Germany’s Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) has strongly recommended an “urgent review” of spacing between heavy aircraft and smaller jets after a dramatic midair incident involving a Sydney-bound Emirates A380 and a Bombardier Challenger jet in January. The private jet plunged 9000-feet (2.7km) and spiralled several times after being hit by wake turbulence…
An Ontario man is in federal custody in the United States after allegedly assaulting members of an Air Canada flight crew and trying to open the door of a plane while it was in flight. Brandon Michael Courneyea was arrested on Monday after Air Canada Rouge flight #AC1805 from Montego Bay, Jamaica, to Toronto diverted…
A terminal at Berlin Schoenefeld airport has been evacuated after a suspected tear gas outbreak, the airport operator said on Tuesday. “Terminal D cleared due to suspected tear gas. Fire brigade ventilates building,” Berlin Airport said on Twitter, adding it may lead to delays. Schoenefeld airport is to the southeast of Berlin and is mainly…
Changi Airport staff are evacuating passengers out of Terminal 2’s departure hall right now, with reports of smoke emerging. UPDATE 1053 UTC Changi Airport says cause of fire identified, “situation under control” but flight operations affected. UPDATE 1048 UTC This is the statement from the Changi Airport Group: “The fire alarm was activated at Changi Airport Terminal 2 at…
Egypt Air flight #MS-955 to Beijing suffered uncontained failure of the left engine on takeoff. The Air Airbus A330-200 (reg. SU-GCI) rejected takeoff from Cairo due to failure of engine #1 which caused an important hole in the cowl.
A Learjet 35 crashed on approach to Runway 1 at Teterboro Airport at 3:30 pm today. The aircraft went down about 1/4 mile from the airport in a residential area. Plane crash @NBCNewYork @ABC7 pic.twitter.com/lVIdU2lFfK — Godwin (@GodwinClassic33) May 15, 2017 Please reload the page for updates… UPDATE 2039 UTC Carlstadt police confirm 2 people…
A female passenger died on a flight that was forced to divert to Shannon Airport on Friday evening. Yesterday, Air Canada flight #AC849 from London Heathrow Airport to Toronto in Canada diverted to Shannon after the crew declared a medical emergency. LIVE Air Canada #AC849 U-turn over Atlantic and diverting to Shannon due to medical emergency…
Eurowings flight #EW9224 flying from Germany to Gothenburg was forced into an emergency landing Friday night after a crack appeared in the windshield of the cockpit. The aircraft, with 106 passengers on board, was travelling from Düsseldorf to Gothernburg’s Landvetter airport. After taking off at around 7pm, it declared an emergency over German airspace, LIVE…
Emirates A380 flight from Dubai to Paris CDG had to divert to Larnaca, Cyprus after birth of a baby boy during the flight. UPDATE 1912 UTC The mother and baby are in Larnaca hospital. The medical condition of the baby is still unknown. UPDATE 1935 UTC Emirates flight just left Cyprus. Report by PaLoungos SteLios Emirates…
Two Muslim men have been taken off a plane bound for Manchester after two women accused them of “making gestures”. They were asked to re-trace their steps through security at Izmir airport in Turkey for extra checks sparked by claims including that they were “going to the toilet to use their phones”. Their Thomas Cook…
A Southwest flight traveling from Tampa to Nashville made an emergency landing at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Southwest Boeing 737 (reg.N626SW) Flight #WN1694 landed safely after indications that there was a performance issue with on of the aircraft’s engines.
Air India flight #AI849 from Delhi to Pune has overshot the runway during landing at Pune airport. For a reason still unknown, the Airbus A321 (reg. VT-PPA) has overshot the runway. Following the incident, an emergency evacuation was carried out. The crew have activated the emergency inflatable slides. All 152 passenger are safe. The runway has been…