Two Greek F16 fighter jets intercepted a Boeing 767-400ER of Delta Airlines plane after it strayed into its airspace in the Mediterranean Sea without identifying itself, according to Greek media. The civil aircraft reportedly belonged to Delta Airlines and was flying from Germany to Kuwait. But mystery surrounds why the pilots did not identify themselves…
Bomb hoax doesn’t fly, Businessman who forgot passport arrested for making plane turn around. A businessman who allegedly made a bomb hoax call that led to a Singapore-bound Firefly flight returning to the Subang Airport, Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday was arrested by police yesterday (18May) here. He believed to have returned home to get his…
Due to a technical problem with one of the Airport’s passenger scanning machines, all passengers have been removed from the Departure Lounge and are currently in the process of being re-screened. There is no threat to passenger safety with this re-screening process necessary in order to ensure security compliance. Liverpool airport running smoothly today it…
UPDATE3 We have confirmation CityJet #WX112 safely returned to DUB after reporting engine 1 shut down due to oil leak. UPDATE 2 CityJet #WX112 is returning to DUB, engine #1 shut down due to oil leak. Runway to be inspected for oil after landing. UPDATE 1 CityJet #WX112 is turning back to Ireland, holding 22,000ft.…
UPDATE Virgin Atlantic #VS20 is continuing to London Heathrow with medical emergency on board. BREAKING Virgin Atlantic #VS20 from SFO to Heathrow is declaring an emergency https://t.co/m4tdeZEun3 pic.twitter.com/W9Sg8emvTX — AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) May 19, 2016
UPDATE Jet2 diverted to Newcastle with aggressive passenger restrained by crew on board. BREAKING Jet2 #LS242 to Leeds is declaring an emergency. Live: https://t.co/LyROgE207E pic.twitter.com/a0QE0nyjtF — AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) May 18, 2016
LOT Boeing 787 Dreamliner (registration SP-LRD) is grounded in Toronto Pearson Airport. Flight LO45 from Warsaw landed shorty after 8pm in Toronto after being damaged by lightning strike. First report talk about 2cm wide holes in fuselage. For now Toronto airport staff didn’t estimate how long the repairs will take. Thanks to Kuba Balcerski
A Condor flight from Hamburg to Lanzarote has been redirected to the French airport after sending out an emergency alert. LIVE: Condor #DE1438 has declared an emergency and diverting – possibly Bordeaux pic.twitter.com/Wd9cNZbT9m – @NikPhillips666 — AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) May 17, 2016 It comes after two flights declared on-board emergencies in the air above France within…
Firefly flight FY3516 from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur made an emergency landing at Kuala Lumpur Subang Airport (Malaysia) following a bomb threat. All 30 passengers on board the ATR 72-600 were evacuated. UPDATE: According to the latest reports, the bomb threat turns out to be a hoax.
The Australian authority leading the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has said there is a “decreasing possibility” that the missing plane will be found. More than 105,000 sq km of seafloor in the southern Indian Ocean has been searched as of 11 May, leaving a remaining search area of just 15,000 sq km. Martin…
A total of 17 skydivers were travelling from the Parachute Center Skydiving School in Lodi, California, when the small jet experienced engine trouble. As the pilot made an emergency landing, the plane nosedived before clipping a truck and then flipped over before landing upside-down.
United Airlines flight 1916, an Airbus A320, was diverted to Austin at around 4:40 p.m. because smoke was detected in the back cargo-area of the plane. An official from United Airlines said a faulty indicator light came on, causing fire extinguishers to be released in the cargo hold as a precaution. There was never a…