A flight from Paris to Glasgow was delayed overnight after a passenger spotted a scorpion on board. A passenger raised the alarm with cabin crew after noticing the scorpion on flight #U26883 from Glasgow to Paris on Monday. An EasyJet spokesman said: “EasyJet can confirm that a passenger reported to crew that a scorpion was…
South Korea’s Asia Business Daily, citing an unidentified source, reported on Tuesday that North Korea had been observed moving a rocket that appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) towards its west coast. The rocket started moving on Monday and was spotted moving only at night to avoid surveillance, the report said. South Korea’s…
An Air India Express aircraft went off the taxiway and rolled partly into a drain after it landed around 2.40 am this morning at the Kochi airport in Kerala. All 102 passengers were evacuated safely from the Abu Dhabi-Kochi flight with a ladder. Airport sources say the plane took a turn too soon –…
A Japan Airlines (JAL) plane made an emergency landing at Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport shortly after takeoff on Tuesday following an apparent bird strike, an airline spokesman said. Video footage appeared to show flames shooting from one engine of the Boeing 777 soon after takeoff. A bird strike was believed to be the cause, although…
A British Airways flight departing Chicago O’Hare International Airport Sunday evening was forced to return after encountering engine problems shortly after takeoff, authorities confirmed Monday. The Boeing 747-400 (reg. G-BNLY) was flying over Arlington Heights when a loud boom was heard. Witnesses reported seeing flames coming from one of the engines and the plane dumping…
South Korea and the United States will seek to deploy a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, strategic bombers and other powerful assets to the Korean Peninsula as a response to North Korea’s latest nuclear test, Seoul’s defense ministry said Monday. “We will push for the option of deploying strategic assets such as the U.S. carrier strike group…
South Korea’s military said Monday it conducted a combined live-fire exercise targeting North Korea’s nuclear test site. The training came in response to the North’s sixth nuclear test a day earlier, and involved the country’s Hyunmoo ballistic missile and the F-15K fighter jets. In the drill, the Hyunmoo surface-to-surface missile and the F-15K’s long-range air-to-ground…
Passengers screamed in horror as punches were thrown on a plane after a ‘mortal drunk’ woman started ‘kicking off’. In a video of the brawl, men and women aboard the Newcastle to Alicante Ryanair flight can be seen scrapping over the tops of seats. Arms can be seen flailing in both directions as fellow passengers…
During a parachuting demonstration, one of the two pilots of an Agusta A-109 military helicopter fell from the aircraft on Sunday afternoon. The co-pilot was busy preparing the 3 paratroopers who were going to jump. Immediately after their jump, the co-pilot saw the pilot’s seat empty, his door open. The helicopter was starting to fall but the co-pilot…
Over 18 seconds between main undercarriage and nosewheel touching tarmac! In case you were wondering, both clips are at normal speed. The aircraft are United Boeing 757 and Flybe Dash 8 (Q400).
A small plane crashed during a flight demonstration near Moscow, plunging in front of a crowd of spectators, footage of the incident shows. The two people on board were killed in the crash, but nobody was hurt on the ground. Footage of the incident published online shows the An-2 trying to make a left turn…
JustPlanes filmed Saba, St Barths and St Maarten Airports. The result is a fantastic 4h30min program filled with action from 3 awesome airports in the region. On this short clip you can see a KLM Boeing 747-400 on departure. For the complete film visit http://www.justplanes.com/stmaarten.html