VIDEO American 757-200 (B752) diverting to Montreal
Here we see an American 757 diverting to Montreal while flying the AMS-PHL route. The reason for the diversion was to get some fuel before continuing on wards to Philadelphia.
Snake in cargo hold of Boeing 777-300 grounds flight Emirates #EK863 to Dubai
Flight Emirates #EK863 from Muscat was grounded after baggage handlers found the serpent in the cargo hold of the Boeing 777-300ER. A spokesperson for the airline, quoted by Dubai-based media, said the snake was found before passengers boarded the plane. The aircraft was searched before re-entering service and arriving at its destination several hours later.…
EMERGENCY Engine of Shaheen Air A330 #NL902 from Manchester to Lahore caught fire on landing
A Shaheen Air plane made emergency landing at Lahore Airport after one of its engines caught fire on Sunday. The flight #NL902 arriving from Manchester landed at its destination Alama Iqbal Airport using only one of its engines. According to spokesperson civil aviation authority, the engine of Airbus 330 had caught fire before landing.
VIDEO of first shots fired at Fort Lauderdale Airport released (graphic)
The Ft. Lauderdale Airport shooter walked casually through baggage claim before suddenly pulling his gun out and wreaking havoc. TMZ has obtained video of the shooting (and decided to show only the seconds leading up to the first shots fired and the panic that ensued). The shooter, 26-year-old Esteban Santiago, with a 9 mm handgun…
BREAKING Fatal Shooting at Fort Lauderdale Int’l Airport in Florida
Multiple fatalities have been confirmed in a shooting at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida in baggage claim at terminal 2. Although police said a suspect is in custody, there are later reports of more gunfire in other terminals. Please reload the page for updates… UPDATE 2225 UTC Florida shooting suspect was taken to…
BREAKING Search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight #MH370 will end in 2 weeks
The hunt for missing flight MH370 will end in two weeks, Malaysia’s transport minister said on Friday, as relatives of passengers demanded authorities push on with the search. “We’re at the final lap within these two weeks,” said the minister, Liow Tiong Lai which did not specify a date but said that a tripartite meeting…
BREAKING LAM #TM136 Boeing 737-700 was hit by an external body on approach to Tete, Mozambique
LAM – Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique Boeing 737-700 collided with an external body on approach to Tete, Mozambique. UPDATE 10 jan 2017 The Mozambique’s Civil Aviation Authority concluded the radome most likely failed as result of a structural problem “material failure”. Presenting a preliminary report on the incident at a Maputo press conference on Tuesday, the chairperson…
NEWS London Gatwick Airport welcomes record 43m passengers in 2016
Gatwick welcomed 43 million passengers in 2016, cementing its position as the world’s most efficient single runway airport. This new annual record came on December 22nd last year, a month in which the airport achieved 3.1 million passengers, up 15 per cent on December last year. The airport’s booming long-haul services grew by 26.8 per…
ALERT An engine dropped out of a B-52 bomber during a training flight on Wednesday
An engine dropped out of a B-52 bomber during a training flight on Wednesday, the Air Force has confirmed. A B-52 bomber on a training flight near Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota lost one of eight Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-3/103 turbofan engines mid-fligh. The crew declared an in-flight emergency when the pilot discovered…