A small propeller aircraft has collided with a rescue helicopter near Philippsburg, Germany at around 1 PM local time. The small sport aircraft was flying from Basel to Speyer when it collided with a rescue helicopter, operated by DRF Luftrettung, Germany’s civil air rescue service, which was currently on a test flight. Karlsruhe police has confirmed…
A mass brawl involving around 180 people broken out at Hannover Airport on Monday, police says. German Newspaper Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung (HAZ) reports the fight broke out at the Turkish Airlines check-in area in Terminal B at 16:10 local time. A protest over Turkish military action in Syria was taking place in the city, and…
KLM Boeing 747-400 (reg. PH-BFI) to Mexico City suffered a possible birdstrike on departure from Amsterdam and declaring issue with engine #4. Please reload the page for updates… UPDATE 15:50 KLM #KL685 Safely landed runway 27 at Amsterdam. Passengers will change to a spare aircraft. UPDATE 15:35 KLM #KL685 doesn’t require any additional assistance on arrival, fuel dumping…
A British Airways pilot was removed from a plane just moments before take-off after colleagues reportedly feared he was drunk. According to The Sun, armed police were called as airline crew thought they could smell alcohol on him, it is claimed. British Airways Flight #BA2063, heading for Mauritius, was scheduled to leave Gatwick Airport at…
Delta Airlines plane made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport this afternoon due to a possible issue with the plane’s hydraulic system. Flight #DL1594 to Detroit Metropolitan Airport left LAX at 1:46 p.m. and landed soon after on runway 25R, the northernmost of the runways that lie south of the main terminal, according…
Flight MH-122 departed Sydney at 1.06pm and was en route to Kuala Lumper in Malaysia when the crew reported a problem with an engine. There were 224 passengers on board. The Airbus A330-300 jet descended to 24,000 feet and diverted to Alice Springs where the jet landed was given assistance by the Aviation Rescue Fire…
Work for removing Pegasus Boeing 737-800 that skid off the runway after landing at Trabzon Airport has begun. Cranes that can lift 500 and 300 tons were brought close to the airplane and started to be installed. The cost of removing airplane is expected to reach 600K Lira.($160K)
Amsterdam’s busy Schiphol airport cancelled flights on Thursday (Jan 18) due to violent storms. Meteorologists have warned that much of the country will be hit on Thursday by strong westerly winds gusting up to 120 kmph. At one of Europe’s busiest airhubs, officials warned passengers that “air traffic to and from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol…
The pilots of the airplane, which skidded off the runway of an airport in the Black Sea province of Trabzon late on Jan. 13, have told the authorities in their initial testimonies that the right aircraft engine had “accelerated” all of a sudden after landing, causing the plane to skid leftwards. “The plane made a…
Just 30 minutes after the flight had left Auckland International Airport, the Boeing 777 (reg. B-2007) turned around and made a “full emergency landing,” according to an Auckland Airport spokesperson. China Southern flight CZ306 departed from Auckland International Airport at 11pm last night and had been scheduled to arrive in Guangzhou, China at 5.20am this…
Air France flight #AF7627 to Paris CDG suffered landing gear issue and diverted to Paris ORY. Air France Airbus A321 (reg. F-GTAK) from Bordeaux to Paris CDG attempted to land runway 26L but aborted landing due to landing gear issue (nose) and strong wind. Pilots decided to divert to Paris ORY for a safe landing…
British Airways 225, Boeing 787-8 (reg. G-ZBJB) returned to London Heathrow with a windscreen crack. It flew west of Luton, while jettisoned fuel over Bedfordshire. The aircraft returned safely with no further instances. We will continue to update as we find more information.