Airlines have been put on alert after a massive volcanic eruption on Russia’s remote Kamchatka Peninsula. One of Russia’s most active volcanoes erupted on the far eastern Kamchatka peninsula on Tuesday, shooting a vast cloud of ash far into the sky that smothered villages in drifts of grey volcanic dust and triggered an aviation warning.…
Aer Lingus flight EI123 to Chicago just returned to Dublin. The Airbus A330-300 took off form North runway at 11.12 (local time) but had to do a U-turn for an emergency landing. The 16 year-old plane (reg. EI-EIK) landed back at Dublin Airport, on South runway, only 15 minutes later. The plane flew into a…
Finnair is dropping two of its shortest domestic routes “due to economic and environmental considerations”. The airline is replacing routes between its Helsinki hub and the Finnish cities of Turku and Tampere with bus services from May 1. The routes, operated by ATR 72-500 aircraft, have a flying time of approximately 25 minutes. Bus services,…
Nearly a foot of rain fell in a matter of hours in Fort Lauderdale – causing widespread flooding, the closure of the city’s airport. Fort Lauderdale Airport is now expected to remain closed until at least Friday 5AM. The entrance roadways are still closed until further notice. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood…
Ryanair announced that it has expanded its partnership with the world leading sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supplier, Neste, to power its full schedule of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights with a 40% SAF blend from 1 Apr. This significant increase in SAF use represents the latest milestone development in Ryanair’s ambitious goal of operating 12.5%…
United #UA938 is declaring an emergency and diverting. United #UA938 from Chicago ORD to London Heathrow is declaring an emergency and diverting. The Boeing 767-300ER is diverting to Edinburgh probably due to low fuel, holding 20,000ft. The 23 years aircraft (reg. N674UA) attempted to land on runway 27R but went around due to a strong…
A Boeing P-8 Poseidon took minor damage to its left main gear after a tire burst on landing. At around 2:00 pm on the 10th at Kadena Air Base, Japan, a US Navy P8A patrol aircraft had trouble when its tires exploded after landing. The southern runway was closed for several hours to collect tire…
An Antonov An-26 aircraft ofe Air Kasaï company missed its landing on Tuesday afternoon April 11 in Lisala in Mongala. The An-26 took off in Kinshasa with a cargo of mosquito nets on behalf of the World Health Organization. The accident took place around 1 p.m. local time, witnesses said, during heavy rain. It received…
Austrian fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a commercial El Al flight over Europe Monday after radio communications with the plane suddenly dropped. Communications with the Boeing 777-200 flying from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv were restored after about 12 minutes, Austria’s defense ministry said Tuesday. The problem was first noticed at 1:08 p.m. CEST when…
After the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the European Union banned the export of goods and technologies used in the aviation industry to Russia. The oldest Russian airline “Aeroflot” sent one of its planes to Iran for repair for the first time. This happened due to the sanctions imposed against Russia after the full-scale invasion of…
A KLM Boeing 777 operating flight #KL751 returned to Amsterdam. KLM flight #KL751 to Quito declared an emergency West of Portugal. The Boeing 777-200ER performed a U-turn about 2 hours into flight. The aircraft (reg. PH-BQP) took off at 10:16 from Amsterdam runway 18L and landed on runway 18R almost 5 hours later. The crew…
Air India’s London-bound flight returns to Delhi after passenger hits cabin crew. A Delhi-London Air India flight on Monday returned to Delhi after an unruly passenger had a brawl with crew members mid-air. The airline has lodged a complaint with the Delhi Airport Police on the incident and handed over the unruly passenger to the…