The UK Civil Aviation Authority is on high alert to rescue Thomas Cook customers if the tour operator cannot be saved from collapse within 24 hours. The CAA has held detailed conversations with a group of five airlines to rescue passengers, which includes: British Airways Virgin Atlantic easyJet German travel operator Tui Jet2 Thomas Cook…
Delta Flight 2353 departed for Fort Lauderdale before making an emergency landing in Tampa. The airline reportedly called the unscheduled stop a “controlled descent” made out of “an abundance of caution” following a cabin pressure issue. Passengers posted photos of oxygen masks hanging overhead as the Boeing 767-300, which had been flying at 39,000 feet,…
United flight #UA22 from Dublin to New York Newark was forced to turn around over Atlantic after a medical emergency affecting a pilot. The Boeing 787-10 (reg. N12006) turned around after 1h30 into flight and diverted to Shannon after one of the pilot suffered chest pains. Two other pilots on board managed to land the…
A Vietnam Airlines flight was within one minute of landing at Melbourne Airport on Thursday morning when air traffic controllers noticed the Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s landing gear was still up. Air safety officials have launched an investigation into the incident, regarded as extremely serious because the plane came so close to the ground without landing…
On September 19, pilots of T’way flight #TW123 asked for ground assistance upon landing. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. HL8056) was performing flight #TW123 from from Seoul, South Korea to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Pilots said that during approach to runway 25R, a loud noise was heard in front of the aircraft at an altitude…
A Jetstar flight bound for Bali was forced to turn around and head to Melbourne after pilots noticed a crack appearing in the windshield. The Boeing 787-10 (reg. VH-VKE) took off from Sydney International Airport just before 5pm on Wednesday and was flying over the Northern Territory when the mid-air emergency unfolded. A spokeswoman said…
Cabin of Vueling flight VY2118 from Malaga to Barcelona was filled with smoke. Passengers told media that the cabin started to fill with smoke 20 minutes before landing – causing widespread panic on board. Rampa delantera inutilizada en la evacuación del avión de @vueling en el Prat.Si se solicita prioridad, y no se declara emergencia,…
An Etihad Airways flight to Washington DC made an emergency landing in Dublin after a smoke emitted by a passenger’s tablet triggered the flight diversion on Monday. The airline confirmed that Etihad Airways flight EY131 was diverted on September 16 to remove the device before making an onward flight to the US capital. Etihad Airways…
A pilot spilling coffee in the cockpit of a plane flying over the Atlantic Ocean forced it to turn back and land in Ireland. The hot coffee damaged an audio control panel, which gave off an electrical burning smell and smoke, an accident report found. It created significant communication difficulty for the pilots flying the…
Finnair flight #AY1571 made an emergency landing shortly after takeoff due to the death of a passenger. A Finnair Airbus A319 was forced to make an emergency landing in the Finnish city of Turku due to the death of a passenger on board. The flight #AY1571 was heading to Paris CDG when it diverted only…
A runway was closed at Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport in in Saudi Arabia after an incident with a Boeing 767. An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767 rejected take-off following an engine failure. The incident resulted of the explosion of 8 out of 10 tires. The runway was closed for 8 hours before the aircraft was…
The Eurowings flight EW8855 had been on its way from Lamezia Terme in Italy to Berlin on Monday at the time of the disturbance. A spokesman for the German budget airline confirmed the incident, which occurred about 20 minutes from Berlin-Tegel Airport in the north of the city. “At an altitude of about 9000 metres,…