On its journey to South America, the biggest aircraft of the world landed at Leipzig, Germany. The Antonov An-225 (reg. UR-82060) was taxiing to stand when visible flame was out of engine #2 during about a minute. Emergency vehicles quickly reached the aircraft. The An-225 continued as planned its journey and took off to Keflavik…
Lone Khin villager Ko Maung Myo told The Myanmar Times yesterday that at 6am he heard what sounded like an explosion and felt the ground vibrate. It struck near an abandoned jade mine between Hmaw His Zar village and Nat Ma Pyeit village in Hpakant township. The mysterious cylindrical object is about 12 feet (3.7…
Thomas Cook Airbus A321 flight #MT1033 hit a flock of around 50 storks on Tuesday, damaging both engines. At least 13 of the birds were sucked into the engines. The plane was carrying 170 passengers from Banjul airport in Gambia when it flew into the birds shortly after taking off. Cabin crew Kayleigh Loveridge wrote on her…
China Southern Airlines flight #CZ328 from Los Angeles 1420 to Guangzhou collided with the truck late Thursday night on the tarmac. One employee who traveled in the airport tug was treated for minor injuries at the scene. According to airport police, 447 passengers and 28 crew members were on board the aircraft when the crash…
A man was arrested for allegedly threatening to kill passengers, including a toddler, on a flight and stripping off his clothes inside of the cabin, causing the plane to make an emergency landing. A British national who lives in Mexico, was arrested last week when a flight by German charter airline Condor from Cancun, Mexico…
Firefighters were called to Heathrow Airport after a burning smell was reported on a British Airways plane this morning. London Fire Brigade sent fire engines to the scene after being called at 10.25. The plane is believed to have been parked at the airport with no passengers on board. A British Airways spokesman said: “The…
Passengers on a Ryanair plane from Brussels to Malta had a rough flight when a violent brawl broke out at 30,000 feet, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing in Pisa (Italy). A video of the punch-up shows the chaos on board the flight that resulted in an air hostess taking a slap to…
Istanbul governor says police fired shots in the air at Istanbul’s main airport when two suspects on a motorcycle refused to stop. Governor Vasip Sahin tweeted early Sunday morning that the two suspects at Ataturk International Airport were detained and were not carrying any weapons or explosives. He says the airport remains open to passengers.
China Southern Airlines Dreamliner #CZ336 to Guangzhou just returned toAuckland International Airport after experiencing an engine issue. Flight CZ336, which took off just after 11am and was heading for China with 212 people on board, had to turn around after one of its engines lost power. The aircraft involved is a Boeing B787 Dreamliner, reg.…
In a statement, AirAsia confirmed that flight #AK6443, scheduled to depart from Kota Baru toKuala Lumpur last night, was involved in an incident while taxiing on the runway at Sultan Ismail Petra airport in Malaysia. The airline said all guests and crew on board the flight are safe and no injuries have been reported. It…
Birmingham airport notified Dublin about two pieces of rubber being found at the intersection. Ryanair flight declared a pan pan and asked for emergency services on landing.
Aircraft experts don’t believe missing flight MH370 was preparing for a landing or a ditching when it went down somewhere in the southern Indian Ocean off the Western Australian coast in 2014. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau’s latest examination of outboard wing flap debris has concluded it was ‘most likely’ not in an extended position…