A co-pilot scheduled to fly a commercial flight departing Schiphol on Sunday was stopped by police for alcohol consumption. The 51-year-old man was detained at the airport and issued a spot fine of 3,400 euros after breath tests showed an alcohol content three times higher than the legal limit for flight crews. “Because the aircraft…
A cargo plane incident at the Tuscaloosa Regional Airport closed the main runway on Monday night. Kalitta Charters II aircraft sustained damage when it landed with its nose gear retracted on runway 22 at Tuscaloosa Airport. The Boeing 727-200 (reg. N724CK) is 39 years old. Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox confirmed on Twitter that the crew is…
Two seat cushions have been found which are likely to have come from the plane carrying missing Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch said. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said in a statement: ‘On the morning of Monday January 28, we were advised by the Bureau d’Enquetes & d’Analyses, the French…
Hawaiian Airlines flight #HA458 from Tokyo Haneda to Honolulu was taxiing for departure when it crossed active runway. The Airbus A330-200 (reg. N381HA) was taxing at Tokyo Haneda take off runway 16L to Honolulu when it crossed the active runway 22. At least 2 flights on final approach to runway 22 were instructed to go…
The US-Bangla aircraft crash that occurred in March last year, took place as the pilot, who was in charge of the flight had smoked inside the cockpit despite restrictions. The PIC (pilot in command) was a smoker as per information received by the commission. The commission concluded from CVR (cockpit voice recorder) record that PIC…
Flight #BA191 to Austin declared an emergency and diverted to Glasgow. British Airways #BA191 declared an emergency on Saturday January 26th about 2h after takeoff from London Heathrow. The flight was due to land in Austin at 16.00 UTC but the crew had to divert to Glasgow due to a medical emergency. Sadly, a man…
A flight from Hawaii to New York was forced to make an emergency landing at SFO late Thursday night after a flight attendant suffered a medical emergency mid-flight and died. Hawaiian Airlines officials said Flight 50 left Honolulu bound for JFK airport in New York around 4:20 p.m. Hawaii time (6:20 p.m. Pacific.) About three…
The second tornado in three days struck Turkey’s southern Antalya province Saturday, flipping buses and causing damage to planes and the city’s international airport. The tornado pushed around several parked aircraft. At least 11 people were injured. At least 2 aircraft suffered damage: Airbus A321-231 belonging to Onur Air Boeing 737-MAX8 (reg. TC-MKS) belonging to…
Spokesmanof the group Orano (ex-Areva) said two drones flew over over nuclear plant of La Hague, France. The action has been claimed by Greenpeace France: “Greenpeace has demonstrated, once again, that French nuclear facilities are not sufficiently protected against the risks of external aggression,” said Alix Mazounie. The agency has published photos of the orange smoke…
Transavia flight #TO411f rom Paris to Tunis was forced to divert to Nice (South of France) in the afternoon of Thursday, January 24, to disembark a violent passenger. A passenger (around 30 years old) has been violent towards the flights attendant and tried to enter the cockpit. The Tunisian man also tried to make a prayer and shouted “allahu…
A Southwest Airlines jet became disabled at an intersection on a runway at Boston’s Logan Airport Wednesday morning. The problem was due to a nose wheel issue on the plane, a MassPort spokesperson said. A crane is working to remove the Boeing 737.
Air Algérie flight suffered an engine issue while landing on runway 24L at Montreal Airport, Canada. The aircraft (reg. 7T-VJG) experienced compressor stall in its left engine as it was landing on runway 24L at Montreal Airport (CYUL), Canada. The Boeing 767-300 was on ferry flight from Shannon.