to the ground. He is not in a life threatening…
A large fire caused planes to be evacuated and flights to be diverted at Alicante Airport. Pictures showed clouds of smoke covering Alicante Airport in southeastern Spain where a fire raged for more than half an hour. Buildings were evacuated and travellers are still facing severe delays to their journeys as as of 3.30pm…
Security camera video shows for the first time that Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 was struck by two missiles fired from an Iranian military site about eight miles away, according to a report. The New York Times reported that it has verified the footage, which helps explain why the Boeing 737-800’s transponder stopped working seconds before…
Delta Flight #DL89 to Shanghai reported an engine failure (compressor stall) on departure from Los Angeles LAX. UPDATE FAA says a review of ATC communications show the pilots of Delta flight 89 did not tell controllers they were going to dump fuel. Audio shows pilot says: “We’ll turn back into LA.” ATC: “Ok so…
On January 9, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing B737-700 impacted a massive grasshoppers swarm, (a species of grasshopper that moves in groups of millions of individuals). The aircraft (reg. ET-ALN) was operating flight #ET363 flight between the City of Djibouti and Dire Dawa. At first, the aircraft hit few grasshoppers and the crew decided to continue…
CCTV footage appears to show an Iranian air defense system, northeast of Parand, firing a possible Tor M1 missile at Ukrainian Airlines flight PS752.
Nordwind Airbus A321 was severely damaged in a hard landing at Antalya Airport, Turkey. The nosegear of the Airbus A321 (reg. VQ-BRS) was rammed upward into the fuselage. The aircraft was performing flight #NWS1801 from Moscow SVO. No injuries reported.
Iranian government expressed condolences to the bereaved families over the Ukrainian plane crash and issued a statement in this respect, government spokesman Ali Rabiei said. The statement reads that a committee in charge of investigating the incident has been formed on the basis of regulations of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) which will examine the…
The New York Times has obtained video of the moment a Ukrainian airliner was hit minutes after takeoff from Tehran. Video verified by The New York Times appears to show an Iranian missile hitting a plane above Parand, near Tehran’s airport, the area where a Ukrainian airliner stopped transmitting its signal before it crashed on Wednesday.…
Japan Air Commuter ATR-42 skidded of runway 03 at Amami Airport, Japan. The aircraft (reg. JA07JC, built 2019) performing flight #JL3820 from Kikai, landed in strong and gusty winds. All 18 passengers and 3 crew members as disembarked safely.
