The major airport’s single runway has been temporarily shut after British Airways #BA2668 to Marrakesh landed shortly after taking off. The plane circled 15 times near Gatwick at 8,000ft after suffering the issue before heading back to the airport due to hydraulic leak. UPDATE Operations are resuming. Aer Lingus #EI237 to Dublin is the first to…
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued an airworthiness directive for the Airbus A321neo after the aircraft was found in certain cases to pitch its nose upwards excessively. The regulator stated that “excessive pitch attitude could occur in certain conditions and during specific maneuvers in the final approach to landing”, warning that the condition…
A man who climbed onto the wing of a plane as it prepared for takeoff at the airport in Nigeria’s Lagos city has been arrested, authorities said. The man, who has not been identified, walked towards the aircraft on the runway and was spotted by the pilot, who slowed down and later turned off the…
An unnamed child, 13, sneaked into the runway at Taihu National Holiday Resort, on the shores of Taihu Lake in Huzhou City, China, and managed to glide both light-sport aircraft around after midnight on July 15. Staff became alarmed when they arrived the following morning to discover both SeaRey flying boats – one red…
Lufthansa plane bound for Frankfurt was evacuated at Belgrade airport on Thursday after police received a call saying a bomb was on board, the Serbian interior ministry said. Serbian state TV said 130 passengers and five crew members have been evacuated after boarding the 6.15 a.m. (0415 GMT) LH1411 flight, and the plane was taken…
Ryanair will fly 5 million fewer passengers than planned next year owing to delayed deliveries of Boeing’s grounded 737 Max aircraft, and warned that jobs would be affected and airport bases closed as a result. Europe’s biggest low-cost carrier was expecting to bring the first five of 135 planes on order into service this year,…
An Emergency Airworthiness Directive released by EASA says that cracks have been detected on the rear wing spars of the early A380s. The cracks are between ribs 33 and 49, on both side and could affect the structural integrity of the wings. The European Aviation Safety Agency, therefore, recommends operators repeated checks for the affected…
Police at Heathrow Airport are investigating how a 12-year-old boy slipped through security and managed to board a British Airways flight to Los Angeles without a ticket or boarding pass. The unaccompanied child, who had no travel documents, mingled with passengers getting on the flight and was only spotted when cabin crew asked to see…
United Airlines expects to cancel more than 8,000 flights through October because of the grounding of its Boeing 737 Max planes. United said Friday that it is dropping its 14 Max jets from the schedule until Nov. 3 — a month longer than previously planned. The airline has used spare planes to cover flights that…
Magnicharters flight 801 was forced to return to Puerto Vallarta after incident on takeoff this 14 July 2019. The Boeing 737-300 (reg. XA-UUI, built 1995) to Mexico City safely returned to land at Puerto Vallarta (MMPR), Mexico following a birdstrike in engine #2 after take-off.
One of the Alphajet from the French Aerobatic team Patrouille de France suffered a bird strike yesterday. The incident occurred yesterday night after the aerobatic team performed in south of France at Port-Barcarès. The left wing was fixed during the night at Salon de Provence air base.
