The pilots of a China Airlines Airbus A330 had to switch to manual braking during a landing in Taipei because three computer systems lost power simultaneously, reports said Friday (July 3). As a result, the plane came to a halt just 9 meters from the end of the runway at Taipei Songshan Airport, according to…
A shooting incident between Army personnel and alleged drug traffickers occurred on the Chunhuhub-José María Morelos road at dawn this Sunday, after a jet that was supposedly loaded with drugs landed. According to preliminary information, during an overflight of a helicopter of the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) on the Chunhuhub-José María Morelos road, near…
The MH17 criminal trial continues at the Schiphol Judicial Complex (JCS) in Badhoevedorp on Friday, July 03, to prosecute four suspects over their alleged responsibility for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. On July 17, 2014, flight M17 crashed in Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board. The flight was on its way from…
A TUI Boeing 787 was damaged at Amsterdam Schiphol. On Thursday, a TUY Dreamliner has been damaged after a tow truck pulled the aircraft against an air bridge. The plane was supposed to fly to Curacao. pic.twitter.com/8XBL116aut — Dr. Bob Baron (@TACGAirSafety) July 2, 2020 “Fortunately, we were able to quickly arrange another Boeing 787,…
A Garuda Indonesia aircraft was stuck in the grass after it skidded off runway. The Garuda Indonesia performing flight #GA613 to Jakarta had to be cancelled after the aircraft ran off runway. The Airbus A330 (reg. PK-GHD) ran off pavement during the 180° turn at the end of runway prior departure. The front gear left…
A Ryanair flight, 166 passengers and six crew, approaching Bergerac airport in poor weather conditions flew too low for more than two minutes and was ordered to ‘pull up’ by an automated safety system. The jet, which was travelling between London Stansted and Bergerac, France triggered several altitude warnings on its approach to the airport…
Calling for a ban on domestic flights, which contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, around 20 environmental activists from Extinction Rebellion (XR) entered Friday morning, on June 20, on a runway in Orly. After deploying their banners on the tarmac, “briefly” interrupting airport activity according to ADP, the activists were arrested by the police. Paris-Orly Airport…
An initial probe into the plane crash near Karachi last month that killed 97 people has found the pilots did not properly carry out a set of procedures and were not “focused” because of coronavirus, Pakistan’s aviation minister has said. Investigators put the crash down to human error, blaming negligence from both the pilots and…
A civilian Twin Otter airplane rolled and crashed into a Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey parked on a ramp at an airfield and caused extensive damage to both aircraft, according to officials and an incident report. The Marine Corps is investigating the incident, which involved an Osprey belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163, based…
ATC, overconfident pilot blamed for crash of PIA Flight 8303. A preliminary probe into the crash of Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303, which left nearly 100 people dead, has laid the blame for the accident on the pilot of the plane and the air traffic controller (ATC) who was in communication with him, Pakistani media…
Police are dealing with an “incident” at the site where Black Lives Matter protests took place earlier in Reading. Please reload for updates… UPDATE Counter terrorism police are investigating the “serious incident” in Reading. UPDATE Three people have died and two people are in critical care in hospital. UPDATE Police helicopter G-HEIO is still flying…
A FedEx Boeing 767 veered off a straight section of taxiway and onto the grass at Vancouver International Airport Thursday morning. FedEx Boeing 767-300F went off taxiway “Lima” after landing at Vancouver AIrport (CYVR), Canada. It came to a stop with its nosegear on the grass, normally a low-risk procedure, when the incident happened. “FedEx…