American Airlines flight #AA101 was en route from London Heathrow to New York when pilots received an engine fire indication. The Boeing 777-200 with 206 passengers and a crew of 13 on board was passing overhead Ireland when the crew opted to divert to Dublin Airport. The crew advised air traffic controllers that they needed to divert…
On September 24, AirBaltic Airbus A220-300 (YL-CSb) suffered birdstrike shortly before landing. Flight #BT432 from Vienna was on final approach when the collision occurred over the Gulf of Riga. The birdstrike damaged the nosecone and radome. After landing at the airport, the company decided to deploy an in-depth technical inspection of the airplane.
A US-Bangla aircraft, bound for Cox’s Bazar, has made an emergency landing at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong. The flight #BS141 took off from Hazrat Shahjahal International airport in Dhaka at 11:30am, had some technical problems, which led to the landing around 1pm on Wednesday, confirmed US-Bangla Airlines. An aircraft of US-Bangla Airlines flight…
Pisa airport in Italy has halted all arrivals and departures due to a huge blaze in a neighbouring forest. Air traffic is reportedly set to remain blocked for three hours as firefighters scramble to stop the fire. Dozens of flights are now being delayed or cancelled. The raging fire broke out on Monte Serra last…
A flight from London to the US was forced to return to Heathrow after a ‘drunk’ woman allegedly assaulted someone onboard. The incident disrupted the travel of hundreds of passengers who were headed to Washington DC, as the flight was cancelled upon its return to the UK. A passenger who claimed to be sat in…
A planned flight from Newark Liberty International Airport to Paris on Monday evening blew multiple tires in an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York after the plane experienced hydraulic failure, officials said. Delta Airlines flight #DL20 made a hard landing at JFK, the Port Authority Police union said on Twitter.…
A school girl suffered an allergic reaction and died after eating a Pret a Manger baguette during a British Airways flight, her parents said. Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, 15, collapsed during the flight from London Heathrow to Nice in July last year. UPDATE Pret A Manger did not label “artisan” baguettes as containing sesame seeds despite six allergic reaction…
On departure from Luqa, the Airbus A319-112 (reg. 9H-AEJ) suffered birdstrike. Air Malta flight KM100, was scheduled to leave Malta International Airport at 7.20am, with the bird strike take placing upon its departure. The pilots safely aborted the take-off and slowed down on runway 13. Malta International Airport said the aircraft then returned to the…
The FAA is investigating after metal fragments fell from an aircraft Tuesday night over a neighborhood in Henrico County. The FAA is trying to determine whether or not the incident is related to a Delta flight that was diverted Tuesday night due to a reported engine problem. The plane took off for Richmond and was…
A security breach at Orlando Melbourne International Airport caused a lockdown early Thursday morning. Melbourne International Airport is closed until further notice due to police activity. According to an airport official, an unauthorized student boarded a commercial jet. The student was removed from the plane and is being questioned. Security sweeps of the airfield are…
At least 30 passengers on a Jet Airways Mumbai-Jaipur flight suffered ear and nose bleeding due to low cabin pressure during the ascent here on Thursday, an official said. The flight #9W697 with 166 passengers and five crew, was forced to return back to Mumbai shortly after take-off, said a Jet Airways spokesperson. Several passengers…
An Air India plane with some 370 passengers on board from New Delhi to New York was supposed to land at JFK airport on September 11, but landed in Newark instead because of a series of technical failures, bad weather and low fuel. The captain in charge of the 15-hour flight could be heard fretting…