Satellite photos taken Wednesday show that an Iranian missile strike has caused extensive damage at Ain al-Assad air base in Iraq, which houses U.S. and coalition troops. The photos show hangars and buildings hit hard by a barrage of Iranian missiles that were fired early Wednesday morning local time. At least five structures were damaged…
A British Airways plane made a dramatic turn to avoid Iraq after Iran fired more than a dozen missiles at air bases used by US troops. The Boeing 777-200ER flying from Mumbai to London Heathrow circled back just minutes before it was due to fly over Iraq. The jet very briefly entered Iraqi and Iranian airspaces at…
Two men have been arrested as part of an investigation into a stolen mini-bus and suspected false imprisonment of three passengers at Dublin Airport. Shortly after 1am on Wednesday morning, an alarm was raised when a mini-bus was taken during an incident at Dublin Airport. It is understood that three passengers were in the bus…
A child has been found dead in the landing gear of an Air France plane landing at Paris CDG. The body of a “ten year old” child was found on Wednesday morning in the landing gear of an Air France plane from Abidjan. UPDATE The identity of the young Ivorian man found dead on Wednesday in…
A Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 carrying 176 passengers and crew has crashed near Tehran. Iranian state media reported that the Kiev-bound Ukrainian International Airlines flight #PS752 crashed few minutes after takeoff from Imam Khomeini International Airport, killing all 167 passengers and nine crew on board. Please reload the page for updates… UPDATE Cabin crew of crashed…
All airline traffic in and out of Stavanger’s main airport at Sola was halted Tuesday afternoon after a fire in the airport’s parking garage raged out of control. Prime Minister Erna Solberg was among those stranded by the airport closure, which wasn’t expected to reopen until Wednesday morning at the earliest. As the fire spread…
U.S.-based Spirit Airlines has finalized a purchase agreement with Airbus for 100 A320neo Family aircraft. In October, the two parties had signed and announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the purchase of up to 100 of the aircraft – a mix of A319neo, A320neo, and A321neo – to meet the airline’s future fleet requirements.…
All flights in and out of Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport are halted after a Pegasus Boeing 737 airplane skidded off a runway. According to initial reports, the Boeing 737-800 (reg. TC-CCK) from United Arab Emirates’ Sharjah as it slid off the runway while landing. UPDATE Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen Airport suspends flight operations until at least…
Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed on Sunday they are reviewing a wiring issue that could potentially cause a short circuit on the 737 MAX. Boeing spokesman Gordon Johndroe said Sunday the U.S. planemaker “identified this issue as part of that rigorous process, and we are working with the FAA to perform the…
Westjet Boeing 737-800 performing flight #WS248 from Toronto has suffered a runway excursion at Halifax Stanfield Airport. UPDATE The airport operations are not stopped. The aircraft was landing on runway 14 in snowy conditions. You can also watch the webcam live at https://cam.airlive.net/yhz/ Busses are en route to transport the 178 passengers back to the terminal.
Air Canada Jazz #AC8684 to Saguenay lost the inside left main landing gear wheel on takeoff form Montreal yesterday. The Dash 8-300, with 49 passengers on board, returned to Montreal. Sparks were seen prior the incident.
2019 has been a rough a year for airlines with more than 20 airlines forced to shut down operations. Asian Express Airline (Tajikistan) – Ceased operations on January 13, 2019 Germania (Germany) – Ceased operations on February 5, 2019 Flybmi (United Kingdom) – Ceased operations on February 16, 2019 Insel Air (Curaçao) – Ceased operations…