ALERT Lisbon airport was closed for about 30 mins tonight
Lisbon airport was closed for about 30 minutes on Saturday, at about 2030LT due to an unidentified persons close to the runway. Five TAP flights were diverted to Porto and Faro. Source
NEWS Hot air balloon catches fire and crashes in Texas, 16 people dead
At least 16 people were feared dead after a hot air balloon caught fire and crashed in a pasture near the central Texas city of Lockhart on Saturday morning in one of the deadliest balloon accidents on record. The Federal Aviation Administration said the crash occurred near Lockhart, about 30 miles (50 km) south…
ALERT Air Asia A330 comes within 152m of colliding with Jetstar A320 in Australia
A Jetstar and an AirAsia plane came dangerously close to a midair collision after taking off from the Gold Coast, China’s Xinhua news agency reported Australian authorities as saying. It was reported that the AirAsia Airbus A330 (flight D7206) on its way to New Zealand came within 152 metres of a Jetstar flight that was…
ALERT A car hit by a propeller of an ATR 72 at Algier Airport
A car was hit by an Air Algerie ATR 72-500 (reg.7T VUW) earlier today in Algier Houari Boumadien International Airport. First report says the car didn’t respect the security distance. No injuries were reported.
EMERGENCY American Airlines #AA438 makes emergency landing after flames shoot from engine
An American Airlines flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Seattle declared an emergency and returned to DFW Airport after fire was seen shooting out of one of its engines. The plane carried 130 passengers and a crew of six. Passengers saw flames shooting from an engine of the Airbus 321 aircraft after they heard “a boom”. American…
NEWS SAS #SK4567 hit by a catering vehicle at Trondheim airport
Yesterday, a SAS Scandinavian Airlines ATR-72 (reg. OY-JZA) flight #SK4567 from Bodö was hit by a catering vehicle at Trondheim airport in Norway. The passengers for the next flight were sent to an other gate.
VIDEO An A-26 Invader suffered a nose gear collapse on landing at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016
On Monday, July 25th, the A-26 Invader “Silver Dragon” suffered a nose gear collapse on landing at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016. The crew had already executed a go around after hearing a pop while cycling the gear, and orbited to troubleshoot the problem. Eventually the decision was made to land on runway 36.
EMERGENCY Business plane skids off runway at Sugar Land airport (USA)
A plane skidded off the runway Tuesday afternoon while landing at an airport in Sugar Land, according to police. According to Sugar Land police spokesman Doug Adolph, the twin-engine jet was attempting to land at the Sugar Land Regional Airport when it slid off the north of end of the runway and into a creek.…
BREAKING Security alert at Geneva Airport after authorities receive information about a possible threat
Security alert at Geneva airport after possible anonymous phone call. UPDATE 1356UTC Author of anonymous phone call admitted hoax to prevent the departure of her husband. UPDATE 1203UTC Gradual lifting of preventive controls at Geneva airport. Airport officials say: “Following received information, and in the current context of tighter controls, preventative security controls are in progress…
EMERGENCY Emirates #EK652 from Dubai diverted to Mumbai due to smoke in cabin
Emirates flight #EK652 from Dubai to Male, with 309 people on board, made an emergency landing in Mumbai. The emergency landing was necessitated after smoke was observed on-board, according to a report by news agency ANI. The aircraft is still in Mumbai. “The ATC declared full emergency at the MIAL (Mumbai International Airport Limited) at 1359…
NEWS Pilot of Malaysia Airlines #MH370 conducted a flight simulation that closely matched the suspected route of the missing Boeing 777
An FBI forensic examination shows the pilot of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 conducted a flight simulation on his home computer that closely matched the suspected route of the missing Boeing 777 in the southern Indian Ocean, according to a Malaysian government document obtained by New York magazine. The confidential document summarizes Malaysia’s police investigation into…
NEWS Suicide attack kills 13 at Mogadishu’s Aden Adde airport
Two bomb blasts hit near the main entrance to Mogadishu’s Aden Adde airport, close to a base for African Union (AU) peacekeeping troops.Islamist terror group Al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it had killed more than 12 people.The two attackers targeted the African Union’s main peacekeeping base in Somalia’s capital, which has witnessed a…