A passenger jet arriving at San Francisco International Airport got too close to the terminal hitting the building with its wing tip and causing minor damage. Aer Lingus Airbus A330-300 (reg. EI-GAJ) from Dublin was being towed to gate G91 when the tractor crew misjudged the turn and the wing clipped a concrete pillar. The spokesman…
Flydubai has denied reports on Wednesday of an attempt to hijack its plane in Iranian airspace. Azad News Agency said: “The Iranian Air Traffic Engineering Directorate announced that the flight of FlyDubai Airlines, from Dubai to Kabul, was over Iran when a person armed with a knife tried to enter the cockpit. The pilots succeeded…
Turkish Airlines #TK1556 from Hannover to Istanbul diverted to Bucharest, Romania due to a medical emergency. On Monday, about two hours after take off, the crew decided to land at the nearest airport due to medical emergency. The Airbus A321 (reg. TC-JSK) landed at Bucharest at 22.30 Local time. The medical team who immediately arrived to treat…
Today, an Air Astana Airbus A320 skidded off of runway 04/22 at Astana Airport (UACC) in Kazakhstan. The Airbus 320 (reg. P4-KBB) Flight #KC352 arrived from Shymkent after a 1 hour, 45 minute flight. While the aircraft began to descend, a heavy rain shower accompanied by strong wind covered Astana. Almost immediately after touchdown the…
According to a Volgograd airport representative, the plane from the Turkish airline Onur Air, which was en route from Antalya to Chelyabinsk, made an unscheduled landing in Russia’s Volgograd on Sunday night. The emergency landing of the Airbus 321 is believed to have been caused by depressurization, according to the Volgograd authorities. The Airbus A321 (reg. TC-OBZ) was carrying 226 passengers and eight crew members; all…
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight #SV3818 from Medina to Dhaka diverted to Jeddah after suffering issues with the nose landing gear. Saudia Airbus A330-200 leased from Onur Air (reg. TC-OCH) made an emergency landing at Jeddah Airport with the nose gear retracted. The aircraft circled Jeddah for hours and did two low passes until it landed…
A Boeing 737-200 (reg. XA-UHZ) crashed shortly after a takeoff from José Marti International Airport in Cuba. Cuban authorities said the fiery crash of an aging Boeing passenger jet on Friday shortly after takeoff from Havana had killed 110 of the 113 on board, making it the Caribbean island’s deadliest air disaster in nearly 30…
London City Airport has been evacuated with flights suspended and dozens of passengers stranded on the runway. Fire crews are currently investigating a fire alarm at the airport. UPDATE 18:35 UTC Operations are resuming at London City Airport. Passenger Kate Pullinger tweeted: “However now London City Airport is being evacuated due to fire alarm so they…
An Air Canada aircraft has been evacuated at Paris CDG Airport due to fire. Yesterday, passagers of Air Canada flight #AC881 to Toronto have been evacuated on the Tarmac of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. According to sources, the Boeing 777 (reg. C-FIVQ) suffered an APU fire. An auxiliary power unit (APU) is a device on a…
Some passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight from Denver suffered minor injuries when the plane appeared to suddenly lose cabin pressure as it neared Dallas. Flight WN861 had 120 people on board Saturday night when oxygen masks deployed and the pilots declared an emergency as the plane approached Dallas Love Field. A Southwest jetliner was…
Sichuan Airlines Flight #3U8633 suffered an incident from Chongqing for Lhasa. During cruising at over 32,000ft, part of the windshield blew off. The crew declared an emergency and decided to divert to the nearest airport Chengdu Shuangliu (CTU). The flight control unit in the cockpit were seriously deformed from the sudden decompression and some parts…
An Asiana Airlines Airbus A330-300 destroyed the tail of a Turkish Airlines A321 at Istanbul International Airport. The right wing of an Asiana Airlines Airbus A330-300 (reg. HL7792) destroyed the tail of a Turkish Airlines A321 (TC-JMM) on taxiway “Golf” at Istanbul Airport. No injuries reported but flight #OZ552 to Seoul-Incheon with 236 passengers on…
