British Airways has blamed a “technical issue” for disruption to its flights around the world. Flights to and from the UK’s two busiest airports, Heathrow and Gatwick, appear to be among those affected on Thursday. A spokeswoman for the airline said: “Our teams are working hard to resolve a technical issue which is affecting some…
A Boeing 737-800 from Santa Clara to Toronto declared a mid-air emergency and was forced to divert due to a problem with one of the engines. Air Transat flight #TS691 diverted to Orlando after the crew of the Boeing 737-800 (reg. C-GTQC) experienced an issue forced the crew to shut down one of the engines…
On 21 October 2019 an American Airlines Airbus A330 departed from Heathrow at 11.14am, destination Philadelphia. Flight #AA729 was about 80 minutes into the flight and 200 miles southwest of Ireland when it turned around and landed at Dublin. The cause: fumes in the cabin, which caused a burning sensation in the eyes and throat,…
Two Aeroflot Airbus A320 received minor damage when their wingtips collided at Moscow-Sheremetievo Airport, Russia. One aircraft arriving from Minsk taxied into its parking stand when it contacted the other A320.
Frankfurt Airport confirmed on Sunday morning that two passenger jets had collided on the taxiway “Mike” hours earlier. A Korean Air Boeing 777-300 (reg. HL7204) collided with an Air Namibia A330-200 (reg. V5-ANO) after landing on Saturday at 6:20 p.m. (1720 GMT). The horizontal stabilizer on the Korean jet and the wingtip of the Namibian…
A four-month-old girl died on board a SpiceJet Surat-Mumbai flight on Friday. A post-mortem investigation could not establish the cause of death and samples from body tissues have been sent to Sir JJ Hospital. Riya, who was with her mother and grandparents, could have lost consciousness on board without her family realising it, according to airline…
A private jet in taxi accidentally crashed into a parked plane at the San Antonio International Airport Friday afternoon. No one was injured in the wreck that occurred before 4 p.m., according to Joe Arrington, a spokesperson with the San Antonio Fire Department. Airport spokesperson Rich Stinson said a Cessna Citation CJ3 accidentally thrusted during…
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has ordered an inquiry after an Airbus A320 flown by GoAir was forced to execute an unorthodox go-around at Bengaluru International Airport in poor weather conditions. The A320 jet had taken off from Nagpur on Monday with a reported 180 people on board and was scheduled to land…
Police has confirmed there was a sudden death of a young child on an international flight, which prompted an emergency medical landing in St. John’s International Airport on Tuesday. Police and paramedics were dispatched to the airport where Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 35 had landed, shortly before noon. The RNC confirmed a two-year-old died. The…
A water bombing helicopter has crashed while assisting bushfire firefighting efforts in the Australian state of Queensland. Just before 2:00pm AEST the helicopter reportedly lost power. The experienced pilot, who is in his 70s, was attempting to make an emergency landing, managed to make a heavy landing before the helicopter flipped on it’s side. The…
A Chicago Aviation spokesperson said the incident occurred at about 7:45 a.m. as American Eagle flight #AA4125 from Greensboro, North Carolina was landing at O’Hare. An Embraer E-145 (reg. N619AE) slid off runway 10L as it was landing at Chicago O’Hare Airport as snow fell on area Monday morning. According to a spokesperson, “After landing,…
An American Airlines flight from Charlotte to Salt Lake City was diverted to Tulsa, Oklahoma after a man allegedly grabbed the crotch of a passenger sitting next to him on November 5th. The man was charged with abusive sexual contact of a female passenger by federal prosecutors “as a result of his alleged actions on…
