#OnThisDay in 2007, Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 overruns the runway on landing at Yogyakarta
10 years ago today, Garuda Indonesia Airways Flight 200 (PK-GZC) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to Yogyakarta-Adisutjipto Airport, Indonesia. The Boeing 737-497 was carrying 133…
BREAKING Belgian and RAF fighter jets scrambled to intercept flight from Bucharest #QRA
Belgian and RAF fighter jets were scrambled to intercept flight from Bucharest. The Saab 340 (registration HA-TAB) was intercepted by Belgian fighter jets F-16 over the North Sea due to communications…
NEWS Spicejet flight #SG192 forced to land because of ‘extremely pungent’ smell from toilet
A city-bound SpiceJet flight from Bengaluru was today diverted to Hyderabad due to “extremely pungent” smell in the cockpit emanating from the front lavatory of the aircraft. There were…
ALERT North Korea fires 4 banned ballistic missiles from Tongchang-ri military base
North Korea fired four banned ballistic missiles on Monday that flew about 620 miles, with three of them landing in waters that Japan claims as its exclusive economic zone, South Korean…
ALERT Jordanian Royal Airways Embraer E-175 skidded off runway at Sulaimaniyah International Airport (Iraq)
A Jordanian Royal Airways flight from Amman to Sulaimaniye skidded off runway. The Embraer E-175 with 30 passengers on board landed safely at Sulaimaniyah International Airport in Iraq. For an unexplained reason,…
NEWS Jet2 flight #LS670 emergency closes section of M1 near East Midlands Airport
A section of the M1 had to be closed on Saturday after there was an 'aircraft emergency' on a flight from Gran Canaria. The motorway was closed in both directions…
ALERT Nagano prefectural rescue helicopter crash kills 9 in central Japan
A Nagano prefectural rescue helicopter named Alps crashed on a training flight on March 5, killing all nine people aboard. The prefectural police, Self-Defense Forces, Fire and Disaster Management Agency and…
ALERT ATC strike in France, up to 33% reduction flights from/to Paris
The disturbances to be expected concern the Bordeaux and Brest ACCs, from Monday 6 March to Friday 10 March. They also concern the Aix-en-Provence ACC from Tuesday 7 March to…
NEWS ANA unveils special livery for its new A380 fleet
On March 6, All Nippon Airways (ANA) revealed a special livery for the A380. The livery was selected from over 2,000 submissions received in an open competition organised by the…
VIDEO Guns N’ Roses plane landing at London Stansted
Arrival of an Aeronexus Boeing 767-300 on March 17 just after 3pm local time, with Guns N' Roses decals. The jet makes it's landing before being towed into the Diamond…
