An American Airlines flight bound for South Florida was able to land safely Tuesday after a bird slammed into the front of the plane. American Airlines flight #AA1498 was approaching runway 09 at Miami International Airport, Florida at about 11 a.m. when it struck a bird. The bird impacted and penetrated the radome of the…
Six people died when a Let L-410 Turbolet twin-engine short-range passenger plane crashed while performing a landing in Russia’s Far Eastern Khabarovsk Region. “According to updated information, six people were killed in the crash, including two crew members. The three-year-old girl was saved,” the spokesman said. The girl will be taken to a regional hospital…
An 81-year-old man has died after falling ill on board Jet2 flight #LS518 from Tenerife last night. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. G-JZHN) diverted to Cork airport when the man became distressed and his condition began to deteriorate, within the first hour of the flight. When the aircraft landed at 19:15 UTC in Cork, the man…
Copenhagen police is investigating a threat made against European planes belonging to Turkish airline Atlasglobal. The city’s airport closed 10 gates after being alerted of the threat by police. UPDATE The airport is now back to normal, only a few delays. One airplane was prevented from taking off due to the incident, according to an airport…
British Airways Boeing 777-200ER (reg. G-VIIJ) made an emergency landing at 13:04 local time on runway 27R at London Heathrow following technical issue. According to reports, crew sounded like they had oxygen masks on while talking to ATC. British Airways statement: The flight landed normally. The safety of our customers and crew is always our priority,…
A cargo plane operating for Saudi Arabian Airlines suffered a runway excursion at Maastricht Airport tonight. The Boeing 747-400F was taking off from runway 21 at Maastricht Airport when it exited the runway. According to first reports, the aircraft suffered engine failure then rejected takeoff, leading some of the wheels into the grass. The aircraft…
An Aerolineas Argentinas plane was hit by a drone today while landing at Buenos Aires Aeroparque Airport. Aerolinas Argentinas flight #AR1865 from Trelew was hit by the drone during final approach to runway 13. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. LV-GKS) suffered damages near at the nose, close to the radome and is now out of service…
A camera battery exploded at Orlando International Airport on Friday night causing people to panic and the airport to be evacuated. Shortly after the 5 p.m. incident, passengers were ordered to de-plane and people waiting at their gates were forced to be re-screened through TSA checkpoints. According to the Orlando Police Department, the incident…
Multiple airports in Ukraine have been evacuated due to bomb threats today. The vast majority of bomb threats turn out to be false. Airports evacuated: Zaporizhia International Airport (OZH) Rivne International Airport (RWN) Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) Kherson International Airport (KHE) Threats were also reported at lvano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO), and Odessa International Airport (ODS),…
Flybe flight #BE331 from Belfast BHD to Inverness is circling since departure and declaring an emergency. Please reload the page for updates… UPDATE 14:23 Passengers have been safely evacuated on runway. UPDATE 13:53 Runway 35 is now in use, easyJet #U26756 from Malaga was the first plane to land after the incident. UPDATE 13:45 Runway…
Evacuation underway at the DHL sorting center. UPDATE 2350 UTC: Area is cleared. Officials said the facility was evacuated after a suspicious package was tracked to the building. A spokesman for DHL courier company said: “There has been an evacuation after tracking a shipment that was not trusted. A bomb disposal team has arrived at the…
SpiceJet DHC-8-400 (VT-SUL) #SG2642 suffered a tail strike upon landing in Delhi on Wednesday afternoon. A SpiceJet spokesperson confirmed the incident and said none of the passengers were injured. The airline representative identified the damaged aircraft as VT-SUL, a Bombardier Q400 turboprop. The official ruled out lack of visibility as a possible reason…