A Peruvian Airlines Boeing 737 with 80 passengers skidded off runway on Sunday at international airport of Cuzco (Peru) without causing casualties. All flights were suspended for a moment. The plane was about to take off to the city of Lima. One of the tires on the right side burst and due to apparent brake problem the Boeing 737…
Some extremely serious doubts about the origins of two pieces of suspected debris from MH370 have been raised by US science writer Jeff Wise, as they arrived today in Australia for analysis. The fragments in question, found on the Indian ocean shores of Mozambique in December and February, appeared to be genuine Boeing 777 parts,…
As the A380s will soon be going through maintenance, Malaysia Airlines will be taking a 747 out of storage and using it as an A380 replacement.
The four men from Greater Manchester were caught taking pictures at Wilson Airport in the capital and have been in custody for more than a week. They remain in detention at the police cells at the main international airport until the fine is paid. The men said officials at the airport had given them permission…
An Alaska Air spokesperson said a passenger’s cell phone caught fire Thursday night after flight 807 had left Bellingham, Washington, and was about 90 minutes away from landing in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Alaska Air spokesman told ABC News, “The fire was quickly extinguished by our flight attendants, who are trained for situations like these.” There…
American Airlines Flight 4233 from Raleigh-Durham to LaGuardia was forced to make an emergency landing at JFK after the plane hit turbulence and was struck by lightning.
Last Sunday, flight British Airways flight BA56 from Johannesburg suffered a water leak 90 minutes from landing at London. Captain decided to continue the flight to Heathrow as the issue didn’t involve flight safety. Staff rushed to put blankets down to soak up the leak, which originated from the upper cabin of the Airbus A380. A…
A charter planeheading to Sui in Balochistan with 18 passengers on board crash-landed at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport on Friday, Aaj News reported. According to initial reports, the engine stopped working during takeoff. Due to crash landing , four travelers including a captain and a woman have received minor injuries. Source
Our Delta flight had to make an emergency landing at Dulles Int’l Airport. Fire trucks/EMS surrounding our plane. pic.twitter.com/Pvftof0URL — Alicia Neaves (@AliciaKENS5) March 17, 2016 Delta Flight from Washington-Reagan to Atlanta just made an emergency landing at Washington Dulles International Airport, fire trucks are surrounding the plane. The reason of diversion is still not…
An electronic cigarette in a Delta Airlines passenger’s carry-on bag ignited Wednesday night while MD-90 aircraft was still on the tarmac, causing the flight to be delayed. Delta flight 689 from Atlanta to St. louis was scheduled to depart at 7:25 p.m. Instead, it departed Atlanta at 7:50 p.m. Delta spokeswoman Ashley Black said, “During the…
