A Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 made a lucky escape from a tug fire near the aircraft at Ezeiza Airport in Argentina. The Boeing 747-8 was preparing to perform Lufthansa flight #LH511 from Ezeiza (EZE/SAEZ) to Frankfurt (FRA/EDDF) when the tug caught fire. The aircraft (reg. D-ABYP) didn’t suffer damages but the flight has been delayed 1h30.…
A Turkish Airlines Boeing 777F struck with a flock of birds during take-off from Istanbul Ataturk airport on Sunday, January 3. The aircraft suffered visible damage to the radome along with the pilot tube. The aircraft with registration TC-LJN was operating cargo flight TK-6220 from Istanbul Ataturk to Almaty, Kazakhstan. However, after suffering the bird…
Palestinian Airlines has officially ceased operations for good before the end of 2020, making it the last airline to cease operations in 2020. The airline was founded in 1995 after the Oslo II Accord, signed by both Israel and Palestine. The airline commenced its operation in June 1997. The carrier was operating in a minimal…
British residents of Spain trying to fly home on Saturday were stopped from boarding their flight to Madrid after airline staff said their residency documents were no longer valid. Nine people were not allowed to board the joint BA/Iberia flight at Heathrow on Saturday evening because they were told their green residency papers were no…
A Learjet twin-jet suffered a runway excursion at Diamantina Airport, Brazil, injuring three of the four people on board. The accident happened when the aircraft landed at Juscelino Kubitschek Airport to transport a COVID-19 patient. The plane had arrived from Sao Paulo. According to reports, a pilot, a co-pilot, a doctor, and a nurse were…
The number of people killed in large commercial airplane crashes rose in 2020 to 299 worldwide, even as the number of crashes fell by more than 50%, a Dutch consulting firm said. Aviation consulting firm To70 said in 2020 there were 40 accidents involving large commercial passenger planes, five of which were fatal, resulting in…