Emergency

ALERT 14 passengers hospitalised due to turbulence over Atlantic on board United flight #UA880

  United Airlines flight #UA880 from Houston to London made an emergency landing at Shannon following turbulence over Atlantic during the night. The Boeing 767-300 (reg. N657UA) with 207 passengers and crew of 13 on board was flying over the Atlantic when it encountered severe turbulence. The pilots decided to divert to Shannon in Ireland and landed…

NEWS Passenger forces Alaska Boeing 737 into emergency landing after trying to open door mid-flight

Vid from girl on @AlaskaAir flight from NYC to Seattle, delayed bc officials say a man tried to open a door mid-air pic.twitter.com/Ym38Hu0qCz — Linzi Sheldon (@LinziKIRO7) August 29, 2016 A man reportedly attempted to open an exterior airplane door during a packed cross-country flight Monday, prompting an emergency landing at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.…

ALERT Thomas Cook #HQ1513 aborted takeoff due to fire in engine 2 at Heraklion

Thomas Cook flight #HQ1513 from Heraklion (HER) to Brussels (BRU) was cancelled yesterday due to engine problem during take off. The Airbus A320 was taking off runway 27 when the right engine caught fire. The incident forced the aircraft to stop on the runway. Ambulances and firefighters reacted quickly, especially for watering the cabin. The temperature quickly…

EMERGENCY Delta #DL219 to JFK returned to Copenhagen as tower advised fire from left engine

Delta #DL219 Boeing 767 to JFK returned to Copenhagen for an immediate landing with 217 passengers and crew on board. ALERT Delta #DL219 Boeing 767 returned to Copenhagen as tower advised fire from left engine – @AirportWebcams (ATC) pic.twitter.com/Or8Z65s1fC — AIRLIVE.net (@airlivenet) August 29, 2016 A fireball from the left engine has be seen during take off.…

ALERT Emergency services around Flybe DHC8 #BE1274 diverted to Birmingham due to landing gear issue

Flybe DHC8 #BE1274 from Amsterdam to Manchester diverted to Birmingham airport due to landing gear issue. Emergencies services met the aircraft on the runway. UPDATE 1446 UTC Flybe DHC8 flight BE1274 landed at Birmingham. UPDATE 1450 UTC All flights are holding, runway closed. UPDATE 1500 UTC Flybe DHC8 flight BE1274 is being towed off the runway now. UPDATE…

NEWS Turkish Airlines #TK1815 was not in the right flight path and missed approach yesterday at Nice

Number of witnesses were scared yesterday at Nice (France) when the Boeing 737-800 of Turkish Airlines flew very low over the city. According reports, flight #TK1815 was not in the right flight path and flying at low altitude on approach to Nice airport. “I was very scared because I saw it brush the university restaurant of…

BREAKING An other flight from Glasgow delayed after two pilots were arrested for allegedly being drunk

United flight #UA162 from Glasgow to Newark was delayed after 2 pilots were arrested on suspicion of being drunk. The drama unfolded over claims the two men had been drinking and were too sozzled to fly the Boeing 757-200 (reg. N34137). They had been due to be part of a three-man crew on the flight deck during…

ALERT ANA Dreamliner flight #NH843 diverted to Okinawa due to cracked windshield

All Nippon Airlines flight #NH843 from Tokyo (HND) to Singapore (SIN) diverted to the island of Okinawa. The Boeing 787-8(reg. JA874A) suffered a cracked windshield on the pilot side shortly after departure and made an emergency landing at Naha airport, on the Island of Okinawa during the middle of the night. Passengers are waiting for a spare…

ALERT Finnair A350 engine has hit an airbridge this morning at Helsinki airport

  Finnair Airbus A350-900 (reg. OH-LWA) arriving this morning from Hong Kong suffered an incident at Helsinki airport. The left engine has hit the bottom of the airbridge during taxi to the gate before unembarking the passengers. Finnair technicians are on site the examine the damages. Source