An elderly man traveling from Dubai to Chicago on flight #EK235 on Tuesday had to be restrained for unruly behavior. Emirates said cabin crew confined the passenger and later handed him to authorities at O’Hare International Airport. “Emirates can confirm that a passenger on flight #EK235 from Dubai to Chicago on 23 January had…
The right engine on flight #PC8622 gave full thrust after landing, which caused the aircraft to overrun the runway. After the Boeing 737-800 (registration TC-CPF) touched down at Trabzon Airport in Turkey, the thrust reverse on the right engine did not activate. Instead the engine was switched into ‘go-around’ mode and gave full thrust, this…
A Norwegian flight from Fort Lauderdale to Copenhagen was diverted to Shannon Airport on Wednesday after the pilot became incapacitated following a number of seizures. Norwegian flight #DY7042 was west of Ireland when the co-pilot of the aircraft issued a pan-pan call, advising the ATC that a “crew member” had fallen ill. According to The…
The Boeing 737-800 belonging to Pegasus Airlines involved in accident at Trabzon Airport is declared out of service. After the plane was lifted by with cranes few days ago and moved to a safe area, the aircraft was inspected. According to reports, the right engine was totally broken and the left engine stuck into the ground.…
A small propeller aircraft has collided with a rescue helicopter near Philippsburg, Germany at around 1 PM local time. The small sport aircraft was flying from Basel to Speyer when it collided with a rescue helicopter, operated by DRF Luftrettung, Germany’s civil air rescue service, which was currently on a test flight. Karlsruhe police has confirmed…
A mass brawl involving around 180 people broken out at Hannover Airport on Monday, police says. German Newspaper Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung (HAZ) reports the fight broke out at the Turkish Airlines check-in area in Terminal B at 16:10 local time. A protest over Turkish military action in Syria was taking place in the city, and…
KLM Boeing 747-400 (reg. PH-BFI) to Mexico City suffered a possible birdstrike on departure from Amsterdam and declaring issue with engine #4. Please reload the page for updates… UPDATE 15:50 KLM #KL685 Safely landed runway 27 at Amsterdam. Passengers will change to a spare aircraft. UPDATE 15:35 KLM #KL685 doesn’t require any additional assistance on arrival, fuel dumping…
A British Airways pilot was removed from a plane just moments before take-off after colleagues reportedly feared he was drunk. According to The Sun, armed police were called as airline crew thought they could smell alcohol on him, it is claimed. British Airways Flight #BA2063, heading for Mauritius, was scheduled to leave Gatwick Airport at…
Delta Airlines plane made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport this afternoon due to a possible issue with the plane’s hydraulic system. Flight #DL1594 to Detroit Metropolitan Airport left LAX at 1:46 p.m. and landed soon after on runway 25R, the northernmost of the runways that lie south of the main terminal, according…
Flight MH-122 departed Sydney at 1.06pm and was en route to Kuala Lumper in Malaysia when the crew reported a problem with an engine. There were 224 passengers on board. The Airbus A330-300 jet descended to 24,000 feet and diverted to Alice Springs where the jet landed was given assistance by the Aviation Rescue Fire…
Work for removing Pegasus Boeing 737-800 that skid off the runway after landing at Trabzon Airport has begun. Cranes that can lift 500 and 300 tons were brought close to the airplane and started to be installed. The cost of removing airplane is expected to reach 600K Lira.($160K)
