NEWS Pilot locked out of Air New Zealand cockpit after mid-air dispute
A 13-minute takeoff delay caused so much tension between two Air New Zealand pilots that the first officer was locked out of the cockpit on a flight between Perth and Auckland.On May 21, flight NZ176 was delayed after the first officer was asked to undertake a random drug and alcohol test. This was enough to…
NEWS An Air Via A320 suffering a significant tail strike while landingat Leipzig
A Air Via Airbus A320-200, performing flight VL-501 from Varna (Bulgaria) to Leipzig (Germany), landed short while on approach to Leipzig’s runway 08R, bounced and touched down a second time onto the piano keys (just past the runway threshold) of the runway with the tail contacting the runway surface at about 12:57L (10:57Z). The aircraft…
BREAKING VIDEO An emergency evacuation slide had inflated in-flight near the rear of the plane, forcing it to divert
Anne Stokes was trying to catch up on some much-needed sleep aboard United Airlines’ Flight 1463 from Chicago to Orange County, Calif., late Sunday when she was awakened by a loud popping noise. “I thought somebody had left the door open and flushed the toilet,” said Stokes, who lives in Fullerton, Calif. “The flight attendant…
BREAKING EMERGENCY
British Airways BA209 from London (LHR) to Miami (MIA) is declaring emergency and is descending
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Monarch flight ZB534 has landed safely at Gatwick Airport after declaring emergency and diverting
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Monarch flight ZB534 from MAN-PMI on final approach to Gatwick squawking 7700 (General Emergency)
BREAKING EMERGENCY
Monarch flight ZB534 from Manchester to Palma de Mallorca diverting to Gatwick (London)
BREAKING EMERGENCY
Monarch flight ZB534 from Manchester to Palma de Mallorca is declaring emergency & diverting
BREAKING EMERGENCY:
Transavia TO3222 to Tunis (TUN) is declaring emergency and is diverting, likely returning to Paris (ORY)
