Aer Lingus #EI125 to Chicago took off at 14:17 UTC then entered holding pattern due to undercarriage issue. Landing gear was up but the crew received a possible warning alarm. The Airbus A330 (reg. EI-DUZ) burned fuel during more than one hour before returning to Dublin Airport. The aircraft safely landed runway 28 and was…
A leaping elk has brought down a low flying helicopter in Utah. The helicopter was flying at a height of about 3 metres (9.4 feet). The helicopter crew had tried to throw a net over the elk and sedate it in order to place a tracking collar on it. After the attempt failed the pilot…
Love was in the air today as Virgin Airbus A330 made a special Valentine’s Day flight. The plane took off from London Gatwick at 11:37 UTC and headed straight to Cornwall, flying directly over Southampton. But after reaching Penzance it took a sudden turn right before flying in the shape of an enormous love heart…
In the morning of 11 February, a body of a stowaway was found in a Kenya Airways flight #KQ505 from Accra to Nairobi. Preliminary investigations revealed the man must have frozen to death. Police could not immediately identify the victim as there were no identification documents at the scene. His body was taken to the…
A crash between two vehicles on the airfield injured two members of staff. According to our information, a British Airways van and a airfield marshal car collided. One man, in his 40s, has been taken to a West London hospital and his condition is unknown. Another man was treated at the scene for non-life threatening injuries.…
The cowling of engine #2 from a Boeing 777-200 blew off over the Pacific Ocean. Passengers of United flight #UA1175 from SFO heard a loud bang and felt the plane shake violently. Those seated on the right side looked out their windows and saw pieces of metal flying. By the time the plane touched down…