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…
Major assembly of the first Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787-10 Dreamliner is underway, the latest major milestone in the development of the newest member of the super-efficient 787 family. Boeing partner Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. began installing the circular frames into the midforward section of the fuselage on March 14, a full two weeks ahead of schedule.…
A Alaska Airlines flight 800 Sacramento to Seattle was diverted on Monday when a drunk passenger got a bit too rowdy. Crew had asked the passenger in row 9 to calm down, but that further agitated him. The pilot diverted to Portland where police met the plane, according to local station KING5. The flight arrived…
Bomb scare on Air India #AI332 from New Delhi. The plane landed at 7:10pm local. The Dreamliner was parked in an isolated area of Bangkok International Airport. Authorities safely evacuated all 231 passengers and 10 crew members from the Dreamliner to begin checking for a bomb.
Russian forces have started leaving Syria after Monday’s surprise withdrawal announcement by President Vladimir Putin. Russian defence ministry video showed the first group of aircraft taking off from Hmeimim air base in Syria on Tuesday morning and later in flight. But Russia will continue air strikes, and keep several hundred personnel and air defence systems,…
