A group of passengers plummeted from an air stairs when it collapsed as they boarded a flight from Siberia to Moscow. At least five passengers were injured from the fall, three of whom were hospitalized in the city of Barnaul 1,700 kilometers east of Moscow, the republic of Altai’s transport administration said. Meanwhile, the West…
Visitors to the French ski resort of Courchevel witnessed an unlucky pilot fail to stop his plane in time during a landing and then crash into a pile of snow. The footage shows a small Piper PA-46 (reg.F-GUYZ) rolling away from the off-strip and ploughing into the pile of snow nearby. The plane had five…
A business Jet missed the runway at the Richmond Airport Monday morning. No injuries have been reported after a twin-engine jet landing at Richmond Municipal Airport slid on a snowy runway through an airport field. Police say there were three people on the plane at the time of the accident. Pictures from the scene show the Beeach…
The U.S. Coast Guard announced Saturday the suspension of a search for a missing co-pilot of a small cargo plane that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South Florida. The other pilot, 28-year-old Rolland Silva, was rescued by the Coast Guard on Friday afternoon, about 13 miles east of Bay Harbor Island.…
Two Kenya Airways planes (reg. 5Y-KYR & 5Y-FFF) collided and severely damaged each other just in front of the airline’s hangar at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). The two planes were up for what is called C4 Check which is a major maintenance of the engine after a period of time. After the maintenance, the…
SAS flight #SK480 to Stockholm skidded off taxiway at Oslo-Gardermoen Airport (ENGM). The Airbus A320NEO (reg. SE-ROE) skidded off taxiway during 90 degree turn. There were 140 passengers aboard the aircraft, which were going to Arlanda at Stockholm. The passengers were picked up by bus. They were transferred to later departures.
Norwegian flight to Nice, France returned to Stockholm Arlanda due to a bomb threat. The aircraft flight #DY4321 has just returned to Stockholm Arlanda due to a bomb threat received. The air craft involved is a Boeing 737-800 (reg. LN-NIH). According to the Swedish Sveriges Television AB (SVT), the plane was carrying several members of the Swedish swimming team, who…
Some passengers endured a travel nightmare when their Hawaiian Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Maui took off and returned to LAX three times Friday before finally being canceled. The airline said it was due to three separate and unrelated ‘faults with different systems’ but didn’t provide details. Passengers say they were kept in the…
Brisbane international airport has been put on lockdown due to a security incident. Brisbane Airport confirms the Australian Federal Police is managing the incident.. Please reload the page for updates… UPDATE 6 All clear given by Police to reopen the terminal. Operational staff will return first, followed by passengers. UPDATE 5 It’s a domestic violence…
Virgin Australia flight 938 from Brisbane declared an emergency yesterday and diverted to Newcastle airport in New South Wales. Newcastle airport also doubles as Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base Williamtown. Reports a Virgin Australia flight is making an emergency landing at Williamtown RAAF Base, Newcastle @abcnews @abcsydney — Mark Reddie (@ReddieNews) February 1, 2019…
A JetBlue flight headed to New York was forced to reverse course and make an emergency landing after being struck by lightning just after takeoff from Los Angeles International Airport Thursday morning. JetBlue Flight #B6324 bound for John F. Kennedy International Airport was forced to turn around and return to LAX after its crew…
Scoot Tigerair aircraft operating on flight #TR6 from Singapore to Coolangatta/Gold Coast was forced to turn back to Singapore midway through the flight early on Wednesday (Jan 30) morning, after the front windshield “sustained some damage”, the company said. The Boeing 787-9 (reg. 9V-OJC), carrying 341 passengers, took off at 10.20pm from Singapore on Tuesday but was forced…
