An IndiGo flight going from Jaipur to Kolkata made an emergency landing after smoke was detected in the cabin today IndiGo flight #6E237 made a safe emergency landing in Kolkata on Monday night after the Airbus A320neo (reg. VT-ITR) was filled with smoke. After landing, the 136 passengers were evacuated using emergency slides.
Precision Air aircraft crossed a flock of large birds on approach to Mwanza Airport. The ATR-72 (reg. 5H-PWD) suffered multiple birstrikes resulting in damage to flight sensors as well as blurring the forward vision for the pilots. The aircraft landed safely at Mwanza Airport (HTMW), Tanzania.
A Southwest Airlines flight arriving at Burbank Airport from Oakland skidded off the runway after landing Thursday morning. The Boeing 737-700 (reg. N752SW) was stopped by the airport’s Engineered Material Arresting System, which is designed to stop an aircraft that goes off the end of a runway. The flight had 117 passengers on board, many…
Adria Airways flight #JP124 to Frankfurt took off at 17:50 (local time) on Sunday from Ljubljana airport in Slovenia. Shortly after take-off, pilots received an indication of smoke in the cabin and decided to return to the departure airport. Passengers departed to Frankfurt with another aircraft after two hours. One of the passengers onboard this flight…
Frontier Airlines flight #F9260 from Vegas to Tampa suffered serious engine cowling damage. The Airbus A320 (N227FR) safely returned to Las Vegas shortly after takeoff.
VietJet aircraft performing flight #VJ356 from Ho Chi Minh City to Buon Ma Thuot sustained substantial damage following a hard landing. The both wheels of the nose gear separated from the aircraft after a hard landing. The brand new Airbus A321neo (reg. VN-A653) was delivered 15 days earlier. After landing, passengers were evacuated via emergency slides after. Six…
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…
