A United Airlines flight was forced into an emergency landing after a cockpit window reportedly “popped open” in mid-air. United flight UA1274, travelling from Bradley International Airport in Connecticut to Washington Dulles Airport on Tuesday, was forced to change course shortly after takeoff and return to Bradley. An airline representative told Insider that the jet…
A Korean Air Boeing 737 almost collided with a departing Air Busan A321 at Seoul’s Gimpo Airport. On the 21st, at around 8:00 am on the 19th, the Korean Air flight #KE1118 aircraft landed on the runway of Gimpo Airport while an Air Busan BX8027 was preparing for takeoff. The Korean Air Boeing 737-900 (reg.…
A Jet2 flight from Glasgow bound for Tenerife was forced to divert to Paro, Portugal after a passenger reportedly urinated in the cabin. The Boeing 737-800 with registration G-JZHT was operating flight LS155 from Glasgow to Tenerife South Airport on 13th April. According to the airline, the man was identified as Eric Forrest. The 55-year-old…
Malaysia Airlines #MH723 from Kuala Lumpur is declaring an emergency on approach to to Jakarta. After almost 2 hour-flight, on approach to Jakarta, flight MH723 declared a general emergency. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. 9M-MXK) entered an holding pattern close to Jakarta Airport at 9,000 ft. The plane landed on runway 07R at 17.32 local time…
During the taxi for take-off at Mexico City-Intl AP (MMMX), a ground collision occurred between an Aeromexico Boeing 737-800 (XA-AMO) and a Delta Air Lines Boing 757-200 (N649DL). The B757 was waiting at taxiway “H” to cross runway 23L, while the B737 proceeded at “D” for take-off from runway 23L. On April 17, a collision…
On April 13th, 2023 two planes collided on the ground at Miami Airport. The Air Transat A330-200 was taxing to its gate after landing from Toronto on flight #TS948. The Emirates Boeing 777-300 was parked and supposed to perform flight #EK214 to Dubai. The Airbus A330’s left winglet (reg. C-GUBL) struck the right horizontal stabilizer…
On 16th April, a TAG Airlines Saab 340A skidded off the side of the runway at Mundo Maya Airport, Guatemala. The Saab SF-340 with registration TG-TAI was performing flight 5U-221 from Cancun to Flores with 17 people on board including 14 passengers and 3 crew members. Before landing on the runway, the crew performed two…
Traffic at Nairobi Airport was suspended following an incident involving Singapore Airlines flight SQ7343 from Amsterdam. AMS as it caught engine fire on ground run. This morning at about 08:10 local time, a Singapore airline cargo aircraft B747-400 aborted take-off due to a technical problem at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi. As a result, 11…
A Qatar Airways A350 is grounded after suffering a tailstrike while landing attempt at Islamabad Airport, Pakistan. On April 16, Qatar Airways Airbus A350-941 aircraft registration A7-ALN was grounded at Islamabad Airport after post-flight inspection revealed tailstrike suffered by the aircraft. The aircraft had arrived in Islamabad at 8:00 AM as flight QR614 from Doha…
Boeing 777 aircraft suffers damage as Eva Air A321 wing punctures its nose in Evergreen Hangqin tractor accident. Evergreen Airlines conducted tractor operations on the night of the 16th, resulting in an accident; according to reports, the wing tip of an EVA Air A321 aircraft collided with a parked EVA Air Boeing 777, causing damage…
A video shows the moment a cargo plane hits a runway hard, before bouncing and then aborting the landing. The Boeing 747-400 is seen coming into land in Luxembourg, from Dubai Al Maktoum (United Arab Emirates), where it bounces and the left wing drops. The Boeing 747-4HQF(ER) aircraft (reg. LX-ECV) did a hard landing on…
On 15th April, a Saudia Airbus A330 and a SkyUp Airlines Boeing 737 were damaged at Khartoum International Airport in Sudan after an armed clash broke out between Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the army. The Saudia Airbus A330-300, with registration HZ-AQ30 was reportedly preparing to depart as flight SV458 bound for Riyadh.…