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…
A male passenger died on flight LATAM #JJ8130. On Friday April 7th, a male passenger passed away on a flight from São Paulo to Santiago. The Airbus A321 took off from São Paulo at 13.50 local time for a four-hour flight. Before landing in Santiago, a doctor was called in to help. The crew and…
The nose gear of a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 was damaged after landing at Dublin Airport, Ireland. The flight #FR5542 from Liverpool suffered a major nosegear damage when the Ryanair Boeing 737-800 (reg. EI-DHH) suffered a landing mishap on runway 28. The runway 10/28 remained closed for hours. Immediately after touchdown on runway 28, #Ryanair flight…
China sent warships and dozens of fighter jets toward Taiwan on Saturday. China sent warships and dozens of fighter jets toward Taiwan the Taiwanese government said, in retaliation for a meeting between the US House of Representatives speaker and the president of the self-ruled island democracy claimed by Beijing as part of its territory. The…
Huge fire at the at the Voronezh Aircraft Plant in Russia. Residents of the Russian city of Voronezh report hearing a loud explosion near the runway of a military aircraft plant. At the same time, the city council denies everything. They say there have been no emergencies. The press service of the Emergency Situations Ministry…
Virgin Atlantic announced that it will be suspending services between London Heathrow and Lahore and Islamabad. A Virgin Atlantic spokesperson said: “As we continue to ramp up our flying programme in 2023, we’ve taken the opportunity to review our entire network and decided to make a few changes.” “Following this review, it is with regret…
Boeing restarted deliveries of its widebody 767. Boeing Co confirmed on Wednesday it had restarted deliveries of its widebody 767 after a three-month pause caused by supplier quality issues. The U.S. planemaker was forced to halt deliveries of the 767F freighter and KC-46 tanker earlier this year after it discovered center fuel tanks made by…