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.
Delta Air Lines flight #DL2164 to San Antonio was evacuated due to smoke in the cabin on Sunday night. Delta says the crew on board #DL2164 noticed smoke in the rear of the cabin before takeoff from New York JFK Airport. Everyone safely left the aircraft, passengers were taken to San Antonio on a replacement…
A Virgin Atlantic flight to JFK suffered oil leak. The Airways Airbus A340-600 (Reg. G-VWEB) flight #VS3 from London Heathrow to JFK declared a PAN at 11:40 am local time due to engine #1 oil leak. The aircraft safely landed on runway 22L.
A Pegasus Boeing 737-800 on flight #PC8622 overran the runway during landing at Trabzon Airport in Turkey. After overrunning runway 11 at the airport, the Boeing 737 slid downhill towards the Black Sea with 168 passengers and crew on board. The Crew was able to safely evacuate the Boeing 737. Trabzon Governor Yucel Yavuz said that…
A part fell from an airliner taking off from John Wayne Airport and landed on a moving vehicle near Los Angeles John Wayne Airport. No one was hurt in the incident, which occurred Dec. 29. The motorist, who has not been identified, was driving on Park Avenue near Diamond Avenue on Balboa Island at about…
It looks a disaster was barely averted on Thursday when the Air Traffic Control at the Mangalore International Airport spotted a vacant tractor parked on the runway just as a Mumbai-bound Jet Airways flight was about to takeoff. According to news agency ANI, the tractor – used for cutting grass beside the runway – was…