EMERGENCY MASwings flight #MH3568 skidded off runway upon landing at Marudi Airport, Malaysia

A twin-otter aircraft operated by MASwings Sdn Bhd skidded off the runaway upon landing at the Marudi Airport today. All four passengers together with the pilot and his assistant, however, were not injured in the 3.50pm incident. Marudi police chief Deputy Superintendent Gabriel Risut said the aircraft, which had earlier departed from Miri, skidded off…

ALERT Tallinn airport evacuated after bomb threat

  Over 200 people were evacuated today from the Tallinn airport after one of the passengers announced that there was a bomb in his luggage. After that more than 200 people were evacuated from the airport. Nothing suspicious has been found. The man, who reported about the bomb had already been detained. According to Estonian legislation, he could face up to five years of imprisonment for such an action.…

#OnThisDay in 2006, Comair Flight 5191 crashes on takeoff from the wrong runway

10 years ago today, Comair Flight 5191 (N431CA) was a domestic passenger flight from Blue Grass Airport, Lexington, Kentucky to Hartsfield-Jackson Altanta International Airport, Georgia. The Bombardier CRJ-100ER jet was carrying 47 passengers & 3 crew members. A CRJ-100ER in Comair livery at the gate in Jacksonville, Florida. ACCIDENT The cockpit crew of Comair Flight…