Air India airlines on Wednesday banned for 30 days the man who allegedly peed at an elderly woman travelling in business class and exposed his private parts to her on a flight from New York to Delhi in November 2022. The airlines, in an official statement, said that they have taken very serious note of…
A plane coming into Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport from Mexico slid off the taxiway Tuesday evening, airport officials confirmed. According to MSP Airport, Delta Flight 1819, an Airbus A320, was taxiing into the airport from Cabo San Lucas around 6:40 p.m. when the nose gear when off the pavement. The nose gear went about 30…
Air France AF72 to Los Angeles is declaring an emergency. The Boeing 777-300ER (reg. F-GSQL) has declared an emergency over London. The flight was scheduled to land in Los Angeles LAX at 16.05. UPDATE Air France #AF72 returned to Paris due to a technical problem (engine oil system). UPDATE AF72 has landed safely runway 27L…
An IndiGo flight suffered a tailstrike on landing at Kolkata Airport, India. The plane was performing flight flight #6E1859 between Dhaka, Bangladesh and Kolkata, India. The Airbus A321neo (reg. VT-ILR experienced extensive tailstrike on landing. IndiGo confirmed the incident occurred during landing at Kolkata. The aircraft was grounded at Kolkata for assessment and repair. The…
A passenger has died on KLM flight from Suriname to the Netherlands on Tuesday, January 3. The KLM flight #KL714 departed from Paramaribo to Amsterdam Schiphol. During the flight, over the Atlantic, a passenger travelling to the Netherlands for medical treatment has died. He was the medical director of the Suriname Psychiatric Center, and was…
NASA and Roscosmos are working out how to get two cosmonauts and an astronaut back home after their spacecraft sprung a leak. Three residents of the International Space Station are facing an uncertain future after a Russian Soyuz capsule sprung a dramatic coolant leak last month that has left the craft’s spaceworthiness in doubt. NASA…
Passengers of Qantas flight from Singapore to London are stuck in Athens after emergency landing. Flight #QF1 from Sydney to Singapore then from Singapore to London Heathrow has diverted to Athens early in the morning. UPDATE #QF1 finally landed at Heathrow 1 day and 11 hours late. UPDATE #QF1 is planned to depart Athens (jan…
A national ground stop has been issued by the FAA for all aircraft destined to any airport in Florida. An equipment issue is forcing the Federal Aviation Administration to order a national ground stop for Airport such as Miami Fort Lauderdale. Air traffic control centers use the computer system En Route Automation Modernization to manage…
US military says the J 11 flew about 20 feet away from the nose of a USAF RC 135. A Chinese military jet came within touching distance of a United States Air Force plane and forced it to take evasive action to avoid a collision in international airspace over the South China Sea last week,…
Strange way to celebrate the new year! Two Middle East Airlines planes were hit by stray bullets yesterday evening, Saturday, at midnight at Beirut International Airport. Bullets were fired during the New Year’s celebrations. According to the information, the two Airbus 321neo aircraft (reg. T7-ME9 and T7-ME2) were towed to the hangar for repair, after…
A worker was killed in an ‘industrial’ accident on New Year’s Eve at Montgomery Regional Airport. Officials said the incident involved an American Airlines/Piedmont Airlines ground crew employee. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that the incident happened “where American Airlines Flight 3408, an Embraer E175, was parked.” The flight was scheduled to depart Montgomery for…
A pilot and two passengers were rescued after making an emergency landing in the snowy mountains of the Dolomites, Italy. Silvia De Bon, 22, was on a short flight with her brother and his girlfriend on Thursday (29 December) when the aircraft’s engine stalled. None of the three people on board sustained any serious injuries…