A Russian fighter jet was scrambled on Monday to accompany a German patrol plane over the Baltic Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Russian airspace control detected a target approaching the Russian state border over the Baltic Sea and a Su-27 fighter took off in response, the ministry said in a statement. After identifying the…
The engineer who made the error did not realize what had happened. Tens of thousands of travelers were left stranded Wednesday after the FAA sent out a tweet at 7:20 a.m. ordering the airlines to pause all domestic departures until 9 a.m. ET “to allow the agency to validate the integrity of flight and safety…
A runway incursion occurred at New York JFK Airport during the night. A American Airlines Boeing 777 crossed the runway while a Delta Boeing 737 was taking off. Flight operations at JFK airport last night were departing runway 4L and arriving on runway 4R. American Airlines flight #AA106 to London Heathrow crossed the runway 4R…
A plane with 72 people on board crashed in Nepal Sunday morning according to an army spokesman and reports. The Yeti Airline ATR-72 – reg. 9N-ANC – was carrying 68 passengers and 4 crew members when it crashed near Pokhara International Airport, the Kathmandu Post reported, citing an airline spokesperson. Please upload the page for…
British Airways flight #BA2263 to Kingston was forced to return to London Gatwick. The British Airways Boeing 777-200ER – reg. G-YMMD – took off from London Gatwick on time at 13.28 local time. After passing over Ireland, after almost 2 hours into the flight, the crew decided to turn around and circled West of Ireland…
The flight St. Petersburg – Murmansk was supposed to take off today at 9 am, but the plane skidded off taxiway. Rossiya Sukhoi Superjet 100 (reg. RA-89148) skidded off taxiway “Bravo” before lining up on runway 10L. As a result, the flight was canceled, passengers were evacuated back to the airport. People were simply sent…
One of the runways has been closed at Amsterdam Airport after a Delta flight landed short of runway. Today, Delta Airlines flight inbound to Amsterdam from Detroit touched down short of runway 22 (Schiphols shortest runway) damaging several runway lights. The flight #DL134 was on approach for runway 22, when both the main landing gears…
The emergency slide of a British Airways flight was accidentally been deployed at London Heathrow. The British Airways Boeing 777-200ER was being pushed back from terminal 5 at London Heathrow then the incident occurred for a reason still unknown. UPDATE Flight cancelled. The flight was supposed to takeoff from London Heathrow at 10.10 to Lagos…
After a Go First Airways flight took off from Bengaluru with more than 50 passengers forgotten in a bus on the tarmac, aviation regulator DGCA has asked the airline for a report. The DGCA or Directorate General of Civil Aviation said today it is “looking into the matter” after many passengers slammed the airline on…
A Dreamliner recently changed its livery to show three strong messages to Iran’s authorities. Comlux Aruba Dreamliner (reg. P4-787) is recently wearing a new livery. The plane flew to New York, Phoenix and Paris during the last days. The aircraft recently had “NO WOMAN SHOULD BE FORCED TO COVER HER HEAD / NO WOMAN SHOULD…
Flight #BA139 to Mumbai is back to gate after steering problem. During pushback of the Boeing 777-300ER, a problem has affected the front gear of the plane. UPDATE Flight #BA139 took off RWY27R (11.30 local time) 2 hours late. UPDATE New push back (11.15 local time). The flight #BA139 from London Heathrow to Mumbai was…
A Scoot flight was forced to return to gate after a small fire started in cabin. On Tuesday 10th Jan 2023, a power bank overheated and caught fire whilst taxiing for departure at Singapore. The flight #TR993 operated by Scoot, was scheduled to depart to Taipei-Taoyuan Airport to Singapore when the power bank caught alight.…