A British Airways flight departing Chicago O’Hare International Airport Sunday evening was forced to return after encountering engine problems shortly after takeoff, authorities confirmed Monday. The Boeing 747-400 (reg. G-BNLY) was flying over Arlington Heights when a loud boom was heard. Witnesses reported seeing flames coming from one of the engines and the plane dumping…
A Sharp Aviation flight has declared an emergency and diverted to Avalon this afternoon due to a suspected fire onboard. Flight SH-843 from Portland, Australia to Melbourne (Essendon) was around 15 minutes into the flight when smoke or a fire was reported onboard. The crew then elected to declare an emergency with ATC and divert…
The accident happened at about 2:20 a.m. opposite Terminal A, according to Port Authority Police. An airport worker was hospitalized after being hit with a plane propeller at Newark Liberty Airport early Saturday. The victim, a 54-year-old resident of Orange, N.J., was struck by a CommutAir plane that was not on the runway at the…
Air Algerie #AH1006 from Algiers to paris Orly suffered severe turbulence Wednesday 30 August. Passengers said the plane made a free fall before it resumed its trajectory to land safely at Orly airport. A video filmed during the flight #AH1006 and shared on the social media shows travelers panicking, holding hands as the aircraft went through turbulence.…
A West Air Boeing 737 suffered runway excursion at East Midlands Airport. The aircraft is reported on the grass. The runway was closed and flights were in holding pattern or diverted to MAN and BHX. A tow truck and the airport’s fire crew have been called to the scene to try and pull the plane out…
UPDATE 13:03 UTC We have confirmation British Airways BA274 declared an emergency due to medical situation of a passenger. The Boeing 747 will continue to Heathrow.
Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport was evacuated yesterday evening after a battery pack was found in a passenger’s luggage. The suspicious item was found during a security check and had to be assessed by specialist officers, police said. They described the item as “a battery pack of unique appearance” and the man was detained. In a statement…
A screaming passenger who started attacking cabin crew forced a pilot to perform an emergency landing. The angry man even started lashing out at fellow passengers before the pilot finally landed the plane and four security raced on board. The man can be heard growling and shouting furiously as someone says in the background: “He…
A flight from Stansted Airport was forced to make an emergency landing when a group of drunken passengers began demanding more alcohol. The incident happened on Friday (August 25) on board a Ryanair flight to Ibiza from London Stansted. The pilot was forced to divert to the French city of Bordeaux where airport police…
The barge of Australian tourists has been hit by French water bomber. The incident took place on August 27 near Nimes, in France. Three water bombers were scooping in the Rhône river, at harbor of Vallabregues. A Canadair CL-415 (reg. F-ZBF) has hit a barge without real explanation. It’s unclear if the pilot flew too close to…
A Yak-40 aircraft skidded off the runway at Zhukovsky airport near Moscow. As reported by the telegram channel Mash, the incident occurred after a training flight. Only the crew members were on board. The Yakovlev Yak-40 is a small, three-engined airliner. It is the world’s first commuter trijet. The maiden flight was made in 1966, and it was…
Around 500 Southwest customers flew out of closed Houston Hobby Airport Sunday. Five of the airline’s stranded Boeing 737s flew out of the flooded airport Sunday evening back to Love Field in Dallas, according to one of the sources. Without working airport lights at Hobby Airport, the Southwest aircraft had to move quickly before the…
