North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Sunday, drawing a strong response from US President Donald Trump who vowed “100%” support for key ally Japan at a press conference with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The missile, the first test since Trump became president, was launched around 2255 UTC on Saturday, from Banghyon air base in…
A British woman died on a Birmingham-bound plane from Pakistan after medical emergency landing in Germany. On Thursday 10 feb. 2017, the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight from Islamabad was diverted to Berlin after the woman fell ill on the Boeing 777-340 plane. A medical team was waiting for flight PK791 after the pilot radioed…
Flight #EY42 board left from Dublin Airport at 8.30am on Friday morning bound for Abu Dhabi. The passenger plane was forced to divert to Al Minhad Air Base after a “security threat onboard”. “The crew completed all necessary inflight checks as per procedure, with no abnormalities found, then followed the authorities instructions to undergo further…
Easyjet flight #U21971 to Funchal declared an emergency right after takeoff from Manchester reporting cargo door open indication. The tower also noticed white vapour from no. 2 engine on rotation. Reload the page for updates… UPDATE 1552 UTC easyJet #U21971 landed runway 05R. UPDATE 1542 UTC easyjet is confirming a technical issue. UPDATE 1542 UTC easyJet #U21971 is returning…
Air Canada has unveiled a major new branding transformation under which the carrier will repaint its entire fleet in a new color scheme and provide employees with newly-designed uniforms, the Montreal-based airline announces on 9 February.
The 44-year-old man was stopped under schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act as he got off a flight from Iraq. After further enquries, the man from Hertfordshire was arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts. The suspect remains in custody at a central London station.
A passenger of an IndiGo flight opened an emergency exit of the plane moments before the flight was to take-off at Mumbai airport. A passenger was injured in the incident. The passenger has been arrested. The plane was about to take off from Mumbai to Chandigarh with over 170 passengers. “Taking a precautionary measure, the captain…
In a rather embarrassing note, Air India has served a warning to all its flight attendants after a hotel in London complained that some cabin crew members would bring boxes to pack and take away food from the breakfast buffet table to be eaten later. Titled, ‘A buffet is not a takeaway’, the warning note…
Estamos todos bien! Estaba filmando el despegue y de golpe explotó y se prendió fuego el motor derecho dl avión. Muy bien manejada la situación x la tripulación. Gracias a Dios no pasó 5 minutos después. Une vidéo publiée par AXEL (@axeloficial) le 9 Févr. 2017 à 21h43 PST Officials are investigating a small engine…
Bomb-sniffing dogs checked an American Airlines plane Thursday morning that was diverted to Lambert Airport in St. Louis. Lambert Airport spokesman Jeff Lea said Flight 534 left Columbus, Ohio, and was heading for Phoenix. It landed in St. Louis around 8:10 a.m. American Airlines said in an emailed statement that it requested the security check…
This evening Turkish Airlines #TK2223 from Gaziantep has hit a bus which was carrying the passengers to the terminal at Istanbul Ataturk Airport. The nose of the plane (radome) suffered damage. The Airbus 321-231 was delivered only 20 days ago as the newest Airbus 321 aircraft of the Turkish Airlines fleet. Source AirportHaber
Investigators are probing an incident in which a private plane flew too close to Air Force One last week, according to sources. The planes reportedly came so close that the two pilots could see each other. The close encounter occurred over Florida on February 3, while US President Donald Trump was en route to Palm…