A medical emergency followed by a mechanical problem left passengers on a United Airlines flight stuck for 14 hours on the tarmac of Goose Bay airport, Canada. United Flight #UA179 had taken off late Saturday from Newark, New Jersey en route to Hong Kong with some 250 passengers on board. When a passenger suffered a…
An airliner was forced to make an emergency landing in Russia today after passengers began complaining they were “suffocating”. Panic swept through the cabin of the Ural Airlines flight from Moscow to Dubai about one hour 25 minutes into the journey. One described it as “some kind of plague” and another claimed sickly passengers had…
Syrian state media on Sunday accused Israel of conducting a rare daylight missile attack in and around Damascus, triggering the country’s air defenses. Local Syrian media said the targets of strike were in Damascus International Airport and in the town of al-Kiswah, south of the capital. The Russian military, which is allied with Syrian dictator…
A Southwest Airlines plane went off the runway Friday after landing at Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Nebraska, resulting in the airport’s closure and the suspension of all flights. The airport reopened late Friday following the closure, with a statement on Twitter warning there would be continued flight delays. “Initial reports indicate Southwest flight #1643, a…
Cargolux aircraft returned to Kuala Lumpur Airport after report of fire in the cockpit. Cargolux flight #CV303 to Zhengzhou returned to Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The pilots of the Boeing 747-8F departed at 11:50 UTC and declared an emergency few minutes later before returning to Kuala Lumpur. The aircraft (reg. LX-VCJ) landed on runway 32R…
A Boeing 707 cargo plane with 10 people on board has crashed in Iran amid harsh weather conditions, the Iranian Army has confirmed. The plane went down at Karaj airport, west of Tehran. UPDATE 16 bodies found from the wreckage, 15 men & 1 woman, Iran EMS announced. UPDATE The Boeing 707-320C apparently landed at Karaj…
The cockpit voice recorder from the doomed Lion Air jet has been found more than two months after the crash which killed all 189 people on board. The Boeing 737 MAX crashed into the Java Sea near Jakarta in October last year. Officials in Indonesia said a weak signal from the recorder had been detected…
SmartWings Boeing flight #QS1003 from Moscow-Sheremetievo to Prague skidded off runway. Flight #QS1003 from Moscow-Sheremetievo to Prague skidded off runway 24C. The flight was operated by Travel Service Boeing 737-900ER (reg. OK-TSM). The aircraft was approx. 300 m into its take-off run ending in snow. Passengers were evacuated. No injuries reported
Terminal 1 at St. Louis Lambert International (STL) re-opened at 9:30 a.m. Sunday after an evacuation caused by a roof fire. The fire was isolated on the western end of the roof in Terminal 1. The evacuation lasted more than two hours. More than 130 firefighters responded to the incident from the St. Louis City…
Delta aircraft skidded off the taxiway after landing runway 09 at Cincinnati Airport. Boeing 737-900 (reg. N871DN) slid off pavement Sunday morning on flight #DL1708 from Las Vegas. All passengers were off the plane and brought back to the terminal by about 7:15 a.m.
Five American Airlines crew members were hospitalized after becoming overcome with fumes on a plane at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Thursday, officials said. Shortly before landing, crew members complained of an odour on board a spokeswoman said. The Airbus 320 with 137 passengers and a crew of five, landed safely and taxied to the gate.…
Cathay Pacific flight #CX198 from Auckland to Hong Kong safely returned to Auckland after the radome was hit by birds impact during climb-out. The Boeing 777-300 (reg. B-KQR) nose was stoved in on impact with what was reported as “multiple birds”. Pilots decided to dump fuel before returning to Auckland the spokeswoman said.