All passengers had to deplane after a fire broke out outside an American Airlines flight at Sea-Tac Airport Monday morning. Sea-Tac Airport spokesman Perry Cooper said a ground start unit that is used to help start the engines caught fire at about 8:30 a.m. The starter hooks up to the aircraft externally, and when it…
We’re receiving reports of sonic boom over Northern Netherlands. The situation is stillunclear but it could be caused by the interception of a Boeing 737 to Sweden. 2 F16 jet fighters took off from Netherlands. The sonic boom was heard at 15:30 local time. According to Defence the noise was caused by two F-16 who…
Turkish authorities have sunk an A300 Airbus jet off the Aegean coast with the aim of attracting more diving tourists to the region. The plane was put to the bottom of the sea off the resort of Kuşadası, in Aydin province, 50 miles south of Izmir. The sinking of the plane, which is 54 metres…
Avianca #AV965 was crossing the Andes and going to Santiagowhen when Airbus A330 hit extreme turbulence. The incident left at least 20 minor injuries and 8 crew members suffered injuries because flight attendants were serving the food on board. As reported by the airline, the event occurred when the aircraft was at cruising over “Laguna Mar Chiquita” northeast of Cordoba, Argentina. Avianca flight AV965 landed…
45 years ago today, Hughes Airwest Flight 706 (N9345) was a scheduled flight from Los Angeles, California to Seattle, Washington with several intermediate stops. The McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 was carrying 44 passengers & 5 crew members at the time of the accident. Photograph taken of the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 (N9345). The aircraft was piloted by Captain Theodore…
On June 4th, Waterford Airport announced that VLM Airlines are to cease their Waterford-London Luton Service on June 16th. This is a huge blow for the airport as it is the only commercial service that is operated into Waterford, as Flybe dropped out a while ago. The airport has been advised that VLM flights on the…
