Air Canada #AC873 to Toronto was forced to divert to London Heathrow after report of smoke in the cabin. ALERT Air Canada #AC873 to Toronto is diverting to London Heathrow https://t.co/RhTvQApnls pic.twitter.com/a6vTj7v3Cf — AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) March 3, 2016 The flight was forced to turn around for a second time shortly before 6.30pm. ALERT Air Canada…
Jet Airways flight 9W354 on landing in Mumbai reported a technical fault with the main landing gear. All 120 passengers and 8 crew were safely disembarked. As per preliminary assessment of the aircraft by the Jet Airways engineering team, the right hand main landing gear has been damaged. Efforts are currently underway for recovery of the aircraft…
While being towed from Gate L3 to a remote hardstand to make way for other aircraft arrivals and departures, Frontier aircraft, tail registration N918FR, struck the tow vehicle that was towing it between gates at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD). There were no passengers on-board the plane at the time of the incident. Only an…
An Emirates Airbus A380 jet has made the current longest non-stop scheduled commercial flight by distance. The plane covered about 14,200km (8,824 miles) when it touched down in Auckland, New Zealand on Wednesday. It was expected to be the world’s longest non-stop commercial flight by duration as well, but landed too early. The Auckland-Dubai portion was estimated…
A cabin pressure problem forced the emergency landing of an Allegiant Air plane early this morning, March 2, at Jacksonville International Airport. Eturbonews reported that spokesperson Debbie Jones, spoke with First Coast News and confirmed that the plane landed safely at 8:13 a.m., and taxied to Gate C3. The flight, which originated from Orlando Sanford International…
Singapore Airlines has taken delivery of its first A350 XWB in Toulouse, France, becoming the fifth operator of the all-new widebody airliner. With its unrivalled passenger flying experience and operational efficiency, the A350 XWB will form the backbone of Singapore Airlines’ future mid-size widebody fleet.
Captain of Arabian Airlines flight #SV1734 from Bisha to Riyadh died after suffering a heart attack shortly before landing. According to Gulf Digital News report, co-pilot Rami Ghazi Batabara requested an emergency landing and safely landed the plane after alerting the control tower. “The aircraft and the passengers were not in danger for one moment as…
