United Airlines flight UA76 from Belfast to New York (Newark) declared an an emergency a short moment after takeoff. BREAKING #UA76 is declaring an emergency and holding over Belfast – @DUB_Aviation https://t.co/RhTvQApnls pic.twitter.com/6mww1w35Lt — AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) February 27, 2016 United decided to divert the flight to London Heathrow but the Boeing 757 started holding pattern…
The British Airways Boeing 777 damaged by fire 5 months ago at Las Vegas is heading to Victorville Southern California Airport (VCV) for repaint. Then the plane will do some flight test before entering back in service. UPDATE British Airways B777 damaged by fire at Las Vegas is airborne to VCV for repaint https://t.co/RhTvQApnls pic.twitter.com/g3TSADsXB4…
A plane did an emergency landing at Guam’s airport. The Asia Pacific Boeing 727 cargo landed at Guam International airport with its nose gear wheel still retracted. The B727 burned excess fuel to allow a light and safe landing.
A mayday call was received reporting an aircraft emergency landing on water in the vicinity of Kuala Selangor, according to aviation sources this morning. The military type aircraft CN235 was sighted by local residents who captured the photos of the emergency landing above. All 8 crew members were able to escape with only minor injuries.
A plane (registration 9N-8AB) belonging to Air Kastamandap crash landed at Chilkhaya in Kalikot district on Friday. The single engine plane that flew from Nepalgunj at 12:16pm with 11 people including 2 crew members. Update: Pilot, co-pilot killed in crash-landing in western Nepal. First report said accident was occurred while emergency landing after technical problem…
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…