An Air India Express plane suffered ‘tail tip’ during landing at Kerala’s Kozhikode Airport. The Air India Express flight #IX382 from Dammam to Kozhikode suffered ‘tail strike’ at Kozhikode Airport after its tail touched down the runway during landing. All 180 passengers on board are safe and no srrious damage to aircraft has been reported.
Britain has recorded its hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures soaring as high as 34C (93F) in London. Shortly before 5pm on Saturday the Met Office said a temperature of 34.0C had been recorded at Heathrow airport, approaching the all-time record for June of 35.6C, reached in Southampton in 1976. The UK…
Yemenia Airways #IY609 suffered blown tires after returning to land at Cairo, Egypt. The Airbus A310-324 suffered blown tires after returning to land at Cairo, Egypt due to a medical emergency on Sunday.
All 10 people aboard a plane that crashed into a hangar at Addison Airport Sunday morning have died, a town official says. A twin-engine Beechcraft BE350 King Air crashed at 9:11 a.m. Sunday, according to an Addison Fire Department spokesperson. The FAA said the plane had just taken off before it crashed into the hangar.…
Syrian air defenses have responded to apparent missiles attacks in the vicinity of Damascus and Homs, Sana reports, with its military source claiming that a number of ‘hostile targets’ have been intercepted. Israel F-16Ds fighter jets from 109sq launched cruise missiles. #IAF jets involved in the airstrikes over #Syria pic.twitter.com/HVllyHW4ve — Intel Sky & Air…
Spicejet #SG3722 from Bhopal to Surat Spicejet flight overshot Runway at Surat airport. The DHC-8-400 landed in heavy rain. All passengers and crew members are safe. Rescue operation is in progress.
An Air India Express Boeing 737 aircraft, with 183 people on board, flying in from Dubai overshot the Mangalore airport runway during landing on Sunday evening. With the aircraft stranded off the runway, the said runway is currently shut down. Sunday’s touch down though was carried out after a go-around. Despite that, the aircraft overshot…
Newark Liberty International Airport was shut down for about an hour Saturday morning due to an airport emergency. The Airport’s official Twitter account said shortly before 9 a.m. that “due to an airport emergency there are currently no arrivals nor departures from Newark Airport.” United Airlines’ official account subsequently informed customers that the Federal Aviation…
Two RAF Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled to escort a Jet2 flight on Saturday after an apparent mix-up between air traffic controllers and the pilots. The flight, which left Stansted Airport on Saturday evening, was heading for Turkey when there was allegedly disruptive behaviour from a female passenger on board. The flight to Dalaman in…
British Airways is planning to retire its three remaining Boeing 777-200 in the last quarter of 2020. All three 777-200 of the IAG subsidiary are 24-year-old and have been operated by the British carrier since they were delivered to the operator by Boeing in 1995. British Airways currently operates its Boeing 777-200s between London Heathrow…
Five Australian families who were part of a class action against Malaysia Airlines after the deaths of their loved ones on flight MH17 have reached a confidential out-of-court settlement with the airline. An eight-day hearing was due to begin in the Federal Court in Sydney on Wednesday but, prior to the hearing, lawyers for both…
RAF fighter jets have been scrambled due to a bomb threat on board an Air India flight. Air India confirmed the flight #AI191 was forced to land at Stansted this morning. Two Typhoon jets were scrambled to escort the Boeing 777-300 from Bombay to Newark. Air India stated: “Mumbai-Newark of 27.06.19 has made a precautionary…