A Southwest pilot had to enter the cockpit from outside the Boeing 737. A Southwest pilot was forced to enter through the cockpit Right side window after a passenger accidentally locked the flight deck door as he tried to use the lavatory during boarding on Thursday. During the boarding process, while other Customers and Flight…
A French military surveillance aircraft has made an emergency landing at Cork Airport after reports of an apparent fire onboard. The aircraft declared an emergency at 7.30am this morning, using the Pan-Pan code – they then diverted to the nearest airport. They landed shortly after 8am and were met by emergency service vehicles. Sources have…
The flight KLM #KL876 from Bangkok is declaring an emergency. The flight took off from Bangkok at 12:00 ICT to Amsterdam. The crew declared an emergency over Iran. It was scheduled to land at 19:10 in Amsterdam. The 17 years old Boeing 777-200ER turned south to divert to Dubai where it landed on runway 30L.…
For its first time in Buenos Aires, the Argentinian Air Force One made a remarkable arrival! Argentina’s new presidential aircraft, a Boeing 757, was spotted in Buenos Aires. The aircraft was arriving from Miami. It was stored between March 31 and May 17, 2023 at Salina Airport before getting a new livery at Dallas Airport.…
While on final approach to Daegu Airport, an emergency exit of an aircraft was opened. Asiana Airlines plane door was opened mid-air shortly before reaching the airport in the South Korean city of Daegu. Some passengers have been taken to hospital suffering breathing issues due to shock. The Airbus A321-231 (reg. HL8256) performing flight #OZ8124…
A major fault forced flights to be cancelled and left others stuck on planes after landing. A ‘technical issue’ with the British Airways boarding system this afternoon left people reportedly stranded on the runway with no explanation of when they would be allowed to enter the airport. A systems outage has forced British Airways to…
JetBlue flight #B6137 from new York JFK to Santiago suffered a technical issue. The Airbus A320 (reg. N534JB) suffered a pressurization issue after take off on 22 May. While climbing to 33,000ft, the 21 years old Airbus A320-232 suffered a loss of cabin pressurization. Approximately 30 minutes after the takeoff from New York (JFK), the…
Russia: Su-27 jet intercepted US bombers over Baltic Sea, prevented border violation. Russia said on Tuesday it had scrambled a Su-27 jet to intercept two US Air Force B-1B strategic bombers flying over the Baltic Sea and prevent them from violating Russian state borders. The Russian ministry of defense said: “On March 23, 2023, Russia’s…
The Italian Ministry of Economy and Lufthansa have reached an agreement on the future of Ita Airways. After weeks of negotiations, steps back and forth, dozens of technical sessions, meetings in Rome and Frankfurt, the two parties are preparing to sign the agreement on Thursday 25 May. The 40% stake could grow to a later…
Flights disrupted in Sicily due to Mount Etna’s ash cloud. Sicily’s Catania airport has suspended all flights after ash from erupting Mount Etna covered the runways. UPDATE Catania airport has resumed normal flight operations. The ash fall-out could pose serious threats to aviation, reducing visibility and damaging flight controls, causing engines to fail. The eruption…
About a dozen travelers got into an all-out brawl at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport with lots of fists flying, hair pulling and rolling around on the floor. Check out video, posted to Twitter, which shows guys and girls getting into the knockdown, drag out fight Monday night at the baggage claim area of Terminal 3. Unclear…
A Turkish Airlines flight was forced to divert to Birmingham Airport. A Turkish Airlines A321neo performed flight #TK1997 from Istanbul to London Gatwick on Tuesday, May 23 2023. But the aircraft (reg. TC-LSN) was forced to stop the final approach to runway 08R at London Gatwick due to another flight on takeoff. The ATC ordered…