A plane that had just landed in Toronto was evacuated after it was struck by an empty aircraft pushing back from a gate, the airline said. WestJet airlines said its Boeing 737-800 carrying 168 passengers and six crew was waiting for a gate when it was hit by a Sunwing plane. Video showed the Sunwing…
A United Airlines flight from Chicago to Hong Kong had to be redirected to Alaska because of a passenger “smearing feces everywhere,” KTVA reports. United Airlines flight #UA895 was diverted to Anchorage Thursday when an adult male smeared his poop within a couple of bathrooms on the plane. The man also took off his shirt and…
Emirates Airlines resumed its flights to Tunisia after over two weeks of suspension, the Tunisian Ministry of Transport announced Thursday evening. An agreement has been drawn to stipulate the company to respect the world regulations in the aviation industry and the accord signed between the two countries in the area of civil aviation, said the…
The captain of a Gulfstream G150 died in Turma at Kittilä airport on Thursday afternoon. The accident happened at about 16:00 LT according to the police. The captain of the Gulfstream G150 (OE-GKA) registered in Austria, was outside the aircraft when the airplane’s door hit him. The plane was preparing to taxi. The pilot, a German…
Airbus has completed assembly of the first A321neo ACF (Airbus Cabin Flex) at its facilities in Hamburg. The aircraft powered by CFM Leap-1A engines will undergo ground tests prior to its scheduled first flight in the coming weeks. First delivery of an A321neo ACF to a customer is scheduled for mid-2018. The A321neo ACF is the latest…
Delta flight 284 took off from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday, but was turned around after pilots heard a mysterious noise coming from the plane. The plane, which was flying over North Carolina at the time of the diversion, landed back in Atlanta just before 9:30 p.m. And again, landed…
The US is braced for a “bomb cyclone” – a weather phenomenon which officials say will arrive during a cold snap. Forecasters say a severe pressure drop will lead to an explosive winter storm along the eastern US, and is already bringing snow to Florida. According to FlightAware, already more than 3,500 flight are…
Jet Airways has grounded two of its senior pilots following a mid-air fight on a London-Mumbai flight on January 1, in which the male commander allegedly slapped his female co-pilot. The incident took place this Monday, when the aircraft was over the Iran-Pakistan airspace, and was 2.45 hours away from its destination, an airline source…
Bored by the delay, a passenger of Ryanair flight opened the emergency exit to leave the aircraft. The Ryanair flight #FR8164 was initially delayed one hour at London Stansted and 30 minutes further at Malaga with passagers on board without any explanation from the crew. A passenger decided to open the overwing emergency exit to…
Wintry conditions and high winds led to hundreds of cancellations at Canada’s busiest airport Monday, despite an extreme cold weather alert being lifted for Toronto and the surrounding area. resulted in a number of flights being cancelled or delayed in the afternoon through to the evening, especially on arriving flights, said GTAA spokesperson Beverly MacDonald.…
Two cabin crew and one passenger were injured during Batik Air #ID6575 from Surabaya to Jakarta. The Boeing 737-900 (reg PK-LBJ) departed Surabaya at 06:45 UTC and landed one hour later at Jakarta.
Turkish Airlines flight #TK1555 flew into helium balloons on departure from Istanbul. On January 1st, the Airbus A321 (reg. TC-JRT) flew into helium balloons right after takeoff from Istanbul Atatürk International Airport. The flight departed at 12:30 UTC when the plane spotter Alp Akbostancı took the photo. The plane continued to Hannover without damage and we…