The bomb hoax that led to Spain scrambling two fighter jets to intercept an EasyJet flight earlier this week was reportedly posted by a teenager on Snapchat, multiple outlets have reported. The 18-year-old, named as Aditya Verma, wrote: “I’m going to blow this plane up, I’m a Taliban,” on the social media app, per The…
A British Airways aircraft from London suffered an incident at at Copenhagen Airport. An hot brakes issue forced fire fighters to use foam on the British Airways Airbus A320-232 aircraft (reg. G-EUUV) after it just landed on Runway 22L. The aircraft was operating flight #BA820 from London Heathrow to Copenhagen on 6th July. The return…
Two ground workers were injured after the tail cone of a World Atlantic Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83 has been released. Two ground workers received minor injuries after another colleague accidentally released the tail cone of a World Atlantic Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83 on 28 June. The MD-83 (reg. N807TR) was operating flight #WL422 between Oranjestad,…
Sad tragedy at Battle Creek Michigan air show. The famous Shockwave Jet Truck has exploded in front of thousands of spectators The crash took place during the show’s pyrotechnic portion when planned explosions were going off. Two prop planes were performing aerial tricks and flying low above the truck as it raced down a runway…
A Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300 was forced to make an evasive maneuver to avoid a hot air-balloon on final approach to Sao Paulo. The flight #QR779 from Doha to São Paulo, Brazil was forced to make an evasive maneuver on final approach when an unmanned hot air-balloon drifted into the flight path. The Boeing 777-300…
An easyJet A319 has been intercepted by Spanish Air Force fight jets. The flight #U28303 was on its way from London Gatwick to Menorca Island when the emergency protocol has been activated. A threat has been received, apparently on a social network. When the Airbus A319 (reg. G-EZAO) entered the Spanish Airspace, two F-18s intercepted…
A John F. Kennedy Airport terminal saw evacuations Sunday after a “security incident” closed it to all inbound traffic, according to officials and reports. Terminal 4 — which houses 24 airlines including Delta, JetBlue and Virgin Atlantic — was partially evacuated about 11:30, according to a tweet by airport officials. The incident was cleared about…
All fueling systems have stopped working at Heathrow Airport. Mots of London Heathrow Airport departures could be suspended for hours due to a process malfunction with the Jet A-1 supplies from the onsite fuel farm. Pleas reload for update… UPDATE 1425UTC Refueling then takeoffs have resumed. UPDATE 1406UTC Teams have been deployed to investigate the…
An Emirates A380 flew more than 13 hours with a large hole in fuselage before landing in Australia. The flight #EK430 departed Dubai RWY30L to Brisbane on July, 1st, 2022. After the landing, a large hole was spotted on the left side of the fuselage, in the section towards the wing. This part, underside of…
A United Airlines aircraft clipped a parked Boeing 737-900 at Newark Airport. On Saturday 25 June, a United Airlines aircraft was being pushed back when it clipped its right wing with another United Airlines aircraft. The incident happened at Newark airport with a parked Boeing 737-900 (reg. N39423).
An Xfly- Scandinavian AL – SAS ATR-72 experienced nose gear damage when it rotated 90 degrees while landing at Hamburg Airport, Germany. The ATR-72-212, with registration ES-ATE was operating flight SK-649 from Copenhagen to Hamburg when the nose gear of the aircraft rotated by 90 degrees causing the nose tires to burst. The aircraft came…
Footage shows his girlfriend raising her arms as she yells at a worker wearing a high-vis jacket in front of horrified passengers. He then charges the employee – but first manages to shove his partner to the ground as the crowd audibly gasp. The video then shows the holidaymaker punch one of the workers before…