Xiamen Airlines Boeing 737-800 crash landed at Manila Airport. Please reload the page for updates… UPDATE 6 The Boeing 737-800 was removed – runway 06/24 reopened. UPDATE 5 The Boeing 737-800 is still not removed – runway closure extended up to 0500 Saturday local time. UPDATE 4 New daylight pictures show Xiamen Airlines Boeing 737-800 lost its…
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has launched an investigation after a Qantas owned 737 freighter, registration VH-XMO, lost cabin pressure which resulted in the First Officer becoming incapacitated. The plane was flying from Brisbane to Melbourne Wednesday night when the crew received a “wing body overheat warning” according to News Ltd. This resulted in…
The Federal Aviation Administration said two United airplanes were damaged when one plane clipped the wing of another plane on the tarmac at O’Hare International Airport Wednesday afternoon. The FAA said United flight 645 was pushing back from gate C30 when it clipped the wing of United flight 2746 which was parked at gate C28.…
An American Airlines flight from Charlotte to Chicago had to return to the airport shortly after takeoff Wednesday morning after experiencing engine problems. Charlotte’s airport confirmed that an American plane experienced an alert for a possible engine issue. It landed safely and taxied to the gate. American spokeswoman Crystal Byrd said Flight 1668 experienced a…
On Wednesday June 27, 2018, about 12:51 central daylight time, a runway incursion occurred at Springfield-Branson National Airport, Springfield, Missouri when an airport operations vehicle (“VAN 7”) crossed runway 14 while an Embraer 145, operated by Envoy Air as flight ENY 3660, was on its takeoff roll with 57 passengers aboard. This video reveals the…
Flights in and out of the Indian tourist hotspot of Kerala were cancelled for three days on Wednesday as severe monsoon flooding ravaged the region. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s office announced on Twitter that Kochi International Airport — the main gateway to the region — would be closed until Saturday “due to heavy rains…
The right wing of a Cathay Pacific Boeing 777 was badly crushed after it hit a floodlight pole at Rome airport on Wednesday morning, as the plane was being towed by ground staff. Cathay Pacific confirmed one of its aircraft “was involved in a towing incident in which one of its wing tips struck a…
Aeromexico Embraer ERJ-190 was evacuated at the gate at Mexico City Airport following an APU fire warning. All 65 passengers of Aeromexico #AM148 from Mexico City to Puerto Vallarta were evacuated via emergency slides. This evacuation is following an APU fire warning of the Embraer ERJ-190 (reg. XA-ACM).
The plane took off without permission and was immediately intercepted by scrambled fighter planes. The Q400 has crashed on Ketron Island. An Alaska Airlines Q400 that has been stolen and has crashed in the greater Seattle area. According to various reports, around 8 p.m. Pacific Time, an Alaska Airlines Bombardier Q400 operated by Horizon Air…
A Royal Air Maroc Boeing 787’s wingtip clipped a Turkish Airlines Boeing 777 at Istanbul Ataturk Airport. A Royal Air Maroc B787 Dreamliner, taxiing to runway 35L for its flight to Casablanca, hit a Turkish Airlines B777-300ER, which had just arrived from New York JFK. After the collision, TK B777 had severe damage to its APU,…
Frankfurt Airport Terminal 1 was evacuated due to a security mistake on Tuesday, which left thousands of passengers stranded. Reason for the evacuation of area A and Z in Terminal 1 was the mistake by a single airport security worker. A passenger’s bag had a positive explosives test, but instead of carefully checking the potential…
Jet Airways flight from Riyadh to Mumbai that aborted takeoff last week at the Riyadh airport was not even on the runway when the incident took place, putting the lives of 150 passengers on board at risk, Saudi officials have revealed. The Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation suspended the licences of the two pilots…
