The Wall Street Journal reveals Flight data indicates someone in the cockpit intentionally crashed China Eastern flight #MU5735. The Boeing 737-800 was cruising at high altitude when it suddenly pitched into a near-vertical descent, plummeting into a mountain at extreme speed. Data from a black box recovered in the crash suggests inputs to the controls…
The captain of a Turkish AnadoluJet flight aborted its take-off at Israel’s main airport after passengers received plane crash images on their phones. Israel’s aviation authority said the aircraft was taxiing at Ben Gurion Airport when the incident happened. The AnadoluJet Boeing 737, with 160 passengers on board, was on its way to the take-off…
A Tibet Airlines A319 aborted takeoff then veered off the runway. All 113 passengers & 9 crew of #TV9833 have been evacuated. Tibet Airlines TV9833/A319/B-6425 from Chongqing to Nyingchi was on fire during take-off this morning, details still not known. CKG/ZUCK closed for now. pic.twitter.com/CPL47fmfVk — FATIII Aviation (@FATIIIAviation) May 12, 2022
A British passenger has died of a suspected heart attack on a TAP Air Portugal flight from London to Lisbon. The TAP Air Portugal flight from London to Lisbon made an emergency landing in Spain after the patient was found to be unconscious. The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing at Santiago de…
Two Volaris planes nearly collided at Mexico City International Airport when air traffic controllers failed to properly clear incoming plane for landing. On May 7, 2022, a Volaris A320neo (reg. N545VL) flight Q64069 from Mexico City received clearance from ATC to line up on RWY 05L. The aircraft entered the runway but another Airbus A320neo…
A violent brawl erupted KLM on board KLM plane. The incident occurred on Thursday May 5th, 2022 on board a KLM flight between Manchester and Amsterdam Schiphol. Why the brawl started is still unclear. In a video that appeared on social media, some guys are punching another one. A passengers shouts: “Behave! This is an…
An Embraer E175 was forced to divert after encountering severe turbulence. Envoy Air Flight 3729 from Charleston, South Carolina to Dallas, Texas was diverted after encountering severe turbulence that ripped off part of its wing. Passenger Brandon Owen shared a tweet with images of the stricken plane’s wing missing its winglet; for reference, below is…
At least 40 people on board a SpiceJet flight from Mumbai to Durgapur in West Bengal Sunday suffered injuries, with 12 of them being seriously hurt The Boeing 737-800 plane encountered severe turbulence during its descent. India’s aviation safety regulator — the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) — has deployed a multi-disciplinary team to…
A flight was delayed at San Diego Airport because of a pelican. Pilot to San Diego Airport Traffic Control: “Sir, you’re not going to believe this, but we’re unable [to taxi] because of a pelican sitting here on the taxiway.” The bird flew away with help from airport operations.
An American family has sent people running for their lives inside an airport when they packed an unexploded bomb as a souvenir. Footage circulated online shows panicked holidaymakers and workers screaming in fear and fleeing with their luggage as they run in the departure hall at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel. Some are seen ducking…
Two aircraft were involved in a ground collision during taxiing at Viracopos Airport, Brazil. A GOL Boeing 738 (reg. PR-GUQ) and Azul E-195 (reg. PR-AYN) were involved in a ground collision during taxiing at Viracopos Airport, Brazil. Repairable damage occurred to left winglet of the Being 737 and the tailcone of the E195.
An Aeromexico Boeing 787-800 was seriously damaged during a hailstorm. On April, 21 2022, the Aeromexico Boeing 787-800 was seriously damaged when it was caught in a severe hailstorm. The aircraft (reg. N966AM) was performing flight #AM179 from Tijuana to Mexico City at around 1900L. Radome, landing lights and wing surfaces were smashed by hail…