#OnThisDay in 1986, Aeroméxico Flight 498 collides with a Piper PA-28 over Los Angeles

30 years ago today, Aeroméxico Flight 498 (XA-JED) was a scheduled passenger flight from Mexico City International Airport, Mexico to Los Angeles International Airport, USA with stopovers in Guadalajara, Mexico; Baja California Sur and Tijuana, Baja California. The McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 was carrying 58 passengers & 6 crew members at the time of the accident.  The…

ALERT 14 passengers hospitalised due to turbulence over Atlantic on board United flight #UA880

  United Airlines flight #UA880 from Houston to London made an emergency landing at Shannon following turbulence over Atlantic during the night. The Boeing 767-300 (reg. N657UA) with 207 passengers and crew of 13 on board was flying over the Atlantic when it encountered severe turbulence. The pilots decided to divert to Shannon in Ireland and landed…