Firefly flight FY3516 from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur made an emergency landing at Kuala Lumpur Subang Airport (Malaysia) following a bomb threat. All 30 passengers on board the ATR 72-600 were evacuated. UPDATE: According to the latest reports, the bomb threat turns out to be a hoax.
The Australian authority leading the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has said there is a “decreasing possibility” that the missing plane will be found. More than 105,000 sq km of seafloor in the southern Indian Ocean has been searched as of 11 May, leaving a remaining search area of just 15,000 sq km. Martin…
A total of 17 skydivers were travelling from the Parachute Center Skydiving School in Lodi, California, when the small jet experienced engine trouble. As the pilot made an emergency landing, the plane nosedived before clipping a truck and then flipped over before landing upside-down.
United Airlines flight 1916, an Airbus A320, was diverted to Austin at around 4:40 p.m. because smoke was detected in the back cargo-area of the plane. An official from United Airlines said a faulty indicator light came on, causing fire extinguishers to be released in the cargo hold as a precaution. There was never a…
Germanwings #4U465 to Cologne declared an emergency and returned to London Heathrow due to cracked windscreen. The Airbus A319 landed safely runway 27L at 1520 UTC. BREAKING Germanwings #4U465 to Cologne is declaring an emergency https://t.co/0Ui8tIuPii pic.twitter.com/iJeVXJiqK3 — AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) May 16, 2016
Serious safety incident occurred last night at Ben Gurion Airport after the landing of a Boeing 737 of Ukrain International. The front half of the plane raised as a result of incorrect cargo loading, and the door of the plane was damaged. The incident occurred while passengers were inside the plane and there was no…
Captain operating this morning’s T3 4702 flight from Leeds Bradford to Southampton made a precautionary return to Leeds Bradford, after receiving an abnormal performance indication relating to the right hand engine. The engine was not shutdown in flight. “The Saab 2000 with 33 passengers and four crew on board landed safely in Leeds Bradford at…
The man was found “slumped on the toilet seat” in the cubicle by his co-workers on the Airbus A380, according to reports. Several Hollywood executives bound for Cannes for the annual glamorous film festival on the French Riviera were on the flight. The man was given emergency medical treatment before the plane was diverted to…
A“disruptive” female passenger is alleged to have punched a pilot in the face after being ordered to leave his plane. The 25-year-old woman was arrested at Manchester Airport before the departure of the easyJet flight to Cyprus on Wednesday. It is understood the woman attacked the captain of the plane as she was being led away.…
A JetBlue flight was hit by severe turbulence causing a refrigerator to ‘explode’ and leaving eight people injured. Frightened passengers described the shaking plane as being ‘like a movie’ after oxygen masks fell from above their heads and they were ordered to fasten their seatbelts. The flight from San Juan , Puerto Rico, was travelling to…
This morning, an Air France Airbus A320 (registration F-GKXJ) flight AF1084, taxiing to take off to Tunis, was hit by an Air France Boeing 777-300ER (registration F-GZNT) from Dakar, towed to parking at Paris CDG.