ALERT Russian Sukhoi-24 fighter jet crashed on takeoff from Syria
A Russian military jet has reportedly crashed in north-western Syria, killing the two crew members on board. Russian news agencies quote the defence ministry as saying the Sukhoi-24 attack plane…
ALERT Thomson #BY1714 from Newcastle made an emergency landing after pilot collapsed in cockpit
A pilot collapsed in the cockpit of a Thomson Boeing 737-800 (reg. G-TAWC) to Larnaca on Sunday. One passenger on the Thomson Holiday Flight 1714 saw the pilot "lying prostrate…
Lufthansa Airbus A380 flight #LH440 returned to Frankfurt after landing gear could not retract
A Lufthansa Airbus A380 had to return because landing gear could not retract. The Airbus A380 (reg. D-AIMM) #LH440 to Houston had to dump fuel before returning to Frankfurt after…
BREAKING Air Berlin cancels all flights from October 28th
Insolvent German airline Air Berlin is cancelling all flights from October 28th. The final flight will operate on October 27th before the airline is suspending operations. Air Berlin will cancel…
VIDEO Its OK to Scream when flying in/out of LUKLA :)
JustPlanes spent a week in Nepal to focus on one of the most extreme airports : LUKLA! On landing the end of the runway is a wall, on takeoff the…
Runway temporarily shut down at Tokyo Haneda airport due to escaped dog – 14 flights delayed
A dog checked as cargo by a passenger on a Japan Airlines flight from Tokyo's Haneda airport Monday morning escaped before being loaded onto the plane, causing a runway to…
Cargo load caught fire near American Airlines Boeing 777 at Hong Kong Airport
A piece of loading equipment caught fire at Hong Kong International Airport next to the plane that was due to to fly from the city to Los Angeles. The Boeing 777 was…
VIDEO Antonov An-12: Smoking the Vortex Core
As seen from behind, all the props spin anticlockwise. The wingtip vortices spin anticlockwise from the right wing, clockwise from the left. The interactions between all that spinning air are…
Reopening of Saint Marteen Princess Juliana International Airport on October 10th
Minister of Tourism & Economic Affairs Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher on Wednesday announced that Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA/SXM Airport) will open to accept all commercial flights as per October 10, 2017.…
