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BREAKING Possible mid-air collision avoided between a British Airways Boeing 777 and a SriLankan Airlines A330 over Turkey

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE June 17, 2022

An official report has been filled after a possible mid-air collision avoided by SriLankan Airlines crew in Turkish airspace. The incident involved a SriLankan Airlines Airbus A330-300 (reg. 4R-ALM) performing flight UL504 with 275 people onboard from London Heathrow to Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport and a British Airways Boeing 777-200 (reg. G-VIIG) performing flight BA105…

BREAKING Flight operations are resuming at reduced capacity after Swiss airspace was closed due to a technical a malfunction

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE June 15, 2022

Europe’s air travel chaos spread to Switzerland after a technical malfunction at the country’s air traffic control system shut down flights nationwide. Air traffic has gradually resumed since 8:30 am (0630 GMT) but several flights have been cancelled. Passengers should check with their airlines if their flights are maintained. UPDATE Flight operations at Zurich Airport …

INCIDENT Drastic water leak in a middle of a British Airways A380’s cabin to Washington

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE June 14, 2022

A steady shower of water fell from the ceiling of the Airbus A380 during Flight BA292 from Heathrow to Washington DC. Stairs at the front of the plane leading from the First cabin up to Club World seats were also drenched. Crew members were soaked trying to mop up the water and passengers scarpered to…

INCIDENT An easyJet flight made an emergency landing with ‘ill pilot stuck in toilet’

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE June 12, 2022

An easyJet plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Edinburgh Airport as the pilot was being ill in the toilet. EasyJet flight U26938 was reportedly forced to request an expedited landing this morning, with passengers claiming the pilot went into the toilet sick and didn’t come out. EasyJet flight U26938 was approaching the…

INCIDENT East Midlands Airport, UK, had to close its runway after drones were spotted nearby

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE June 12, 2022

East Midlands Airport had to close its runway and divert a number of flights after drones were spotted nearby. Eight flights were diverted to different airports on Friday evening after drones were spotted around a mile away near Donington Park in Leicestershire, where Download Festival is taking place this weekend. The airport was forced to…

INCIDENT A Viva Aerobus A320 almost took off from a taxiway at Chicago O’Hare Airport

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE June 8, 2022

A Viva Aerobus Airbus A320neo flying from Chicago O’Hare International Airport nearly took off from the taxiway instead of runway. On May 31, 2022, VivaAerobus flight #VB187 from Chicago O’Hare to Mexico City was instructed to taxi to runway 22L via taxiway V. The ATC said, ‘Aeroenlaces 187, turn left heading 180, runway 22L, cleared…

INCIDENT An Icelandair Boeing 737 MAX 8 experienced a tailstrike during takeoff

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE June 8, 2022

An Icelandair Boeing 737 MAX 8 experienced a tailstrike at Keflavik. An Icelandair Boeing 737 MAX 8 (reg. TF-ICB) experienced a tailstrike during takeoff at Keflavik Airport, Iceland. The flight #FI681 on February 26th, 2022 took off to Seattle on Runway 19 in a 32mph SSW headwind. You can listen to the “bang” sound at…

BREAKING British Airways A320 carrying Royals forced to return to Heathrow for an emergency landing

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE June 7, 2022

A flight carrying Prince Edward and the Countess of Wessex on their trip to Gibraltar has been forced to make an emergency landing after it suffered technical issues. The Royal couple were flying from the UK to Gibraltar when the plane had to fly back to the capital. The Earl and Countess were scheduled to…

ALERT Two stowaways found dead in the cargo hold of Air Algérie aircraft

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE June 7, 2022

Two dead bodies were discovered in a plane which was in Houari Boumediene airport, located in Algiers. Appalling report for the Algerian police. Saturday June 4, two men were found dead on a plane at the very beginning of the morning. “Two lifeless male bodies, whose age varies between 20 and 23 years, were discovered…

BREAKING London Luton Airport is currently closing flight operations

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE June 5, 2022

London Luton Airport is forced to close flight operations. London Lutin is facing a power failure in the area. It has resulted in the temporary loss of some navigational aids, meaning some disruption to flights. UPDATE Engineers have now resolved the issue caused by the earlier power outage and normal operations have resumed. Flights to…

INCIDENT Two French fighter jets were scrambled over France after a A330’s captain apparently fell asleep

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE June 3, 2022

Two fighter jets were scrambled to intercept the plane and urgent messages sent between Paris and Rome when the captain failed to respond for 10 minutes. A pilot triggered a terrorist alert over French airspace after falling asleep in the cockpit of a passenger jet for 10 minutes, it has emerged. The co-pilot was also…

A woman who repeatedly punched a Southwest flight attendant will spend up to 15 months in custody

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE June 1, 2022

A woman caught on video punching a flight attendant on a San Diego-bound flight last year will spend up to 15 months in federal custody and pay nearly $26,000 in restitution for the attack, a judge ruled Friday. Vyvianna Quinonez’s sentence came almost a year to the date after she swung wildly at the Southwest…