Singapore Airlines is investigating an incident after a pilot was unable to provide a clearance number requested by air traffic controllers while flying into Bangladesh airspace. SQ326 was heading from Singapore to Frankurt when it transited Bangladesh airspace at 3.15pm Singapore time last Tuesday (May 19), SIA said on Monday. The flight was routed via…
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 C101 fighter jet of the Spanish Air Force has crashed this Monday in the province of Murcia, near the San Javier air base, military sources have confirmed. The plane, from Academy of the San Javier Air base, piloted by Commander Marin has entered a drill at high altitude. The Ministry of Defense is…
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…
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif flew into Biarritz in southwestern France for the G7 summit. Mohammad Javad Zarif flew on board an Airbus A321-200 (reg. EP-IGD), a direct flight from Tehran. The French presidency confirmed his arrival, but emphasised no talks were planned with the American side. A French diplomat also suggested – without…
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…
Qantas has released it’s full year financial results. While the airline announced record revenue, it’s profit has dropped 17%, mostly due to increased fuel prices ($600 million increase), the lower Australian dollar ($150 million), and employee leave provisions ($92 million). Loyalty has become the airline’s second biggest earner after domestic travel. Qantas also announced a…
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…
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…
