KLM flight to Sao Paulo is declaring an emergency. KLM flight #KL791 from Amsterdam to Sao Paulo is declaring an emergency. The Boeing 777-300ER is performing a U-turn over Wales. The aircraft (reg. PH-BVR) is descending to 17,000 ft and returning to Amsterdam. UPDATE #KL791 is returning to Amsterdam with one engine shut down. UPDATE…
Panic at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Sunday when a tyre of a Max Air aircraft burst into flames. A Max Air Boeing 737-400 (reg. 5N-MBD) suffered multiple maingear tirebursts on landing at Abuja Airport, Nigeria. All of the 144 pax + 6 crew on a flight from Yola deplaned safely…
A woman on an Air India plane was bitten by a scorpion while on a flight from the city of Nagpur to Mumbai, the airline confirmed Saturday. The flight occurred April 23, the airline said in the statement issued to the Press Trust of India, calling it an “extremely rare and unfortunate incident.” The airline…
American Airlines plane engine catches fire, makes emergency landing in Ohio after bird strike. An American Airlines flight headed to Phoenix on Sunday morning was rerouted back to its departure airport in Columbus, Ohio, for an emergency landing after a bird strike reportedly caused the plane’s engine to catch fire, officials said. No one was…
A GOL Boeing 737 was forced to reject the take-off while it was accelerating for take-off at Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport. The Boeing 737-800 with registration PR-GXH was scheduled to depart as flight G32040 from Rio de Janeiro to Porto Alegre. However, in the early stages of the take-off run on runway 20L, the…
A Boliviana de Aviacion Boeing 737-800 aircraft did a hard landing at Brazil’s Sao Paulo Guarulhos Airport. The Boliviana Boeing 737-800 sustained considerable damage to its left wingtip and interior during a heavy landing on runway 09R at Sao Paulo-Guarulhos Airport, Brazil. The plane performed flight #OB736 from Santa Cruz to Sao Paulo-Guarulhos Airport. The…
On 4th May, a LATAM Chile Boeing 787 was damaged during a towing incident at the El Dorado airport in Bogotá. The LATAM Chile Boeing 787-8 with registration CC-BBF had arrived in Bogotá as flight LA578 from Santiago. However, when it was being moved by a tug in Bogota, the towbar broke and became stuck…
Delta flight #DL106 to Frankfurt just diverted to Dublin. A Delta flight from New York JFK to Frankfurt was forced to divert to Dublin. The Airbus A330 (reg. N858NW) took off one hour late at 19:33 (local time) and was supposed to land at 08:55 in Frankfurt. But a medical emergency forced the flight #DL106…
A Kuwait Airways Boeing 777 has been damaged while returning to Kuwait City. A Boeing 777-300ER has been struck by lighting while returning to Kuwait City. The aircraft (reg. 9K-AOL) has been damaged at several areas including the right wing The lighting entered then exited the flap track fairing causing several holes.
Air France flight #AF10 from Paris to CDG has declared an emergency. Air France flight #AF10 from Paris CDG to New York JFK has declared an emergency and is returning. The Boeing 777-300ER declared an emergency shortly after takeoff from Paris while heading North. The plane (reg. F-GZNA) took off at 16.34 from runway 08R…
A Kuwait Airways flight experienced a birdstrike on approach to New York JFK Airport. The Kuwait flight #KU117 from Kuwait City experienced a birdstrike while on approach to New York JFK Airport (KJFK). The nosecone of the Airbus A330-800Neo (reg. 9K-APF) has been damaged. Bird remains were also found in the engine.
A mid air contact incident occurred during the opening ceremony of Radom Airport. Two PZL 130 Orlik turboprop propeller planes made contact mid-air during the airshow of opening ceremony of the airport in Radom. Warsaw-Radom Airport, located some 110 km south of Warsaw, has opened for business again after a PLN 800 million (EUR 174.4…