The Cathay Pacific flight CX170, carrying 254 passengers, left Perth for Hong Kong at 11.55pm, but a fire in one engine caused the plane to be diverted to Bali. Their were reports from a passenger of a loud bang, sparks and then the cabin lights going dark.
The incident happened on Tuesday aboard a tourist flight between Dusseldorf and the Greek island of Kos, with 171 passengers and seven staff on board the aircraft. A spokeswoman for Air Berlin told:”When the flight took off in Düsseldorf pieces of the tyres broke off and damaged the wing. A tyre bursting on takeoff punctures…
American flight #AA79 Boeing 787 Dreamliner registration N808AN had to return to stand at Heathrow on wednesday due to fuel leak on right wing.
UPDATE 10:33UTC Delta #DL73 safely landed at Amsterdam Schiphol after one engine shut down. UPDATE Delta #DL73 Boeing 747-400 holding 10,000ft to drop fuel. Live: http://t.co/gYaoPexGY9 pic.twitter.com/5aDbBnGeLw — AirLive.net (@airlivenet) September 22, 2015 ALERT Delta #DL73 Boeing 747-400 to Atlanta holding since departure from Amsterdam. Live: http://t.co/gYaoPexGY9 pic.twitter.com/WA7S9tjtBl — AirLive.net (@airlivenet) September 22, 2015
UPDATE 07:48UTC Confirmation Germania flight #ST1938 safely landed in London Gatwick after declaring an emergency. UPDATE Germania #ST1938 doing U-turn over the channel, returning to UK. Live: http://t.co/YWC2ZoQnD3 pic.twitter.com/KrMBalug50— AirLive.net (@airlivenet) September 22, 2015 BREAKING Germania #ST1938 from Norwich is declaring an emergency. Live: http://t.co/YWC2ZoQnD3 pic.twitter.com/eSav2Qyhpx— AirLive.net (@airlivenet) September 22, 2015
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UPDATE 9:18UTC Air France flight AF1366 returned to Paris CDG due to minor technical issue. UPDATE 9:16UTC Air France flight AF1366 dafely landed at Paris CDG. BREAKING Air France #AF1366 from Paris CDG to Florence is declaring an emergency. Live: http://t.co/p25UuLPxcn pic.twitter.com/nSCphfUqHm — AirLive.net (@airlivenet) September 21, 2015
BREAKING We’re receiving reports of a plane over Manchester making thudding noise: http://t.co/Ulte5cokMw pic.twitter.com/GtwGiHQZJG— AirLive.net (@airlivenet) September 17, 2015
UPDATE 18:36UTC We can confirm Thomson #BY2358 landed runway 05R at Manchester airport, unconfirmed reports of stabiliser issue. UPDATE 18:19UTC Thomson #BY2358 had originally declared a MAYDAY now downgraded to PAN. UPDATE EMERGENCY Thomson #BY2358 is in holding pattern near Manchester. Live: http://t.co/B9riX37B5o pic.twitter.com/zukXlX2DX5— AirLive.net (@airlivenet) September 16, 2015 BREAKING Thomson #BY2358 from Manchester…
An American Airlines plane en route from Miami to Chicago was forced to make an emergency landing at Indianapolis International Airport on September 14 after a woman hit a flight attendant and another passenger. According to reports, the unidentified woman hit the two people as she was being moved to the back of the plane…