A Tiger Air plane travelling from Sydney to Melbourne has turned around due to a threat on board. TigerAir flight TT271 to Melbourne has been forced to return to Sydney Airport after reports of a bomb on board the plane. Australian Federal Police officers were waiting for the plane when it touched town on tarmac…
Passengers from Manchester were held at Prague airport after a drawing of a bomb was found on a piece of paper in the toilets. Jet 2 flight from Manchester to the Czech capital landed at around 6.30pm local time last night. The 183 people on board were evacuated from the aircraft but then held at…
A Southwest Airlines flight was en route to Dallas from Seattle when crew members found a human heat onboard. On Sunday afternoon, a Southwest Airlines flight bound for Dallas made a hairpin turn over eastern Idaho and headed back for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Southwest Airlines says the organ was flown to Seattle from California, where…
An Aeromexico Boeing 737-800 aircraft allegedly collided with a drone as it approached the runway at an airport in Tijuana, Mexico, according to local media. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. XA-ADV) sustained damage to its radome and weather radar on approach to runway 09 at Tijuana International Airport, Mexico. The flight #AM770 from Guadalajara completed the…
Part of Amsterdam Schiphol was evacuated tonight after a man threatened several people with a knife and shouted that there was “something in his bag”. The man has been arrested and the airport is accessible again. The police examined the man’s bag, but could not find anything harmful. The train traffic from the airport was…
The nosegear of Aero Union Airbus A300 freighter (reg. XA-MRC) collapsed at the maintenance ramp at Mexico City Airport (MMMX). The last flight that made this Airbus A300 was last Thursday, December 6, 2018 between the International Airport of Miami and Mexico City. The left engine was removed. Due to this significant impact, the aircraft must remain…
An IndiGo flight going from Jaipur to Kolkata made an emergency landing after smoke was detected in the cabin today IndiGo flight #6E237 made a safe emergency landing in Kolkata on Monday night after the Airbus A320neo (reg. VT-ITR) was filled with smoke. After landing, the 136 passengers were evacuated using emergency slides.
Precision Air aircraft crossed a flock of large birds on approach to Mwanza Airport. The ATR-72 (reg. 5H-PWD) suffered multiple birstrikes resulting in damage to flight sensors as well as blurring the forward vision for the pilots. The aircraft landed safely at Mwanza Airport (HTMW), Tanzania.
A Southwest Airlines flight arriving at Burbank Airport from Oakland skidded off the runway after landing Thursday morning. The Boeing 737-700 (reg. N752SW) was stopped by the airport’s Engineered Material Arresting System, which is designed to stop an aircraft that goes off the end of a runway. The flight had 117 passengers on board, many…
Adria Airways flight #JP124 to Frankfurt took off at 17:50 (local time) on Sunday from Ljubljana airport in Slovenia. Shortly after take-off, pilots received an indication of smoke in the cabin and decided to return to the departure airport. Passengers departed to Frankfurt with another aircraft after two hours. One of the passengers onboard this flight…
Frontier Airlines flight #F9260 from Vegas to Tampa suffered serious engine cowling damage. The Airbus A320 (N227FR) safely returned to Las Vegas shortly after takeoff.
VietJet aircraft performing flight #VJ356 from Ho Chi Minh City to Buon Ma Thuot sustained substantial damage following a hard landing. The both wheels of the nose gear separated from the aircraft after a hard landing. The brand new Airbus A321neo (reg. VN-A653) was delivered 15 days earlier. After landing, passengers were evacuated via emergency slides after. Six…