A runway incursion incident was recorded at a US airport after the air traffic controller made the mistake of allowing one plane to enter the runway while another was approaching for a landing. Runway Incursion is defined as any occurrence at an aerodrome involving the incorrect presence of an aircraft, vehicle or person in the…
Qantas has brought forward the restart of flights from Melbourne and Sydney to destinations including London, Singapore, Bangkok and Johannesburg as Australia’s two biggest states prepare to reopen for international travel. Qantas said that the reopening of state and international borders in the coming months meant all 11,000 employees who remain stood down would be…
Morocco’s government has decided to suspend flights to and from Germany, UK, and the Netherlands. The suspension will take effect starting today at 23:59 p.m. local time, the National Office of Airports (ONDA) reported. The measure will be in effect until further notice, the statement added. Royal Air Maroc (RAM) also tweeted about the suspension…
A MD-87 is on fire after crashing near Houston Executive Airport with 21 people on board. The corporate McDD MD-87 (reg. N987AK) crashed behind the runway and burst into flames at Houston Executive Waller County Airport. Please reload for updates… UPDATE The aircraft was taking off to North and overran runway 36 during an aborted…
Air Europa flight declared an emergency while descending in Montevideo. A Boeing 787-9 (reg. EC-NFM) of Air Europa, coming from Madrid with 321 passengers on board, declared “ mayday ”, while it made the descent at Carrasco International Airport. The crew indicated an “inoperative engine” in communication with the Carrasco control tower. The engine affected…
On Sunday, October 17, 2021, around 10:10 a.m., an extra 330 two-seater aircraft from the French Air Force’s aerobatic team encountered an engine failure. During a transit mission between Biarritz and Salon-de-Provence, Captain Alexandre Orlowski, pilot of the aerobatic team of the French Air Force (ex- aerobatic world champion) accompanied by his mechanic, made a…
The flight #P57436 from Medellin to Punta Cana suffered an engine issue on October 16. The 737-800 took off from Medellin when the left engine began to bang. The crew decided to continue and took off and climbed to 13,000 feet. however Medellin Airport is at about 7,000 feet. The pilots returned to approach runway…
A Boeing 777-300ER suffered an engine problem on departure from Los Angeles LAX. Japan Airlines flight #JL15 to Tokyo Haneda experienced an issue with engine #2. The Boeing 777-300ER took off at 2.33pm local time from runway 25R on Friday October 15th. The crew decided to circle for about 30 mins, holding 6,000ft in order…
British Airways has announced that it will be opening its doors to new cabin crew recruits to work for the airline from spring next year to help fly its summer schedule. The airline has already contacted people in the existing talent pools, which holds the details of people who left the business last year but…
Earlier in the day, the ISS lost its orientation in space while testing engines of the Soyuz MS-18 manned spacecraft, which will bring the “cinema crew” back to Earth this weekend. Previously, cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov told the Moscow region-based mission control centre that they had “received an emergency message from colleagues [from the US segment…
Working in aviation is an exciting career choice. It can be tough working long hours, but the benefits are worth it. If you want to know more about what it’s like working in this industry, here are some facts! You Need A Degree For Most Jobs Most parts of the aviation industry require working alongside…
An aircraft has crashed near near San Diego, California. Fire crews are tackling fires on the ground, and at least two people have been injured. The plane crashed down onto a residential street in Santee, a suburban area of San Diego County, early on Monday afternoon. Footage from the scene suggests that a number of…