EMERGENCY Delta flight skidded of runway at Pellston Airport, USA
Snowy conditions may have been a factor in a plane skidding off a runway at a Northern Michigan airport. A Delta flight from Detroit was landing at the Pellston airport around 11:00 p.m. Sunday night when it skidded about 50 to 100 feet off the runway. Everyone on board remained calm through the landing, even…
BREAKING Pakistan International flight #PK661 crashed 45 miles northwest of Islamabad
According to Civil Aviation Authority’s spokesman, the flight #PK661 was on its way from Chitral to Islamabad when it lost connection with the control tower at 1620 LT today. Please, reload the page for updates… UPDATE 1440 UTC 21 bodies recovered from scene of Pakistan plane crash, military says. UPDATE 1432 UTC First video following PIA…
NEWS Head of LaMia Airlines airline detained after Chapecoense crash
The head of LaMia Airlines — the charter carrier that was transporting Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense before their plane crashed in Colombia last week — has been apprehended by authorities, according to a Bolivian state media report. Gustavo Vargas, the general manager of the airline, and two other employees were detained Tuesday, Ivan Quintanilla —…
ALERT Asiana Airlines #OZ521 to London Heathrow makes emergency landing in Russia after smoke alarm
A South Korean Boeing 777-200ER made an emergency landing in Russia on Monday after a smoke alarm went off, but all aboard are safe, officials said. Asiana Airlines Flight #OZ521 was on its way to London with 197 people on board when it landed at an airport in the central Russian city of Khanty-Mansiysk about 10:50…
ALERT Two Virgin Australia planes clipped winglets at Hobart Airport, Australia
Passengers felt an ‘almighty shudder’ when flight #VA1531 to Sydney and flight #VA1321 to Melbourne, collided on Wednesday morning. Initially there was confusion as passengers wondered what happened, but they quickly learned of the collision of the two Boeing 737-800. The plane received minor damage.
NEWS London City Airport cancelled 43 arrivals and departures this morning due to fog
The airport in east London had cancelled 43 arrivals and departures by 9am on Tuesday leaving hundreds of passengers stranded. Up to 18 flights were also delayed or diverted as fog shrouded the city causing poor visibility. An airport spokesman said: “Adverse weather is causing delays and cancellations this morning. Due to poor weather conditions…
