A twin-otter aircraft operated by MASwings Sdn Bhd skidded off the runaway upon landing at the Marudi Airport today. All four passengers together with the pilot and his assistant, however, were not injured in the 3.50pm incident. Marudi police chief Deputy Superintendent Gabriel Risut said the aircraft, which had earlier departed from Miri, skidded off…
Over 200 people were evacuated today from the Tallinn airport after one of the passengers announced that there was a bomb in his luggage. After that more than 200 people were evacuated from the airport. Nothing suspicious has been found. The man, who reported about the bomb had already been detained. According to Estonian legislation, he could face up to five years of imprisonment for such an action.…
The man, a resident of Italy, travelling with family died on board an Air France flight that was diverted to Happy Valley-Goose Bay Thursday night, police say. The flight was en route to France when it was diverted to Happy Valley-Goose Bay shortly after midnight due to the medical emergency (heart attack). Upon arrival, RCMP officers and…
A section of terminal 2 at Frankfurt Airport is evacuated due to a suspicious package. Bomb squad just arrived on the site. UPDATE 12:23 UTC Passengers allowed to return to check-in. End of Alert. UPDATE 12:20 UTC Staff returning to check-in desks. Evacuation lifted, pax back in the terminal building. Going to board my flight as well. —…
The dangerous moment a Royal Air Maroc 737 seems to rotate at the improper speed and stalls shortly after. Location: Frankfurt Am Main Airport Date: 23rd July 2016 Comment from Royal Air Maroc: “Regarding flight AT811 from FRA to CMN on July 23, we want to clarify that during take-off, ATC advised of possible wake turbulence…
Thomson flight to Paphos returned to Birmingham, after severe bird strike during take-off. Two loud bangs and smoke reportedly came from the left engine. ALERT Thomson #TOM7352 Boeing 737 returned to Birmingham after 2 bangs and smoke coming from engine – @MattyPloyal — AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) August 24, 2016 Flight #TOM7352 Boeing 737 (reg. G-FDZE) circled for a short time…
A full emergency plan was activated at Cork Airport on Wednesday morning after smoke started to appear in the cockpit of a plane (reg. EI-FCY) from Birmingham. The plane with 59 passengers and 4 crew on board was forced to make an emergency landing at 1006 LT. Six fire brigade units responded after the captain raised the…
The world’s largest aircraft – the Airlander 10 – has been damaged during landing on its second test flight. The 302ft (92m) long aircraft – which is part plane and part airship – was damaged during a flight from Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire. Source BBC
Security threat on flight Egyptair Airbus A330 (reg. SU-GDS) flight number MS799 scheduled to leave Cairo at 0935 LT to Paris CDG. Because of an unidentified bag, the plane has been moved to an isolated area for inspection. Passengers will also be re-screened. UPDATE 0910 UTC Al Arabiya reports a fake bomb threat.
A gunshot was accidentally fired on board Vueling Airbus A320 aircraft. Fortunately the incident caused no injuries, although the sound of the shot and the smell of gunpowder sparked unrest among the passengers. The incident occurred at Ibiza airport, when flight VY3420 was about to take off to Madrid Barajas. Four agents of national police were traveling on…
Sri Lanka’s national carrier has suspended a captain who failed a breathalyser test just before he was due to fly 274 passengers and crew from Frankfurt to Colombo, the airline said on Sunday. An airline source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Flight UL554 was held up at Frankfurt airport for more than 15 hours…
Open Skies Boeing 757 flight #EC1 to Newark declared an emergency and diverted to Shannon due fire alarm in gear confirmed by the pilot on ATC. Flight EC1 did a fly by at 1000 ft runway 24 at Shannon to see if landing gear is down. Reload the page for live updates… UPDATE 2042 UTC After…