German Air Force aircraft carrying German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Buenos Aires for G20 Summit diverted to Cologne due to a technical issue. The Airbus A340-300 (reg. 16+01) squawked 7600 (loss of a communication) and had to divert to Cologne/Bonn Airport. The German Chancellor Angela Merkel had to travel to Madrid to board commercial flight…
British Airways flight #BA65 to Nairobi took off one hour late on schedule at 11:20 (local time) from London Heathrow but pilots noticed the landing gear could not retract. The Boeing 747-400 circled over the Kent then headed to The Channel to dump fuel and reduce weight for a safe landing. The aircraft (reg. G-CIVN)…
A malfunctioning sensor at the center of the investigation into the Oct. 29 crash of a Lion Air jetliner into the Java Sea wasn’t repaired before the fatal flight even though it had failed on the plane’s previous trip, according to a preliminary investigative report. A mechanic worked on other sensors and equipment during a…
The nosewheel of Viva Air aircraft performing flight #VH6769 to Bogota suffered an incident at Pereira-Matecana Airport (SKPE), Colombia. The Airbus A320 (reg. HK-5273) ran off paved ground whilst making a U-turn at the end of runway 26 before take off.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau have said they are investigating a case of ‘pilot incapacitation’ following the November 8 flight from Devonport in Tasmania to neighbouring King Island. The Piper PA-31 Navajo (reg.VH-TWU) landed safely at King Island Airport near the town of Currie despite overshooting its target by 46km. In a statement, the ATSB…
French authorities are investing an airprox incident at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport caused by an unauthorised manoeuvre by a Ukraine International Airlines aircraft. on 11 November shortly before 14:00. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. UR-PSB) took off from runway 27L, on the northern side of the airport, to Kiev and started “heading south, without clearance” BEA said. AT…
Garuda Indonesia aircraft on flight #GA210 overran the end of runway 09 at Yogyakarta Airport (JOG) by about 25 meters ending up on the grass. The flight with 153 passengers overrun due to wet runway after a heavy rain and the nose wheels ended up on the grass about 3 meters from the end of…
A Boeing 737 jet struck a light almost 30 meters beyond the end of a runway and just 14 inches high after taking off with insufficient power when its pilots entered the incorrect air-temperature into a computer, according to an air accident bulletin. On July 21 2017, the jet operated by Canada’s Sunwing Airlines, avoided…
A man was killed on the runway at Moscow’s largest airport when he was hit by a plane that was taking off, Russian investigators said Wednesday. Russian news agencies quoted sources as saying the man was on a stopover in Moscow and had earlier picked a fight on board his flight from Spain. The 25-year-old…
Aerolineas Argentinas plane received winglet damage when it struck the boom of a water spraying fire engine. The water salute of the Airbus A340-300 (reg. LV-FPU) was in honor of a pilot retirement. The aircraft was it taxiing after landing at Buenos Aires-Ezeiza Intl AP (SAEZ), Argentina on flight on flight #AR1133 from Madrid.
Delta Air Lines Boeing flight #DL248 returned to Salt Lake City due to birdstrike. Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300 (reg. N152DL) experienced a birdstrike immediately after take-off from Salt Lake City on November 17th. The right engine was hit by a pelican. The flight to to Paris CDG with 223 pax on board. The pilots leveled…
A Ryanair aircraft was damaged at Shannon Airport during the week end. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. EI-FON) was flying from Rome to Madrid on Saturday November 17th during the night. The fuselage was struck by an airbridge at the rear of the plane on Saturday. The aircraft suffered substantial damage and needs to get repair before…
