2 Royal Air Force fighter jets scrambled to intercept aircraft over the Channel as #QRA drill
Two Royal Air Force fighter jets were scrambled this afternoon to intercept an aircraft with loss of communication as part of QRA exercice. The two Typhoons were scrambled from RAF Coningsby airbase…
ALERT British Airways A320 doused in foam at Kiev Airport due to overheated brakes
Two fire engines were scrambled on to the tarmac at Kiev Airport this morning to deal with the incident after the flight#BA882 from Heathrow landed in the Ukrainian capital early…
PIA #PK755 to Riyadh made an emergency landing at Lahore due to smoke in cockpit
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) cleared a plane to take off after the flight made an emergency landing at the Allama Iqbal airport early today. Flight #PK755 was enroute to…
Damaged Air France A380 to be flown to France for investigation with not operable spare engine
According to Reuters, Air France A380, reg. F-HPJE stranded in Goose Bay will return to France. The rump of the broken engine will be taken off the wing and flown to…
ALERT Airbus Viva Aerobus A320 wingtip clipped an other A320 at Mexico City Airport
During the night, the wingtip of an Airbus A320 clipped the stabilizer of an other A320 at Mexico Airport. The incident occurred during taxi. The two aircraft belonging to Viva Aerobus airline…
Ryanair confirmed as the world’s 4th biggest airline
Global airlines carried 3.8 billion passengers last year, according to new statistics published by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The figure was up 7pc over 2015, and Ryanair was also confirmed…
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…
