Intervention of firefighters under way at Prague Airport following the emergency landing of Delta flight #DL79 to JFK

Flight #DL79 returned to Prague Airport quickly after takeoff. The Boeing 767-300ER was operating flight #DL79 to New York JFK Airport. But minutes after takeoff, pilots requested to return to Prague Airport. The aircraft (reg. N175DN) returned due to technical problems according to the Airport. Currently, the intervention of the airport firefighters is underway. UPATE…

INCIDENT A Delta Airbus A350 #DL175 encountered severe turbulence, 11 people were transported to hospital

A Delta Airbus A350-900 encountered severe turbulence on descend to Atlanta Airport. On Aug. 29, flight #DL175 from Milan Malpensa Airport encountered severe turbulence while descending towards Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The Airbus A350-900 (reg. N576DZ) was carrying 151 passengers and 14 cabin crew on board. After landing, 11 people (mix of passengers and crew) were…

ALERT Four airports about to close as Category 3 major hurricane #Idalia is expected to make landfall in Florida

Hurricane Idalia expected to make landfall in the northern Florida region early Wednesday morning. Hurricane Idalia is forecast to strengthen into an “extremely dangerous” major hurricane with winds up to 125 mph before slamming into Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday, bringing life-threatening storm surge destructive winds and torrential rain to the region. The Joint Crisis…

Aleppo airport out of service after Israeli air attack

Israeli attack damages runway, grounding flights in northern Syria, state news agency SANA reports. An Israeli air attack has struck Aleppo’s international airport, resulting in a runway damage and operational shutdown, Syrian state media SANA reported, citing a military source. “At about 4:30am [01:30 GMT] … the Israeli enemy undertook an aerial aggression from the…