United Airlines #UA961 experienced a maingear tire burst on landing at Newark Airport

Passengers were stranded on the tarmac of Newark Airport for hours Sunday after some of their plane’s tires blew out while landing, officials said. United Airlines Flight #UA961 was landing in Newark around 1:30 p.m. from Frankfurt, Germany when the Boeing 777-222 “experienced tire issues,” a spokesperson for the airline said. Runway 22L was temporaly…

ALERT Antonov An-24 skidded off runway on take-off in blizzard conditions (-14°C) at Evensk, Russia

According to Russian authorities, while preparing for take-off, the Antonov An-24 skidded off runway. The incident took place on November 27, at Evensk in the Magadan Region, around 13:57 local time. On board, the 47 passengers were not injured and the aircraft also was not damaged. According to preliminary information, the reason for the incident…

Mango Boeing 737-800 suffered birdstrike on departure from Johannesburg (video)

Just experienced a bird strike shortly after takeoff from OR Tambo. You can spot the damage to the Mango airbus engine. @Traveller24_SA @News24 pic.twitter.com/wEqj1GbUs5 — Sergio Davids (@SergioDavids1) November 19, 2017 A Mango Boeing 737-800 flight #JE147 from Johannesburg to Cape Town suffered a birdstrike on takeoff. The left engine (CFM56) cowling was damaged and…

BREAKING Midair collision between a helicopter and light plane in the English county of Buckinghamshire

Four people have died following a mid-air collision involving an aircraft and a helicopter in Buckinghamshire. A Cessna 152 (reg. G-WACG)  and a Gumibal Cabri G2  (reg. G-JAMM) are aircraft involved. Both aircraft are believed to have taken off from Wycombe Air Park, also known as Booker Airfield. At 12:09pm the emergency services received a…