United flight #UA91 to Newark returned to Tel Aviv due to technical issues. Shortly after departure from Tel Aviv, the flight #UA91 entered holding pattern after crew reported technical issues. The United Airlines Boeing 787-10 (reg. N13013) remained at around 9000 ft before returning back to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV). The Dreamliner landed safely about…
Southwest Boeing 737 to Baltimore is declaring an emergency and diverting. The aircraft was in middle of the 1h40 flight when the crew squawked 7700 (general emergency). The plane landed at 9:35 on runway 28L at Columbus. The Boeing 737-700 (reg. N754SW) was able to join the gate quickly.
Two Tucano aircraft of the Colombian Air Force crashed at the Apiay Air Base while carrying out a practice for an air show. The planes collided during a training exercise at a military base in Meta Department, central Colombia. “The @FuerzaAereaCol regrets to inform that two T-27 Tucano aircraft, on a training mission, crashed at…
An Emirates Airlines Boeing 777 caught fire at St Petersburg Airport (LED) in Russia. The Boeing 777-300ER was preparing for the return flight EK176 to Dubai (DXB) when the APU caught fire. The aircraft (reg. A6-EBR) was delayed for 5 hours. It departed St. Petersburg at 4:45 in the morning instead of 23:15 the day…
Two people have been killed after a man opened fire at Chisinau International Airport, the Moldovan Interior Ministry has said. The gunman was wounded and detained, said police. The interior ministry said the shooting had taken place after a foreign citizen was denied entry to the country. “Authorities confirm two victims”, the interior ministry said.…
The plane landed with its nose gear in the “up” position, the airline said, and the aircraft came to a safe stop on the runway. According to CLT Airport officials, at approximately 8:40 a.m. Wednesday, June 28, Delta Air Lines Flight 1092 landed in Charlotte on Runway 36 Left. The aircraft remains on the runway…
A Gulfstream G-II made an emergency landing at Mexico City Felipe Angeles International Airport after the nose landing gear did not deploy. A Gulfstream G-II (reg. XC-LPY) of the Attorney General of the Republic with 6 people on board from Nuevo León landed without the nose landing gear extended at the Felipe Ángeles Intl. Airport…
Air France #AF79 from Los Angeles to Paris CDG is declaring an emergency and diverting. Air France #AF79 to Paris CDG is declaring an emergency and diverting to Reykiavik, Iceland. The crew squawked 7700 (general emergency) close to Greenland. UPDATE #AF79 is now expected at 18:45 in Paris. UPDATE Air France #AF79 diverted to Keflavík…
An American Airlines flight attendant passed away while performing her duties on flight #AA715 from Venice to Philadelphia. The incident occurred early in the flight, as the Boeing 787-8 (reg. N883BM) was flying over France on June 21. The flight attendant named Carol Wright passed out despite fellow passengers performing CPR on her. Pilots declared…
Passengers of a Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300 were evacuated via emergency slides at Hong Kong International Airport. Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300 (reg. B-KPQ) on flight #CX880 to Los Angeles carried out an emergency evacuation via slides at Hong Kong International Airport on 24 June. Earlier the aircraft aborted its take-off on runway 07R resulting in…
San Antonio International Airport officials are investigating after the death of an airline ground crew member. Firefighters and police officers responded to the incident at around 10:25 p.m. Friday night. UPDATE The ground crew member that died in San Antonio was sucked into the engine of a Delta A319 which has just landed. The board…
British Airways flight BA82 from Abuja to London is declaring an emergency. The flight #BA82 is declaring an emergency over the English Channel, inbound London Heathrow. The Boeing 777-200ER took of from Abuja, Nigeria at 08:12 local time. UPDATE The aircraft taxi by itself to terminal 5, a possibly medical emergency. UPDATE British Airways #BA82…