Passengers of a Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300 were evacuated via emergency slides at Hong Kong International Airport. Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300 (reg. B-KPQ) on flight #CX880 to Los Angeles carried out an emergency evacuation via slides at Hong Kong International Airport on 24 June. Earlier the aircraft aborted its take-off on runway 07R resulting in…
San Antonio International Airport officials are investigating after the death of an airline ground crew member. Firefighters and police officers responded to the incident at around 10:25 p.m. Friday night. UPDATE The ground crew member that died in San Antonio was sucked into the engine of a Delta A319 which has just landed. The board…
Skiathos Airport is the most famous for Europeans spotters. Named after a Greek novelist and native, the short and narrow airport on the picturesque island of Skiathos is a popular destination for plane spotters, who can experience close range take offs and landings from the small stone beach and adjacent public road located at the…
Russia’s Wagner mercenary group reportedly shot down military transport aircraft in the Voronezh region. A Russian Air Force An-26 and several helicopters were shot down allegedly by Wagner Special Forces. Some sources reported that it was a Russian Ilyushin 22 aircraft. Russia accused mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin of armed mutiny on Friday after he alleged,…
FedEx plans to remove 29 aircraft from its fleet this year. CEO Raj Subramaniam said on Tuesday’s earnings briefing that the Express unit will park 20 aircraft in fiscal year 2024 and permanently retire nine additional MD-11 freighters. But the latest fleet statistics show the integrated logistics and parcel carrier’s mainline fleet will actually grow…
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.…