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EMERGENCY Lion Air Boeing 737-900 stops with nosehweel in the grass at Surabaya (Indonesia)

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE February 20, 2016 Leave a comment

Lion Air Boeing 737-900 flight #JT263from Balikpapan landed at Surabaya Airport in the morning and stopped with nosehweel in the grass. Alert: Daftar penerbangan yang dialihkan akibat insiden LNI263 di Surabaya https://t.co/2RKCDWmg58 pic.twitter.com/6RdImugKdr — Gerry Soejatman (@GerryS) February 20, 2016 Surabaya Airport was closed until 0830 UTC (1530 Local Time). All incoming flights have been diverted.

ALERT A fuel engine truck in fire while refueling an A380 at AUH

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE February 19, 2016 Leave a comment

A fuel engine bowser caught fire while refueling an Etihad A380 at Abu Dhabi International Airport on February 16.

ALERT Winglet of Boeing 737 El Al to Tel Aviv hits fence at Amsterdam

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE February 19, 2016 Leave a comment

The winglet of a El Al Boeing 737 to Tel Aviv hits fence at Amsterdam Schiphol this morning. A spokesman for Schiphol confirmed the incident: a human error made by the driver of vehicle during push back.

ALERT Helicopter carrying five people slams into water at Pearl Harbor

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE February 18, 2016 Leave a comment

Video shows the chopper slamming into the water near the USS Arizona. All five people aboard the aircraft survived, though one was reportedly in critical condition.

LIVE British Airways Dreamliner #BA33 to Kuala Lumpur returned to Heathrow

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE February 18, 2016 Leave a comment

British Airways Dreamliner #BA33 to Kuala Lumpur is returning to Heathrow due to pressure problem. British Airways confirming there was a technical fault with the aircraft. A BA spokesperson said: “The safety of our customers and crew is always our top priority, and our flight is returning to the airport as a precaution. Our highly…

VIDEO Twin-engine aircraft makes emergency landing on a road in Brazil

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE February 18, 2016 Leave a comment

A traffic control camera captured footage of a twin-engine aircraft making an emergency landing and skidding along a roadway on Tuesday. The twin-engine Embraer Navajo had three passengers on board but no one was injured, according to the local fire service. The National Civil Aviation Agency confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that the plane’s airworthiness was…

EMERGENCY Virgin Australia flight #VA1 to Los Angeles diverted over bomb threat hoax

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE February 17, 2016 Leave a comment

Virgin Australia flight VA1 from Sydney to Los Angeles was diverted after the airline received a bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax. The plane was forced to land in the eastern city of Brisbane on Wednesday after the threat was called in. Australian Federal Police searched the plane and determined there was…

BREAKING Planes clip each other on taxiway at Detroit Metro Airport

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE February 17, 2016 Leave a comment

Two planes clipped each other on the taxiway at Detroit Metro Airport this morning around 6 a.m. American Airlines Boeing 737 from Detroit to Dallas returned to the gate for inspection after it struck the wing of a Southwest Airlines aircraft as it was taxiing away from the gate for takeoff. No one was injured…

EMERGENCY FlyBe Flight Suffers Electrical Outage

EmergencyBy Brendan Grainger February 17, 2016 Leave a comment

A plane that left Edinburgh on Wednesday returned to Edinburgh after a technical malfunction. FlyBe flight no. 1331, departed Edinburgh at 7:55am Wednesday & was scheduled to land in London at 10:00am. Shortly after take-off the pilot announced that the flight will be returning to Edinburgh due to a loss of electrical systems according to…

ALERT Pope Francis flight into Mexico City targeted by laser

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE February 16, 2016 Leave a comment

Flight ‘Alitalia 4000’ (AZ4000) is the aircraft carrying Pope Francis on his tour of Mexico. The aircraft, Airbus A330 EI-EJK, is on final approach from a brief Papal visit to Havana. The pilot reports being targeted by a green laser. Flights following behind – United 821 (UAL821) and KLM685 – also report laser incidents from…

EMERGENCY Smoke into the cockpit of Alaska Airlines Boeing 737, all crew members were taken to the hospital

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE February 16, 2016 Leave a comment

A mid-air scare forced a Seattle-bound Alaska Airlines flight to return to Washington, D.C., for an emergency landing. Smoke began pouring into the cockpit of the Boeing 737 about five or 10 minutes after taking off from Reagan National Airport on Monday, forcing the pilots to put on gas masks. Recordings of radio communications captured…

ALERT A body discovered in cargo hold of a MD-11 refuelling in Zimbabwe

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE February 15, 2016 Leave a comment

A body discovered by horrified ground staff who noticed blood dripping from a plane which was carrying suitcases of cash may have been a stowaway from a previous flight, it has been claimed. The plane, owned by Florida-based Western Global Airlines, is understood to have been transporting large sums of cash from Munich in Germany…