A Regional Express (Rex) aircraft reportedly suffered an engine fire Thursday night. Passenger Vicky Hodges posted on social media, “I hav (sic) just had the most terrifying experience of my life from home from Sydney on REX ZL139. Engine blew up just out of Moruya so flew 40 minutes on 1 engine. The wonderful pilots…
A Jet2 flight had to make an emergency landing on its way from Manchester after the pilot fainted in the cockpit. The flight, which was on its way to Maderia, had to divert to Porto in Portugal due to an ‘onboard medical situation’, according to the airline. The 40-year-old pilot is understood to have been…
Air China flight CA976 caught fire at the gate at Beijing Airport. The fire was located in a front cargo holder of the Airbus A330 from Singapore. The incident occurred while passengers were boarding the aircraft (reg. B-5958) for the next flight. The crew evacuated from the font air bridge. No injuries reported. Another…
A police operation is on going at Munich airport a person has probably entered the clean area of Terminal 2 through an emergency exit door. Munich Airport has closed some of its terminals because a person has likely entered the “clean area” through an emergency exit door. UPDATE After a blockage of terminal areas by…
Royal Air Maroc flight #AT750 was evacuated at Paris Orly after smoke was detected. A Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737-800 was evacuated after landing in Paris Orly yesterday. The decision was taken after the ramp agent detected smoke from one of the engines of the aircraft (reg. N-RNP) during landing from Casablanca. The captain ordered…
A C-130 aircraft that developed problems shortly after takeoff crash-landed late Sunday night while attempting to make an emergency landing at the Santa Barbara Airport. The incident occurred at about 10:20 p.m. on the airport’s main runway, with the aircraft coming in from the west, according to Fire Department. The plane belonging to a private…
On 22 August, a SmartWings flight from Samos, Greece continued to Prague flying 2:20 hours on one engine. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. K-TVO) suffered left-hand engine shut down spontaneously while flying at 36,000 feet. The incident occurred as the plane was over the Aegean Sea. The pilots decided to continue the flight to Prague for…
An Emirates A380-800 suffered structural damage during routine maintenance check. The incident occurred on 22 August at an Emirates maintenance hangar at Dubai International Airport. According to FATIII Aviation, an engineer retracted the aircraft’s landing gear without the required pin inserted when the aircraft was not on a support stanchion. The incident has left the…
British Airways flight to New York JFK diverted to Shannon after indication of fire at the rear of the aircraft. British Airways flight #BA179 from London Heathrow to New York JFK declared Pan Pan to ATC reporting an indication of fire at the rear of the Boeing 777-300ER. The aircraft (reg. G-STBB) turned back over…
Protestors are planning to “stress test” Hong Kong International Airport this weekend. ABC News Australia reports that Hong Kong’s High Court was extending an order that requires demonstrations to have permission from authorities. In response protest organisers have told protesters to “Go to the airport by different means, including MTR, Airport Bus, Taxi, Bike and…
Seven passengers were taken to hospitals when a Hawaiian Airlines flight landed in Honolulu on Thursday with smoke in the cabin and cargo hold, officials said. The flight #HA47 from Oakland, California, made its emergency landing around 11:30 HT. The crew deployed the plane’s emergency slides for the evacuation, which officials said took between 30…
A 26-year-old man climbed over a Mumbai airport wall and walked up to a plane on the airport runway. A video circulating on social media showed the man calmly walk over to the SpiceJet plane and inspect it. As a yellow jeep pulls up behind him, the man proceeds to casually inspect the nose of…
