Eurowings A330 flight #EW117 to Cologne makes emergency landing in Kuwait over bomb threat
A Germany-bound Eurowings passenger flight from Oman landed in Kuwait on Sunday over a bomb threat but no explosives were found on board, authorities said. Eurowings said there were 287 passengers and 10 crew members on board the flight, which was being flown by SunExpress on its behalf. The plane (reg. D-AXGF) from Salalah…
#OnThisDay in 2002, Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 ditches in the Bengawan Solo River
15 years ago today, Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 (PK-GWA) was a scheduled domestic flight from Selaparang Airport, Ampenan, Indonesia to Adisucipto International Airport, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Boeing 737-3Q8 was carrying 54 passengers & 6 crew members. PK-GWA, the accident aircraft involved. ACCIDENT Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 departed Selaparang Airport at around 15:00 and climbed to…
BREAKING MyCargo Airlines Boeing 747-400F crashed in Bishkek
Over 30 people have been killed after Boeing 747-400F crashed into a small village in Kyrgyzstan. The aircraft was believed to be making a stop-over in Bishkek before continuing onto Istanbul. UPDATE Flight recorder retrieved from 747 crash debris. Turkish Airlines flight #TK6491 crashed at approximately 7:18 a.m. local time about two kilometers (1.2 miles)…