According to the Federal Aviation Administration, Harrison Ford was cleared by air traffic controllers to land on runway 20L and correctly repeated the clearance but then landed on a taxiway adjacent to the runway. On its descent, the single-engine Aviat Husky passed over the American Airlines Boeing 737 which was waiting just short of…
Five people are feared dead after a small charter plane “came in low and fast” before crashing into the Direct Factory Outlet shopping centre in Melbourne, causing a large explosion and sending plumes of black smoke into the air. It’s understood the Beechcraft B200 Super King Air aircraft was a charter flight headed to King Island off…
Jet Airways Boeing 777-300ER flight #9W118 from Mumbai to London Heathrow was intercepted over the German airspace. Thursday, February 16th, 2017 a Jet Airways Boeing 777-300ER (reg. VT-JEX) was intercepted by two German Eurofighter Typhoon jets near Cologne after losing communications with Air Traffic Control. A pilot of British Airways flight #BA2042 from Male to London Gatwick was…
Turkish Airlines flight #TK17 returned to the gate at Istanbul Ataturk Airport after a bomb threat note was found in toilets. The Boeing 777-300ER (reg. TC-LJH) to Toronto (Canada) was already pushed back from the gate but a note wrote in english was found left in the toilet: “I am coming to you with Toronto bomb”.…
The two-seat PC-7 aircraft, part of the Patrouille Suisse aerobatic team, was flying on a training exercise when it brought down the cable that carries an overhead television camera for ski races, said police in canton Graubünden. The camera fell right into the final end of the ski run area. The plane landed safely but…
British Airways Embraer 190 flight #BA4454 from Rotterdam was met by fire crews after landing at London City at 1235 LT. A spokesman told The Sun: “A smokey smell was reportedly detected on board and as we take the safety and security of our customers and crew so seriously, the captain decided to declare an emergency…
This is the moment an entire plane full of disgruntled passengers cheered as two women were escorted off an easyJet flight by police after they allegedly shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ during two hours. The pair were filmed being taken away by officers after causing ‘drama’ on a Valentine’s Day flight from Prague to London Stansted. As…
Stansted Airport was evacuated earlier today after someone started smoking an e-cigarette in a toilet and set off the fire alarm. The entire departures hall was shut down.
A Frontier Airlines A320 clipped the wing of an arriving Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 coming from Oklahoma City at Phoenix Sky Airport around 2000LT. Southwest Airlines released a statement shortly after the incident at Terminal 3 saying: “Southwest Flight #WN4182 was taxiing to the gate at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport when another airline’s aircraft pushed back from…
Officials confirmed the evacuation of terminal 2 at Prague Airport after bomb threat. Please reload the page for updates… UPDATE 2051 UTC Terminal 2 is now open, end of incident. UPDATE 2030 UTC Airport staff is allowed to return to terminal 2. UPDATE 1950 UTC Operations continuing Runway 24. UPDATE 1945 UTC Terminal 1 remains open. UPDATE 1805…
Runway 18L/36R is closed at Charlotte Airport after an American Eagle has hit a deer on runway 36R during takeoff. The aircraft returned and landed safely. The airport is still operational and open but flight delays are expected. The American Eagle plane was headed to Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport, in Mississippi, with 44 passengers and four…
