BREAKING German and Belgian fighter jets scrambled to escort Air India #AI171 to London Heathrow #QRA

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…

BREAKING MD-83 charter flight skidded off runway at Detroit Willow Run Airport

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…

BREAKING Belgian and RAF fighter jets scrambled to intercept flight from Bucharest #QRA

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…

ALERT Jordanian Royal Airways Embraer E-175 skidded off runway at Sulaimaniyah International Airport (Iraq)

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.…