BREAKING Air India #AI263 landed on a runway under construction at Male Velana International Airport, Maldives

Air India flight #AI263 from Thiruvananthapuram to Male landed on a non-operational runway. The Airbus A320neo (reg. VT-EXL) on a runway still under construction. However, the construction of this new runway began in March 2018 and was almost complete. The 3,400-meter-long, 60-meter-wide runway will open the airport to the Airbus A380.

BREAKING 12 passengers fall ill on board 2 separate American Airlines flights to Philadelphia from Europe

Twelve passengers on American Airlines flights from Paris and Munich reported experiencing flu-like symptoms. All 250 passengers and crew on the flights were held for a medical review and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was notified to investigate. The CDC, Philadelphia Health Department and the Philadelphia Fire Department personnel performed medical evaluations on…

BREAKING Capital Airlines #JD5759 damaged while landing attempt at Macao, diverted to Shenzhen and evacuated via emergency slides (video)

Capital Airlines flight #JD5759 from Beijing to Macao was damaged in a hard landing attempt during windshear at Macao Airport. Parts of the nose gear broke away and hit the left engine during the landing attempt. The Airbus A320 (reg. B-6952) diverted to Shenzhen where it landed safely. One of the airport’s two runways was…

ALERT Jet2 Boeing 737-800 made an emergency landing in the middle of the night at Manchester due to flaps issue

A Jet2 flight had to make a ‘full speed’ emergency landing at Manchester Airport due to broken wing flaps. The passenger jet flight #LS444 from Heraklion on the Greek island of Crete, packed with families returning from summer holidays, was supposed to be landing at Leeds/Bradford airport. But after a delayed take off, the flight…

BREAKING Tunisair #TU7258 evacuated via emergency slides at Prague Airport with a suspected fire on board

Approximately 100 passengers arriving at Václav Havel Airport Prague on Sunday morning were evacuated from the plane by slides due to a suspected fire. No one was injured, airport spokesperson Marika Janoušková said. The Boeing 737-400 (reg. LY-PGC) operated by GetJet took off from Monastir. Tunisia is a popular foreign destination among Czech tourists. The incoming…