BREAKING Part of Manchester Airport terminal 2 evacuated after a crack formed in the floor of a gate lounge

Part of Manchester Airport’s Terminal 2 was evacuated after a crack formed in the floor of a temporary gate lounge, sparking confusion for passengers. Travellers reported loud noises as the crack suddenly formed, with one saying it sounded like the floor was “collapsing” and another describing “mad panic”. One photo posted online showed a crack…

BREAKING New CCTV footage shows the moment before ground impact of Boeing B737-200 Cubana flight #CU972

A security camera captured the moment before ground impact of the Global Air Damojh B737-200 (XA-UHZ) operating as Cubana flight #CU972 on May 18, 2018. The aircraft plummeting out of control before it crashed near Havana Airport leaving 111 dead. All updates: https://www.airlive.net/breaking-a-plane-has-crashed-after-take-off-from-jose-marti-international-airport-cuba/

ALERT Aer Lingus Airbus A330-300 wing clipped a building while being towed to gate at San Francisco International Airport

A passenger jet arriving at San Francisco International Airport got too close to the terminal hitting the building with its wing tip and causing minor damage. Aer Lingus Airbus A330-300 (reg. EI-GAJ) from Dublin was being towed to gate G91 when the tractor crew misjudged the turn and the wing clipped a concrete pillar. The spokesman…

BREAKING Possible hijack attempt – Flydubai #FZ301 returned to Dubai due to a threatening passenger armed with a knife

Flydubai has denied reports on Wednesday of an attempt to hijack its plane in Iranian airspace. Azad News Agency said: “The Iranian Air Traffic Engineering Directorate announced that the flight of FlyDubai Airlines, from Dubai to Kabul, was over Iran when a person armed with a knife tried to enter the cockpit. The pilots succeeded…

ALERT Onur Air A321 flight #8Q877 made an emergency landing in Volgograd after loss of cabin pressure

According to a Volgograd airport representative, the plane from the Turkish airline Onur Air, which was en route from Antalya to Chelyabinsk, made an unscheduled landing in Russia’s Volgograd on Sunday night. The emergency landing of the Airbus 321 is believed to have been caused by depressurization, according to the Volgograd authorities. The Airbus A321 (reg. TC-OBZ) was carrying 226 passengers and eight crew members; all…