Malaysian Airlines Airbus A380 #MH2 to London Heathrow was in holding pattern during more than one hour after takeoff from Kuala Lumpur. The plane returned after dumping fuel to allow a safe landing at KUL. UPDATE3 Malaysian Airlines #MH2 to London Heathrow returned to KUL due to problem with engine number 1 (strange smell). Looked…
On the 18th February 2016, a Virgin A330 (registration G-VRAY) took off around 11:24am bound for Washington. After rotating off runway 27R the airbus aircraft did not raise the gear, and left it down for well over a minute before finally retracting the gear at around 7,000ft.
A vehicle towing a Virgin America plane caught fire Tuesday morning at Los Angeles International Airport, but no injuries were reported. The fire was reported on a tow vehicle on Taxiway E between E11 and E12 just before 10 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Airport Police. No passengers were on the Virgin America plane.…
2 pilots & 1 ATC grounded off after a Newark bound AI flight with 447 passengers on board, took wrong taxiway. pic.twitter.com/jHkfaMCzba — ANI (@ANI_news) 25 février 2016 The directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) has suspended an air traffic controller and two pilots of Air India, who were operating a Boeing that hit a…
A Twin Otter carrying 21 people went missing Wednesday while flying in a mountainous area in Nepal, authorities reportedly said. Tara Air Viking 9N-AHH Twin Otter was on an 18-minute flight when it lost contact with the control tower, the Associated Press reported. The plane was reportedly traveling from Pokhara, 80 miles west of…
The small fixed-wing aircraft crashed in the 10100 block of North San Fernando Road, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The location was near Whiteman Airport. Reports of a crash were made to the Los Angeles Police Department around 1:30 p.m., Detective Megan Aguilar said. Firefighters arrived about 10 minutes later and determined no…
160 ppl slid down emergency chutes in swirling snow as Japan Airlines domestic flight to abort takeoff. #fastjaps pic.twitter.com/ZD7U6vmY13 — BS and Politics (@memphisgrinds) 23 Février 2016 A Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 737 passenger jet aborted take-off at Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, northern Japan after smoke from its right engine entered the cabin. All 159 passengers and…
The left engine of an Ethiopian Airlines Dreamliner (registration ET-AOQ) has hit a a jet bridge at Harare, Zimbabwe. Flight ET873 to Lusaka is cancelled.
Impressive landings and go-arounds in Madeira during storm on 18 February 2016. Wind from North 26knots with gusts 41knots!
An ANA Dreamliner flight NH816 bound for Tokyo made an emergency landing in Kuala Lumpur Monday after receiving a warning that the temperature of the exhaust gas from its right engine (Rolls-Royce) was very high. The pilots cut off power on the right side and landed with the left engine. The company has to determine…
British Airways flight BA48 from Seattle to London LHR is declared an emergency over Ireland. The Boeing 777-200 continued to cruise at 39,000ft. UPDATE: cabin crew caring for an unwell customer on board so the Captain requested a priority landing. UPDATE: flight BA48 just landed runway 27R at Heathrow, medical services will meet the flight…
The nose gear of a Small Planet A320 (registration SP-HAI) has ran off the taxiway into the grass this afternoon at Birmingham Airport. PHOTO Small Planet A320 off the taxiway this afternoon at Birmingham BHX (Pic: James McDermott) – @landedmagazine pic.twitter.com/wlmgZy0hKQ — AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) February 21, 2016 During the incident, no aircraft bigger than 757 being…