An American Airlines flight bound to Washington DC was forced to make an emergency landing in Kansas after one of the flight attendants was forced to hit an unruly passenger with a coffee pot. The American Airlines flight AA1775 had departed Los Angeles but was forced to divert to Kansas City’s MCI Airport due to…
On Saturday, 12th February, the air traffic at Tenerife was reorganised after two emergencies due to consecutive heart problems were reported. Due to the medical emergencies, pilots on both flights requested a diversion at Tenerife South airport to allow both aircraft to land as soon as possible. One of the emergencies occurred onboard Go2Sky Boeing…
Three passengers on board Air Caraibes flight from Paris Orly to French Guiana were arrested after a brawl erupted among the passengers. Multiple videos were shared on the internet of the brawl. The three passengers were taken into police custody and were presented to the prosecution. The prosecution qualified the incident as “violent and severe…
A 60-kilogram part of a wing broke off a Nippon Cargo Airlines plane as it landed at Narita airport. Inspectors at Narita International Airport discovered on Feb. 11 that a component covering a part of a Boeing 747-8 cargo plane’s left wing had gone missing. According to the transport ministry’s Narita Airport office, the some…
An Aerosucre Boeing 737 suffered takeoff failure and could not climb as expected after takeoff from Puerto Carreno as one of its engines showed overheat indications. The Boeing 737-200, with registration HK-5192, was climbing out of Puerto Carreno to Bogota (Colombia) when it lost thrust and was unable to gain altitude. The crew continued takeoff…
Dutch airline KLM announced it will stop flying to Ukraine because of the urgent travel alert issued by the Netherlands on Saturday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned Dutch citizens not to travel to Ukraine, and said those who are there, including residents, should leave the country. The new travel advice was issued because of…
A laser has hit 11 airliners near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in the space of one hour. No injuries were reported and all the planes landed without incident, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a news release. Crews on Alaska Airlines, Southwest, Horizon and Delta flights reported cockpit laser hits between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m.…
Flight forced to make emergency landing after man claimed woman stuck him with syringe. The chaotic incident happened during a flight from New York to Orlando, during which a passenger reportedly complained that another passenger was attacking him with the needle from behind. A disruptive passenger on a Frontier Airlines flight to Orlando had to…
An An-2 plane has crashed in Kamchatka and almost completely burned down. An An-2 single-engine aircraft crashed on Friday in Russia’s Kamchatka Territory, leaving two individuals useless, regional Governor Vladimir Solodov mentioned. The aircraft crashed close to the village of Koryaki, lower than a mile from the runway. “There have been two crew members on…
An Alliance Air ATR aircraft landed safely at Bhuj from Mumbai after a part of the engine cowling fell down during take-off this morning. The Alliance Air flight #9I625 performed by an ATR 72-600 (VT-RKJ), has lost a cowling of the no.2 engine during takeoff from Mumbai International Airport, India. “Alliance Air was scheduled to…
A Delta Air Lines flight arriving in Atlanta Sunday suffered a flight tire upon landing, officials confirmed. Delta Flight 1277, an Airbus A321 (reg. N129DN), was flying from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. According to officials, the plane blew out a tire on its right main gear during a landing around 3:40 p.m on runway 09R.…
A Boeing 737 made a hard landing at Las Vegas Airport early Friday morning. Around 1:15 a.m. Feb. 4, Sun Country flight #110 took off from Las Vegas and was scheduled to fly to Minneapolis/Saint Paul International Airport (MSP). Reid airport officials and Sun Country media relations said there was a landing gear malfunction and…