An Indonesia AirAsia flight travelling from Perth to Denpasar with 151 passengers on board was turned back on Sunday morning after a mid-air emergency. Flight #QZ535 was 25 minutes out of Perth when an indicator alerted the pilot to a loss of cabin pressure. The plane had to drop from 32,000 feet to 10,000 feet…
A doctor who was on an El Al flight to Belgium performed a successful CPR on a passenger who had a heart attack. A 88-year-old womansuffered a heart attack and lost consciousness during El Al flight #LY333 to Brussels. A doctor performed a CPR while the plane returned to Ben Gurion Airport. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. 4X-EKP)…
On October 12, 2017, a Skyjet flight was struck by a drone while inbound to Jean Lesage International Airport in Québec City. This is the first time a drone has hit a commercial aircraft in Canada. The Beechcraft A100 King Air only sustained minor damage and was able to land safely. Transport Canada is monitoring…
All major airports in Ireland have released statements encouraging travellers to check with their airlines before making their way to the airports tomorrow, Monday 16th as Hurricane Ophelia is set to batter the country. Winds are expected to reach speeds of 80 km/h and gusts in excess of 130km/h. Passengers are advised to check latest flight…
Jetstar is investigating after a baggage handler was caught on camera going through passengers luggage on a Jetstar Asia plane at Phuket International Airport last Tuesday. The flight was to Singapore. Airport Security had iniated a sting operation which caught the 27yo handler. The handler worked for a 3rd party company called BAGS. He was…
Etihad flight 450 from Abu Dhabi to Sydney was forced to divert to Adelaide early Saturday morning. The diversion was due to a warning light coming on in the cockpit. The B777 landed at Adelaide around 4.50am local time. Adelaide Airport has a curfew between 11pm and 6am, excluding emergencies. Passengers were deplaned on the…
The Australian Army has conducted flight testing of a new piece of safety equipment designed for pilots. The Tactile Cueing System has been designed by Angus Rupert over the last 25 years. Mr Rupert is a medical researcher with the US Army and is a visiting Fulbright Scholar in Melbourne at Australia’s Defence Science and…