The pilot of a small World War II fighter plane was killed after his aircraft crashed into the Hudson River. William Gordon, 56, was trying to crash land the World War II vintage P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft after experiencing mechanical issues when it went down on Friday. Gordon’s body was recovered from the aircraft around 10.30pm,…
Thomson #BY5537 from Bourgas to London Luton declared an emergency at 1pm UTC. It safely landed runway 08 at 1:18pm. BREAKING Thomson #BY5537 to London Luton is declaring an emergency https://t.co/MYJlVPbz2p pic.twitter.com/9pW0WE1OCl — AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) May 27, 2016
NOTAM Information for airlines operating to LFPO/ LFPG ( Paris Orly / Charles de Gaulle) and LFMN( Nice) and LFML ( Marseille) aerodromes till 30th of May: Due to national industrial action, the airline operators of international flights are requested to upload double fuel.
Korean Air Boeing 777-300 flight KE2708 from Tokyo Haneda to Seoul rejected takeoff due to engine N.1 fire. All four runways of Haneda were closed, causing many diversions and delays. My friend was on the #KoreanAir flight that caught fire at Haneda: pic.twitter.com/stqKSm6sMf — Andrew Joyce (@AJJTokyo) May 27, 2016 The 319 passengers on board…
Flights inbound to Kansas City are diverting and Airport is closed due to Tornado Warning Storms moving in. UPDATE Some passengers being brought back into terminal at Kansas City Airport, check with your airline. Kansas City airport evacuated to garage due to #tornado warning. pic.twitter.com/DGavohKfyp — Charles Hadlock (@NBChadlock) May 26, 2016 Passengers at @KCIAirport…
Two F/A-18 fighter jets from Virginia Beach crashed off the coast of North Carolina on Thursday morning after a “mid-air mishap,” and all four crew members were rescued after they ejected and were taken to a Norfolk hospital to be treated for minor injuries, military officials said. The Navy said the Super Hornets came down…
Three new pieces of debris found in Mauritius and in Mozambique could be linked to missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, Australian Transport Minister Darren Chester says. Five other fragments have previously been found and identified as definitely or probably from the Boeing 777. All of them were discovered thousands of kilometres from the current search…
A Frontier Airlines flight from Denver to Portland (USA) had to turn around while taxiing Monday because a woman on the jet began screaming and removing her clothes. A passenger recorded a portion of the meltdown while the airplane taxied, but he said it only represents a portion of what happened before and after. Passenger’s video shows the…
A @JetstarAirways crew accidentally deployed the emergency slide upon arrival to @Melair this morning. #9News https://t.co/Lfj6kTiKkB — Nine News Melbourne (@9NewsMelb) May 25, 2016
The easyJet flight from Tenerife (in the Canary Islands) to London Gatwick airport in London diverted to Porto Santo airport. According to RTP Madeira, the captain requested an emergency landing after smoke signals reported in the cabin. The airport fire service examined the aircraft but didn’t detected any anomaly. For security reasons, the company decided to disembark the 167…
The American Eagle flight AA5931 from Houston has been grounded on the tarmac of Lax after phoned-in bomb threat. BREAKING American #AA5931 parked in safe area at LAX after bomb threat, passengers on board https://t.co/JW1TKH6toU pic.twitter.com/3WCO7ZmWwF — AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) May 24, 2016 The airport got a TSA notification of a phone threat made to a…
According to Khou, a Houston Police bomb squad was called to Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston (USA) on Tuesday morning after a possible threat was made against a Delta flight. Several bomb squad units were called to look over the aircraft, which was preparing to depart from the airport. The call came in at about 8:30…