A light aircraft has crashed in Northern Ireland, reportedly killing two people. Emergency services are at the scene of the crashed plane, which is on fire, near Belfast International Airport. A Northern Ireland Ambulance Service spokeswoman confirmed that the emergency services had been alerted to a plane crash just after midday at close to the…
Delta Air Lines flight returned to land at Atlanta-Hartsfield following a problem on right engine right after departure. After landing on runway 27R fire service foamed the smoking engine. All 288 on flight #DL30 to London unhurt. Delta flight 30 from Atlanta to London declared an emergency shortly after takeoff. The AirbusA330-300 (reg. N822NW) took…
The NTSB released photos of a piece of the engine cowling from Southwest Air flight #WN1380 engine. Thanks to the general public, these and other parts have been found. Passengers reported that they heard a loud bang on the left side of the aircraft, while climbing out of LGA and discovered that the left-hand engine…
Lead NTSB investigator Bill English receiveed Flight Data Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorder from Southwest Airlines flight #WN1380. The ‘black box’ will be send to NTSB headquarters in Washington, DC for data download.
A Southwest Boeing 737-700 operating a flight from LaGuardia to Dallas has suffered an uncontained engine failure while climbing out of New York. The plane diverted to Philadelphia with serious damage to the left engine. Passengers reported that they heard a loud bang on the left side of the aircraft, while climbing out of LGA…
A Delta connection plane made an emergency landing at Dulles Airport located near Washington, D.C. after experiencing a landing gear issue, officials confirmed. Airport Authority Fire and Rescue are currently evaluating the plane, but officials say it landed without incident. The CRJ 700 plane was flying as Flight #DL5507 and was headed to Richmond from…
Two small private aircraft have collided while on approach to Schwäbisch Hall Airport in southern Germany. At least two fatalities are reported after an ultra-light and a propeller aircraft collided with each other, six kilometers from the airport. “They were approaching the runway, I can not say more at this point in time“, says a…
An Air China flight from Changsha to Beijing was diverted to Zhengzhou after a crew member was held hostage by a male passenger. Flight CA1350 landed at Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport in Zhengzhou, central China’s Henan Province, at 9:58 a.m., according to Henan Airport Group. The plane departed Changsha, capital of central China’s Hunan Province,…
That moment you are too busy talking and spill aviation fuel everywhere #Schiphol #britishairways pic.twitter.com/ECGihhvzcZ — Rupert Evelyn (@rupertevelyn) April 13, 2018 British Airways flight #BA423 was delayed 2 hours after incident during refuel. The Airbus A320 (G-TTOE) was scheduled to take off at 07:45 LT from Amsterdam to London Heathrow. Rupert Evelyin, an ITV…
American Airlines is investigating after a 1-year-old boy was hit in the head by an oxygen tank that fell from the ceiling during a flight to Dallas-Fort Worth Airport. According to the toddler’s mother, 33-year-old Jennifer Zanone of Denver, the incident occurred on American Airlines flight AA126 traveling from Hong Kong to DFW around 3:30…
An Allegiant MD83 skidded off the runway at the Sioux Falls Regional Airport Sunday. Allegiant Air confirms the plane was flight #G4456 from Las Vegas to Sioux Falls. It touched down at 11:43 a.m. Sunday. Allegiant said heavy snow conditions and crosswinds caused the plane to slide 20 feet off the runway. Airport Executive Director…
