Two Lion Air planes, one heading to Denpasar and the other going to Manado, had a minor collision with each other on the runway following what appears to be a communications mishap. “While on the runway, their wings collided, but it must be said that the damage was not significant. However, [the planes] temporarily can’t…
A very serious medical emergency on board Aeroméxico flight #AM683 to Mexico City forced the Boeing 737-800 to divert to Houston international airport. Passengers said the man who died appeared to be elderly. #AviationGeek A passenger passed away on Aeroméxico 683. From ORD to MEX. Aircraft diverted to IAH pic.twitter.com/XAswBZcFdA — Fernando Del Río (@MexicoFER)…
American Airlines flight AA57 to Miami did a U-turn over France at 10:50 LT. The emergency was declared at 11:00 LT and the Boeing 777-300ER returned to London Heathrow due to maintenance issue. UPDATE: American Airlines AA57 landed in London Heathrow at 11:37 LT, pilot asked for normal landing and requested the emergency be cancelled…
Three technicians were working on the nose gear of a SunExpress Boeing 737-800 when it collapsed this sunday. Hopefully, no reports of serious injuries. The passengers of the SunExpress flight XQ366 to Paderborn (Turkey) were still in the terminal when the incident happent. The flight was operated by an other aircraft and left Antalya 3 hours late.
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the Airbus A350-900 for ETOPS (Extended-range Twin engine aircraft Operations) ‘beyond 180 minutes’ diversion time. This approval means that when the first FAA-affiliated operators start to take delivery of their A350s in 2017 they will be able to serve new direct non-limiting routings, compared with a standard…
Tonight, at 9:51 pm (BST), Sonic booms have been heard across the Leeds and Doncaster areas of West Yorkshire. We have confirmation the booms were from RAF Typhoon jets. A Quick Reaction Alert to escort CityJet flight #AF1558 to Newcastle. ATC asked twice for a response as to why they had changed course, it took 7 minutes for…
Turkish Airlines flight #TK1019 from Istanbul to Pristina (Kosovo) has ran out runway probably due to rain. Passengers were evacuated across field from the (Boeing 737-800 reg. TC-JFY). From first sources, no one was injured.
History was made on Monday when the very first Comair flight departed at 08:30 from OR Tambo International Airport to the remote Atlantic ocean island of Saint Helena. It landed at St Helena at 14:14 South African time, and is to depart for the return flight at 15:30, to land again at OR Tambo at…
Great inaugural flight from Gatwick @Monarch having confidence in #Gibraltar pic.twitter.com/XVYS54j98I — Steven Linares (@StevenLinares4) May 1, 2016
Emirates has today (1st May 2016) expanded the network of destinations served by its flagship A380 aircraft with the launch of new scheduled A380 services to Taipei and Prague, becoming the first and only airline to operate an A380 into these two cities. The A380 service from Dubai to Taipei landed at 16:50 local time…
