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…
United Flight 1941 partially slid off the taxiway around 6:40 Saturday night. United #UA1941 from Tucson landed on runway 35L at Denver-Intl Airport. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. N87507) veered off taxiway ending up halfway in snow. An airline official said there were 85 passengers and six crew members onboard. After being bused to the terminal, some passengers…
A Southwest flight from Kansas City clipped the wing of another flight after landing Thursday afternoon in St. Louis. The Southwest flight #WN2095from Kansas City was coming into the terminal when it clipped the winglet of a WOW air Airbus A321neo. The WOW Air flight #WW168 that was preparing for departure to Reykjavik-Keflavik Airport. No one…
The nose gear of PAL Airlines Bombardier Dash 8-300 operated by regional Canadian carrier collapsed during landing at Stephenville airport. PAL Airlines flight 1922, a Dash 8 aircraft, en route to Deer Lake – with 47 passengers and four crew onboard – had an indication of a potential nose landing gear issue. The crew followed prescribed…
Southwest flight #WN1486 experienced birdstrike minutes after take-off from Pittsburgh-Intl Airport (KPIT). Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 (reg. N8509U) from Pittsburgh to Ft. Myers was damaged on takeoff due to birdstrike with a goose to the stabilizer. Pilots quickly decided to return to Pittsburgh.
British Airways flight #BA93 suffered fuselage damage. According to Tom Podolec, the Boeing 777-200 (reg. G-YMMT) was struck by the gate on it’s arrival in Toronto Pearson Airport. The aircraft is now parked at infield terminal and return flight #BA92 was cancelled.
Passengers of an Air France flight from Paris to Shanghai had to encounter the legendary Siberian cold when their plane made an emergency landing in Irkutsk on Sunday. Having spent the night in Irkutsk, the stranded passengers were expecting to complete their journey the next day when a replacement plane arrived. But the second Boeing 777-300 could not…
The pBoeing 777-300 was parked on the gate and ready for boarding when its horizontal stabiliser was clipped by an aircraft from another airline. The plane’s scheduled flight NZ5 from Los Angeles to Auckland this evening (12 November local time) had to be cancelled. Engineers were travelling to Los Angeles and a replacement part had…
