The ATSB has today released a preliminary report into the in-flight propeller detachment involving a Regional Express SAAB 340 aircraft near Sydney Airport on 17 March 2017. The REX aircraft, VH-NRX, at Sydney airport after the incident. The ATSB’s inspection of the aircraft identified that the propeller shaft fractured, leading to the separation of the…
The ATSB is investigating a stick shaker activation involving a Qantas Boeing 747, VH-OJU, 110 km SE of Hong Kong (BETTY IFR), on 7 April 2017. While holding at flight level 220, the flight crew received a stick shaker activation and detected airframe buffeting. The flight crew disconnected the autopilot and manoeuvred the aircraft in…
Lineas Aereas Suramericanas charter flight overran the runway at Bogota on Monday after rejected takeoff. The Boeing 727-200F (reg. HK1271) performing charter flight from Bogota to Pasto (Colombia) overran runway 13R. The aircraft had to reject takeoff at high speed for a reason unknown. The aircraft stopped at about 150m after the runway. Aeronautic Civil is investigating the…
A Reuters photographer at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport said on Tuesday there was black smoke rising from a part of the airfield where planes are parked. UPDATE 1333 UTC End of fire. UPDATE 1330 UTC Russian authorities says fire from direction of Vnukovo airport in Moscow is due to burning grassland. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson…
Groningen Airport in Netherlands is evacuated. All passengers must leave the departure hall. A spokesman for the military police has found an unattended suitcase. UPDATE 0915 UTC Terminal of Groningen Airport has been cleared by the dog. Nothing found. Terminal re-opened. The suitcase was found in the passenger terminal. A dog is transferred by helicopter from Amsterdam airport.…
On Sunday, Mango Boeing 737 experienced a noticeable impact. A pelican damaged the left horizontal stabiliser after take off from Cape Town International Airport. Despite knowing they had to return‚ weight restrictions inhibited the pilots from making an immediate return. The aircraft (reg. ZS-SJD) continued to climb and reached a point 240 kilometres from Cape…
Lufthansa #LH943 from Manchester to Frankfurt declared an emergency immediately after takeoff. The Airbus A320 (reg. D-AIUJ) returned immediately to Manchester Airport after after engine shut down during take off and landed safely few minutes after 1300 local time. Emergency services welcomed the flight. Engine just failed on my plane shortly after take off from…
A Malaysia Airlines plane from Kuala Lumpur skidded upon landing at Sibu Airport at 10.17pm on Saturday. The Boeing 737-800 (reg.9M-MXX) was carrying 61 passengers and six crew. All onboard flight MH2718 safely evacuated via two slide rafts. No injuries have been reported so far. At the time of the incident, there was no other incoming…
An American man has been charged with mischief after a fake bomb was found in a Chicago-bound passenger’s luggage at Pearson International Airport. U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a release about their investigation into United flight #UA547 that was bound for Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. It was set to fly out of Pearson at…
Aviation authorities are investigating claims a drone came dangerously close to a Singapore Airlines plane as it flew above the Swan River on Wednesday 5 April. The airline had been holding a competition for the best photo of the special Perth flyover, but there are concerns some people went too far. Photographer Daniel Kitlar went…
Air India flight #AI156 from New Delhi with over 120 people on board was rolling at a high speed to take off for Goa from main runway 28 at about 1130 LT. The air traffic control (ATC) asked to reject take off immediately as another plane was landing on runway 27. IGIA’s runway 27 and…
A United Airlines plane set to fly to Chicago on Thursday, April 6 morning has been sitting on the tarmac at Pearson International Airport for hours as U.S. Customs and Border Protection investigates. U.S. Customs was conducting an investigation in regards to United flight #UA547 that’s bound for Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. It was set…