An Aeroflot plane skidded off runway during landing at Kaliningrad International Airport (Russia). The Airbus A321 (reg. VP-BES) flight #SU1008 from Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow (Russia) was landing at Kaliningrad International at 1010 LT when it violently skidded off the runway. The nose gear collapsed and the aircraft stopped in the snow. Passengers were evacuated and the airport…
On december 28, 2016, Kenya Airways Dreamliner #KQ112 suffered a pressure issue at 32,000ft, close to Mount Kenya (4,000m). The pilot decided to go quickly down to 15,000 ft with oxygen mask. Passengers panicked and the cabin crew was not really trained to face the situation. The plane came back in NBO and the pilot…
United Airlines says it is investigating after a baggage handler was found in an aircraft’s cargo hold following a flight from Charlotte to Washington Dulles International Airport. The airline said in a statement to The Associated Press on Monday that United Express flight #UA6060 operated by Mesa Airlines landed safely at Dulles on Sunday. The…
Kuwait Airways Flight #KU117 was travelling from Kuwait to New York when the crew declared a medical emergency. The Boeing 777-300 #KU117 diverted to Shannon Airport at 0215 yesterday where emergency services attended. The man was pronounced dead and his body was taken to Limerick University Hospital for a post mortem examination. He was in his…
A suicide car blast targeted a Police checkpoint near airport, second blast occurred outside Peace Hotel that hosted IGAD meeting. Eyewitnesses said the blast was followed by gunfire, according to reports. UPDATE 1021 UTC 3 people confirmed killed, Police says. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. However, the al-Qaida linked Islamic extremist…
A pilot who allegedly passed out drunk in a plane cockpit at the Calgary airport faces two criminal charges. The male pilot for Sunwing Airlines was found “severely impaired by alcohol” early Saturday morning, Calgary police said in a press release. At the time of the incident, 99 passengers and five other flight crew were…
An Afriqiyah Airways A320 with around 120 people on board has just landed in Malta after it was hijacked. The plane was on an internal flight from Sebha to Tripoli and diverted by two hijackers who claimed to have a hand grenade. A total of 111 passengers – 82 men, 28 women and an infant…
The emergency slide of Lufthansa Airbus A380 was accidentally deployed on stop at Manchester Airport for a crew change. No passengers when it landed at Manchester early Tuesday morning and it’s not yet known how the inflatable evacuation slide – usually only activated in an emergency landing – was released. The Airbus A380 had flown…
An El Al Israel Airlines flight departing from Toronto Pearson International Airport was forced to return for an emergency landing after reporting an engine fire. The Boeing 767-300 ER to Tel Aviv, landed safely 40 minutes after takeoff. Emergency crew were on the scene to meet the aircraft on the runway. No injuries were reported.…
