CHICAGO (AP) — A Southwest Airline aircraft flying from Columbus, Ohio to Denver was forced to make an emergency landing at Chicago’s Midway International Airport. In a statement, a Southwest Airlines spokeswoman says the pilot declared an emergency Tuesday and the flight was diverted to “investigate potential smoke in the cockpit.” The spokeswoman says protocol…
A fan blade on a jet engine snapped off a Southwest Airlines plane last month in a violent failure that sent debris slamming into the plane, according to a preliminary investigative report released Monday. Investigators with the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found evidence of a crack “consistent” with metal fatigue in the titanium-alloy…
Trigana Air Boeing 737-300F (reg. PK-YSY) flightTGN7321 skidded off the runway 33 at Wamena, Papua at 6:55 pm CDT. According to first reports, the left main gear collapsed on landing runway 15. The aircraft slipped during 2.45 km There were no fatalities in this incident. Wamena Airport closed temporarily to evacuate the Boeing B737-300 with serial number…
British Airways #BA274 to London Heathrow”]British Airways #BA274 Boeing 747-400 from las Vegas to London Heathrow declared an emergency over Scotland. Reload the page for updates… UPDATE 1358 UTC British Airways #BA274 landed runway 27L at London Heathrow. UPDATE 1314 UTC We have confirmation from British Airways #BA274 has a medical emergency on board. Medics will meet the aircraft…
Passengers on an easyJet flight #U25263 from Gatwick to Venice endured a terrifying trip in which a traveller repeatedly shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ and “today we will die”. The Mail on Sunday reported the man shouting the threats was a migrant who, accompanied by Home Office officials, was being deported. An 11-minute audio recording captured the…
An American Airlines flight has been forced to make an emergency landing today following a hydraulic issue. American Airlines flight AA86 from Chicago to Heathrow made an emergency landing in Chicago on Sunday, after the crew noticed a problem with the aircraft’s hydraulics. The aircraft, a Boeing 767-300 was only an hour into its journey…
A British Airways flight from London to Orlando was forced to make an emergency landing in Boston after a ‘drunken passenger’ tried to get off the plane in mid-air. Eyewitnesses claim the man began to wander around the Boeing 777 before asking cabin crew if he could get off the plane after it departed Gatwick…
[td_block_weather w_location=”Manchester” w_units=”imperial”][td_block_text_with_title] © Sean Rooney [/td_block_text_with_title][td_block_text_with_title custom_title=”Jet2 #LS875 to Faro”]Jet2 flight #LS875 from Manchester to Faro entered holding pattern few minutes after departure. This Boeing 757-200 (reg.G-LSAG) already had gear issue two days ago. @CarlaxyS5 @airlivenet pic.twitter.com/C5r1f7NicQ — Sean Rooney 0⃣ (@sean4646) September 9, 2016 Reload the page for updates… UPDATE 0836 UTC Jet2 #LS875 landed…
An airport service van has hit Cathay Dragon (ex Dragonair) A330’s engine this morning at HongKong airport. Cathay Dragon Airbus A330 flight #KA691 (reg. B-HLL) was taxiing to reach runway when the ground vehicle collided into the Rolls-Royce engine. The driver was injured during the incident. VIDEO Ground vehicle collided with Cathay Dragon Flight #KA691 at…
An Emirates flight has been forced to make an emergency landing in Adelaide overnight after experiencing engine problems. Emirates flight EK432 from Dubai to Brisbane was diverted to Adelaide after the left engine started causing worries for the pilots. The aircraft was believed to be a Boeing 777-300ER carrying 328 people when it landed…
This morning the Australian Transport Safety Bureau issued its findings into the incident in March last year involving an AirAsia X Airbus A330, registered 9M-XXM operating from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The report said that on departure from runway 16R the aircraft was observed by air traffic control to enter the departure flight path…
Flight Jet2 #LS819 to Rhodos returned to Manchester due to landing gear issue. UPDATE 1112 UTC Jet2 #LS819 landed runway 05R. UPDATE 1104 UTC Jet2 #LS819 leaving hold and returning to Manchester runway 05R. UPDATE 1047 UTC Jet2 #LS819 will leave hold to approach runway 05R in 10 minutes. UPDATE 1041 UTC Jet2 #LS819 is still…