British Airways flight BA82 from Abuja to London is declaring an emergency. The flight #BA82 is declaring an emergency over the English Channel, inbound London Heathrow. The Boeing 777-200ER took of from Abuja, Nigeria at 08:12 local time. UPDATE The aircraft taxi by itself to terminal 5, a possibly medical emergency. UPDATE British Airways #BA82…
Boeing and Iraqi Airways celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first Boeing 787 Dreamliner with a special event in Baghdad. The Iraqi flag carrier has taken the first of 10 787s on order, to profitably grow its long-haul network and connect Iraq to more international destinations. The delivery of Iraqi Airways’ first 787 follows delivery…
A Russian pilot has been sentenced to six years in prison after a plane he was flying made a rough crash-landing at a Moscow airport in 2019, killing 41 passengers. Denis Evdokimov was operating an Aeroflot passenger flight from Moscow to the northern city of Murmansk on May 5, 2019 when lightning struck the plane.…
British Airways A380 is currently holding over the Atlantic Ocean. British Airways flight BA207 from London Heathrow to Miami has turned back over the Atlantic. UPDATE British Airways A380 #BA207 has landed RWY27L back at London Heathrow about 5h30 after departure. UPDATE #BA207 is now out of holding pattern, heading to London Heathrow, almost 5…
An inflatable emergency slide was accidentally deployed at Madrid Airport. The British Airways arrived from London Heathrow flight #BA460 when the emergency slide was accidentally deployed on the ground. The Airbus A320 (reg. G-TTNS) was on the ground at Madrid Airport when the incident occurred on June 20th 2023 at around 17.30 local time. An…
British Airways from Porto to London is declaring an emergency. A British Airways aircraft is declaring an emergency right after takeoff. The Airbus A320 has declared an emergency few minutes after takeoff from Porto, Portugal. Pilots turned around to Porto before changing mind and taking altitude. It looks the emergency is cancelled and the aircraft…
New York Oceanic control is warning pilots flying over the search Area of the missing sub. In a race against the clock on the high seas, an expanding international armada of ships and airplanes searched for a submersible that vanished in the North Atlantic while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic.…
A Brussels Airlines aircraft suffered an incident before takeoff at Vilnius Airport. The Airbus A320 (reg. OO-SNI) was preparing to take off as flight #SN2372 to Brussels. During taxi for takeoff runway 19 at Vilnius Airport, Lithuania the aircraft lost its left inner main gear tire right before line-up. All passengers on board disembarked and…
Qatar Airways says it will retire its fleet of Airbus A380 superjumbos. Speaking at a media roundtable at Paris Air Show, Qatar Airways CEO Al Baker confirmed the fate of the A380 remained inescapable, saying “eventually, over a period of time, we will then ground them again.” Nonetheless, the move will not be as sudden…
IndiGo flight from New Delhi to Dehradun just returned due to an engine problem. The Airbus A320 (reg. VT-IZH) took off from New Delhi for a one-hour flight to Dehradun. But right after takeoff, the aircraft entered holding pattern and informed the ATC of an engine problem. The plane landed safely on runway 27 back…
Air New Zealand flight to Tokyo Narita returned to Auckland due to an incident. On June 19, 2023, an Air New Zealand flight with to Tokyo Narita was forced to return due to windscreen damage. About 3.5 hours into the flight, #NZ99 made a U-turn and proceeded back to Auckland Airport. The Dreamliner turned around…
Air India orders 540 aircraft at Paris Air Show. Boeing and Air India today announced they have finalized an order for up to 290 new Boeing jets and expanded services. The order, which includes 190 737 MAXs, 20 787 Dreamliners and 10 777X jets with options for 50 737 MAXs and 20 787 Dreamliners, is…