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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
A video has emerged on social media that is said to show an apparent launch of a missile, possibly from a submarine, as viewed from a Cathay Pacific Boeing 777 flying over the South China Sea. A pilot for U.S.-based airline Allegiant Air and a veteran of the U.S. Navy’s submarine community, posted the video,…
Nepal-based Tara Air’s 9 NAET twin-engine aircraft carrying 19 passengers has lost contact. Nepal’s Tara Air 9 NAET twin-engine aircraft carrying 19 passengers including 4 Indians, flying from Pokhara to Jomsom at 9:55am has gone missing. UPDATE An airport official in Nepal says 14 bodies have been recovered. UPDATE Search-and-rescue teams located the Twin Otter…