NEWS China Southern Airlines #CZ380 delayed 5 hours after woman throws coins into engine to pray for peace at Shanghai

A female passenger threw some coins into the aircraft’s engine before boarding a China Southern Airlines flight, which delayed the flight for over four hours at the Pudong International Airport. The Airbus 320 (reg. B-6702) with Flight CZ380 from Shanghai Pudong to Guangzhou was scheduled to take off at 12:40pm and arrive in Guangzhou at…

EMERGENCY Seven passengers hospitalized after United Airlines #UA1031 experienced severe turbulences

A turbulent flight from Panama to Houston resulted in seven passengers being hospitalized Tuesday afternoon. The Houston Fire Department met United Airlines Flight 1031 on the runway at George Bush Intercontinental Airport around 1340, Senior Captain Ruy Lozano said. Some passengers had minor head and neck injuries, Lozano said. The flight experienced turbulence in Mexican airspace about…

NEWS Confusion as local officials reported a Canadair plane crash in Portugal, but no plane are missing

An earlier report from local officials said a Canadair plane crashed in the mountainous region of Pedrogao Grande while trying to exinguish the devastating blaze. UPDATE 1823 UTC Secretary of State Jorge Gomes confirms that no plane has crashed in Pedrógão. UPDATE 1812 UTC The National Civil Protection Authority says none of the planes contracted by…

NEWS 26 injured in turbulence over Southwest China on board China Eastern Airlines flight #MU774

At least 26 people have been injured after a China Eastern Airlines flight #MU774 from Paris CDG hit turbulence over Southwest China on descent to Kunming Changshui International Airport in Yunnan province, Xinhua news agency reported. The state news agency reports that passengers suffered broken bones, cuts to the scalp and soft tissue injuries following the…