Japan Airlines Dreamliner took damage to its left engine casing when it came into contact with an airbridge on taxiing to its gate at Taipei-Taoyuan Airport. The Boeing 787-8 (reg. JA824J) was being towed to the gate for boarding as #JL802 to Tokyo Narita.
The Civil Aviation Authority will complete Operation Matterhorn today following the collapse of Thomas Cook. Since the liquidation of the company on September 23rd, the CAA has repatriated 140,000 passengers in what it brands the largest ever peacetime operation of its kind. The two-week flying programme, which involved the use of 150 aircraft from 50…
Seven Britons were reportedly escorted off a budget flight after it was forced to make an emergency landing when a row broke out. Onlookers claim the easyJet flight from Manchester to Tenerife was forced to divert to Portugal after an argument between two groups of men that saw one allegedly spit at a woman. The…
Passengers and staff have reportedly been evacuated from Glasgow Airport as an incident continues to unfold. Reports online suggest that dozens of emergency services vehicles, including police and ambulance staff are on site and attending to a grounded plane. UPDATE The suspected package was leaking dry ice surrounding a consignment of vaccines in glass tubes.…
A British Airways aircraft that took off from Larnaca on Wednesday afternoon made an emergency landing in Athens after smoke was detected in the cabin. According to Greek media, the aircraft, bound for London, landed at the Eleftherios Venizelos airport in Athens at around 7.35pm after smoke was detected in the cabin while the aircraft…
Two South African Airways flight attendants were arrested in Hong Kong after allegedly smuggling drugs into the Chinese territory. SAA spokesperson confirmed the arrests, adding both cabin crew members were detained separately by customs officials in Hong Kong on September 23 and 24, 2019, on suspicion of drug trafficking. “The two employees were part of…
The first of Qantas’ upgraded A380s welcomed its first passengers today, delivering a new level of comfort for customers travelling on the national carrier’s largest aircraft. The multimillion-dollar upgrade of 12 aircraft includes new seating across expanded Business and Premium Economy cabins and a refresh of the aircraft’s First and Economy seating. The on-board lounge…
Icelandair will store its Boeing 737 MAX planes in France. Icelandair will fly its Boeing 737 MAXs to Toulouse, France for storage. The airline said the decision was taken to protect the planes from tear and wear that could form due to the harsh weather conditions in the country during winter season. The four MAX…
The ATSB is investigating a fuel imbalance involving a Boeing 767 freighter, registered VH-EXZ, which occurred during flight from Auckland, New Zealand to Sydney, New South Wales on 27 July 2019. During taxi for departure, the crew received a fuel configuration alert due to an imbalance in the fuel content between the left and right…
An-12 transport aircraft made an emergency landing near the Ukrainian city of Lviv on Friday, when the plane ran out of fuel, the country’s Minister of Infrastructure announced. According to preliminary data, 5 people died when an An-12 aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing near the Lviv airport in Ukraine, stated Infrastructure Minister…
Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, has reportedly failed to return to his home country after the plane carrying him and his delegation malfunctioned hours into the return trip from the US, and was forced to land in New York. The crew discovered a technical problem on board the jet, four hours after it left…
A flight was delayed for an hour and a woman detained by police after she opened the emergency exit for “a breath of fresh air” before the flight took off in central China’s Hubei province on Monday, mainland media reported. The incident happened on Xiamen Air flight MF8215 from Wuhan to Lanzhou, which was scheduled…