Initial findings showed the small plane crash that killed a Jordanian national and injured another man in Connecticut was “an intentional act,” The National Transportation Safety Board announced in a statement Wednesday, adding that the FBI would the lead in the investigation with the NTSB assisting. The unnamed man who survived the crash Tuesday afternoon…
A British woman died just 45 minutes into the three and a half hour flight from the resort of Antalya (Turkey) to Moscow (Russia). The diabetic 50-year-old had left her insulin in her hold luggage and her condition deteriorated soon into the journey. Cabin crew on the aboard the Azur Air flight were unable to resuscitate…
Two planes clipped wing tips at Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday, an FAA spokesperson said. There were no reports of injuries. A Lufthansa Airbus A340 and United Airlines Flight 88 Boeing B777 clipped right wing tips at 5:23 p.m. The United flight from Beijing to Newark was taxiing in the runway after landing when…
Last week, two people have been hospitalised following an incident Thursday at Orlando (Florida) airport. Aer Lingus flight #EI120 was preparing to leave Orlando (Florida) on Thursday evening ahead of Hurricane Matthew when a luggage loader vehicle caught fire damaging the Airbus A330-200 cargo hold. A spokesman for Orlando International Airport confirmed that two baggage handlers…
Investigations have been launched after a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300 was involved in a suspected “tail strike”. Singapore Airlines flight SQ238 was departing Melbourne Airport’s runway 34 on Sunday morning when the aircraft’s tail came in contact with the runway. Singapore Airlines have said the pilot’s did not receive any indications of a tail strike…
A suspected radioactive leak from a medical shipment took place at the cargo terminal of Indira Gandhi International Airport on Sunday morning (Oct 9), leading authorities to cordon off the area. The suspected radioactive substance came from an Air France aircraft. Representatives from the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board and National Disaster Management Authority were…
An impressive video of Air Horizont Boeing 737-400 aborting landing runway 06 in Prague during strong winds.
A twin-engine plane with six people has made an emergency landing at Lelystad Airport (Netherlands) Sunday afternoon after problems with the landing gear. The aircraft was on an approach to Eelde Airport when the pilots noticed that the front landing gear was not extended. They decided to return to their home base Lelystad. Meanwhile, the emergency…
A Southwest airplane was evacuated at the Louisville International Airport on Oct. 5. An airport spokesperson said smoke was reported in the airplane’s cabin at 9:15 a.m. and no one was injured. Louisville Metro Arson confirms a Samsung phone was the cause of the smoke. Officials said the phone overheated. The phone had some heat…
The tyres of ASL Boeing 737 in TNT express livery from East Midlands (UK) burst during landing runway 25 this morning at Belfast. The aircraft stopped at intersection of runway and was met by emergency vehicles. Belfast International Airport has experienced disruptions until mid afternoon.
On September 30, British Airways Boeing 777-200 ER flight #BA293 to Washington returned to London Heathrow due to operational issue.
At 10:19 on the 2nd October 2016 Jet2 flight LS891 departed Manchester’s runway 05L bound for Lanzarote. Seconds after departure, the 757 registered G-LSAG realized they had a problem and entered a hold over Wigan at 8,000ft where it circled for a further 40 minutes. It’s the third time in a month this Boeing 757…