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…
A primary (elementary) school aged child and 3 adult males have been injured at Adelaide Airport after an out of control car caused a chain reaction crash at the passenger drop off outside the terminal. Police, fire fighters and multiple Ambulances were called to the airport at 5.15pm local time. Police and emergency services are…
A Ju-Air Junkers Ju-52 (“Tante Ju”), built in 1939, has crashed into a mountainside in Switzerland. The location of the wreck is reported to be at Piz Segnas, a mountain range in eastern Switzerland, at an altitude of more than 2,500 meters. Emergency crews are on scene using five helicopters and numerous ground vehicles. There…
Jet Airways Flight 9W 523 travelling from Riyadh to Mumbai slipped off the runway after it was aborted during takeoff at the Riyadh Airport yesterday. All 142 guests and seven crew members aboard the Boeing 737-800 aircraft were safely evacuated with no reported injuries as per the airlines. As per an official statement by the…
The on-flight meal came too close for comfort at Newark Liberty International Airport Friday when a United jet collided with a catering truck. Flight 4080 was scheduled to leave when it made contact with the truck at about 11:45 a.m., Port Authority spokeswoman Cheryl Ann Albiez said. There were 46 people on board and one…
