Fury at Palma airport this morning. At 5.43am on Thursday, security personnel at Palma airport received an alarm call from Ryanair ground staff. At gate C-62 where flight FR2295 with destination Gran Canaria was boarding. At that moment, a passenger was very violent in the area. A total of six security guards were on the…
Air France flight #AF912 from Paris CDG to Yaoundé is declaring an emergency. The flight AF912 departed Paris CDG runway 08R. The flight was already delayed due to a technical issue. The Airbus A330 is returning to Paris. The craw declared the emergency right after takeoff. The aircraft is a 22 year-old A330 (registration F-GZCA).…
Qatar Airways flight #QR719 from Doha to Seattle diverted to Oslo. Qatar Airways QR719 departed Doha on Sept 20 at 08:35 AST for 14 hour-flight to West coast of the USA. But the Boeing 777-300ER suffered an issue while crossing the Arctic Ocean. The pilots contacted ATC about an engine issue and turned left over…
KLM flight KL791 from Amsterdam to São Paulo experienced an incident. The Boeing 777-300ER departed Amsterdam on September 18th at 13:15 CEST. More than 11 hours later, while being on approach to São Paulo, the aircraft (reg. PH-BVW) hit several balloons. The crew reported to ATC they hit at least three balloons and one of…
United Airlines flight UA688 from Washington DC to Boston declared an emergency and returned to Washington. Flight UA688 was forced to return to Washington following a technical issue. The Boeing 737-900ER departed at 17:33 EDT from IAD airport runway 30. The aircraft (reg. N68801) climbed to 29,000 ft when the crew noticed a mechanical issue…
KLM flight KL863 from Amsterdam to Tokyo is returning. The flight took off form Amsterdam, but 2h30 into flight, the crew decided to perform a U-turn. The flight is expected to land back at Amsterdam before 18:00 CEST. It was expected to land at Tokyo Narita at 08:40 JST. The flight is performed by a…
Qantas Link is gradually replacing its Boeing 717’s fleet. But the retire flight is a real adventure. All of QantasLink’s 20 Boeing 717s will be gradually replaced by 29 fuel efficient Airbus A220 aircraft as part of the “Project Winton” fleet renewal program. The airline has already started to retire several Boeing 717s such as…
Two aircraft collided on ground at Palma De Mallorca Airport. Condor flight to Germany is delayed following an incident at Palma De Mallorca Airport. The winglet of an Air Europa Boeing 737 clipped the horizontal stabilizer of a German airline’s plane. The Boeing 757-300 (reg. D-ABOJ) arrived from Dusseldorf early Tuesday at 06:00 CEST. The…
Flight DL187 to Los Angeles is declaring an emergency and returning to London Heathrow. Flight Delta Airlines 187 has declared an emergency over Scotland. The Airbus A330-900 performed a U-turn over Glasgow. The flight is returning to London Heathrow after one of the flight deck crew felt unwell. The aircraft is only one year old,…
Moscow’s forces have started covering some of their attack aircraft with car tires, in what experts say could be a makeshift attempt to protect them from Ukrainian drone strikes. Satellite imagery from Maxar of Engels Airbase, deep inside Russia, shows two Tu-95 strategic bombers with car tires on top of the airframes. The move may…
Authorities searching for missing F-35 plane after Marine pilot ejected during flight over Charleston. A South Carolina military airbase has appealed for the public’s help in finding a missing Marines Corps fighter aircraft after its pilot ejected from it on Sunday afternoon. Marine Corps investigators have launched an inquiry after the ‘mishap’ which saw one…
Virgin Atlantic flight #VS23 from London Heathrow to Los Angeles is declaring an emergency. The Virgin Atlantic Dreamliner has declared an emergency in Scottish airspace. The flight performed a U-turn still at 34,000 ft. The Boeing 787-9 (reg. G-VDIA) departed from London Heathrow runway 09R at 18:05 BST. The crew declared a general emergency (Squawk…