Emirates #EK18 circled after departure from Manchester due to landing gear issue. The Airbus A380 diverted to London Heathrow for a safe landing runway 27L at 1500 UTC. Video of takeoff from Manchester this afternoon The 3 puffs of smoke during takeoff at Manchester may be related to the landing gear issue. Watch Manchester Airport live…
Video and photo emerging of Westjet #WS2652 from Toronto flying very low above the sea on final approach to Sint Maarten Island on March 03, 2017. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. C-GWSV) Disney livery, was on approach to runway 09 at Sint Maarten when a go-around was initiated. The aircraft climbed to 2,500ft and entered an…
German Eurofighter jets were scrambled this morning at around 1000 UTC to escort Air India flight #AI171 from Ahmedabad to London Heathrow. The Dreamliner (reg. VT-ANT) was escorted until border were Belgian F-16s joined the Air India aircraft at 1030 UTC for visual contact. Air India flight #AI171 landed at 1102 UTC at London Heathrow. Belgian Air Force F16’s…
A around 1120 local time, a helicopter crashed into after hitting Beylikdüzü tower at Istanbul known as television tower. A number of ambulances and firefighters were immediately dispatched to the scene. Istanbul was in a thick fog this morning. Please reload the page… UPDATE 0921 UTC Five killed in helicopter crash (source: Local mayor) UPDATE…
A departure zero rate and low capacity arrival rate have been applied between 1140-1500 due to bomb disposal operations. UPDATE 1404 UTC Dusseldorf Airport now open. Emirates #EK57 will take off one hour late. Aircraft operators that have flights destination EDDL are advised to carry extra fuel for expected air holding this afternoon. Some 8,000 people…
A flight from Las Vegas bound for Hawaii was diverted to LAX Wednesday morning over what police say was a passenger’s reaction to the price of an in-flight blanket. Hawaiian Airlines flight #HA7 was a few miles off the Southern California coast when an unidentified 66-year-old passenger requested a blanket and was told the cost…
Iberia Express A320 (reg. EC-MEG) from Madrid (MAD) was refueling at Dublin Airport (DUB) at around 1800 LT today when emergency services rushed after leaking fuel was reported. A Dublin Airport spokeswoman said: “The Iberia plane was experiencing fuel spillage but our emergency attenders were able to rectify the matter in a short space of time.…
An MD-83 (reg. N786TW) skidded off runway at Detroit-Willow Run Airport, Michigan (USA). The aircraft of charter Ameristar airline was carrying the University of Michigan Basketball team to Washington. It rejected takeoff and exited the runway. The McDonnell Douglas plane is almost 25 years old. Reload the page for update UPDATE 2115 UTC FAA confirming the airport is closed until…
Belgian and RAF fighter jets were scrambled to intercept flight from Bucharest. The Saab 340 (registration HA-TAB) was intercepted by Belgian fighter jets F-16 over the North Sea due to communications issue. RAF Typhoons and RAF Voyager ZZ330 were also scrambled from Brize Norton airbase to intercept the flight and follow it to Birmingham. The flight took off from Bucharest…
A Jordanian Royal Airways flight from Amman to Sulaimaniye skidded off runway. The Embraer E-175 with 30 passengers on board landed safely at Sulaimaniyah International Airport in Iraq. For an unexplained reason, the plane skidded off runway into the grass for few meters before to stop. The pilot was was injured and and taken to the hospital.…
A section of the M1 had to be closed on Saturday after there was an ‘aircraft emergency’ on a flight from Gran Canaria. The motorway was closed in both directions near East Midlands Airport to allow a “clear flight path” for the Boeing 737 reg. G-JZHF on March 4. The pilot of the holiday with…
A Nagano prefectural rescue helicopter named Alps crashed on a training flight on March 5, killing all nine people aboard. The prefectural police, Self-Defense Forces, Fire and Disaster Management Agency and other entities resumed the rescue operation in the early morning on March 6.