VIDEO Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 emergency diversion to Manchester
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A Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing because of a Wi-Fi Network named ‘Bomb on Board’
A Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency diversion on Thursday when flight crew detected a mobile Wi-Fi network named “Bomb on Board.” The flight from Nairobi to Istanbul diverted to Khartoum, Sudan, when flight staff noticed the suspiciously named Wi-Fi network. After the emergency landing, all 100 passengers had to leave the aircraft for inspection.…
ALERT An AirAsia A320 skidded off the runway at Subang Airport, Malaysia
An AirAsia Airbus A320 skidded off runway 15 at Subang Airport, Malaysia during a training flight The Airbus A320-216 with registration 9M-AHM was undergoing a training session, when it suffered a runway excursion at Subang’s Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) in Malaysia. Four crew members and no passengers were on board the aircraft, the…
BREAKING A tow tug caught fire at Singapore Airport and damaged a SIA Boeing 777-200
A tow tug caught fire as it was pulling a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-200 to a departure gate at Singapore Changi Airport at around 4am on Wednesday (Nov 29). There were no passengers on board the aircraft at the time, SIA’s spokesman said. The plane was being moved from a remote parking bay to Terminal…
BREAKING London City Airport is evacuated due to fire alarm
London City Airport is evacuated due to fire alarm. UPDATE 16:48 UTC False alarm, end of incident. Passengers are evacuated from the terminal. This is the second time in 2 weeks that fire vehicles are scrambled due to suspected fire. Tracking
ALERT Tara Air DHC-6 Twin Otter severely damaged after runway excursion accident at Simikot, Nepal
Sixteen passengers, including a pilot, were injured when a DHC-6 Twin Otter of Tara Air crashed during take-off at Simikot Airport in Humla on Tuesday. Province 6 police chief AIG Rana Bahadur Chand said the plane, flying to Surkhet, attempted to take-off from the runway but failed after its tyre burst. The aircraft with call sign…
ALERT EgyptAir Boeing 777-300ER and Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 clipped wings at JFK Airport
Last night at JFK Airport, an Egypt Air Flight #MS986, a Boeing 777 on its way to Cairo, was moving on a taxiway when its right wing touched the left wing of Virgin Atlantic Airlines Airbus A333 flight #VS4 to London Heathrow. #PAPD ARFF Unit responded to Taxiway K, JFK, at 7:05 pm, Monday, 11/27/17.…
United Airlines #UA961 experienced a maingear tire burst on landing at Newark Airport
Passengers were stranded on the tarmac of Newark Airport for hours Sunday after some of their plane’s tires blew out while landing, officials said. United Airlines Flight #UA961 was landing in Newark around 1:30 p.m. from Frankfurt, Germany when the Boeing 777-222 “experienced tire issues,” a spokesperson for the airline said. Runway 22L was temporaly…
ALERT Antonov An-24 skidded off runway on take-off in blizzard conditions (-14°C) at Evensk, Russia
According to Russian authorities, while preparing for take-off, the Antonov An-24 skidded off runway. The incident took place on November 27, at Evensk in the Magadan Region, around 13:57 local time. On board, the 47 passengers were not injured and the aircraft also was not damaged. According to preliminary information, the reason for the incident…
United Airlines flight diverted to London with several unwell passengers
A flight from Munich, Germany to Newark was forced to divert to London Heathrow after several passengers became unwell and started feeling light headed. Flight UA-31 left Munich at 9:30am local time and was scheduled to arrive in Newark at 12:50pm local time. But, after several passengers complain of feeling unwell, the crew of…
ALERT 8 flight attendants injured after Eva Air #BR56 to Chicago was hit by turbulence
Eight injured flight attendants and three injured passengers were taken to the hospital. A total of 11 people were injured after a plane from Taipei to Chicago was hit by massive turbulence on Wednesday. Eva Air flight number BR56 carried 178 passengers including four babies, and 21 crew members. The Boeing 777 departed Taiwan Taoyuan…