A Virgin Atlantic flight declared an emergency and diverted to Barcelona. During the night, flight #VS450 from from Johannesburg to London Heathrow declared an emergency and diverted to Barcelona. The Boeing 787-9 (reg. G-VAHH) was almost 10 hours into flight when crew declared a “pan pan” to ATC and requested a diversion. The aircraft made…
On 6th March, two United Airlines Boeing 737s collided on the ground at Boston Logan International Airport. A United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 scheduled to operate flight #UA515 was being pushed back from its gate by a tow tug when its right winglet hit the left stabilizer of a parked Boeing 737-9 (registration N36444)…
A KLM Boeing 777-300 suffered multiple maingear tire blewouts. KLM flight #KL713 from Amsterdam to Zandery experienced several main landing gear tire bursts on 06 March. The Boeing 777-300 (reg. PH-BVC) suffered multiple maingear tire blewouts due to skid rubber damage on landing runway 11 at Paramaribo Zanderij International Airport, Suriname. The aircraft came…
ElAl Boeing 787 lands safely after emergency landing. An ElAL Boeing 787 flight that took off to Tokyo at 10:05 P.M. on Saturday night was forced to return to Ben-Gurion Airport ten minutes after takeoff because of technical issues, according to the Israeli Airports Authority. The flight landed back at Ben-Gurion airport at approximately 11:10…
A Boeing 737 MAX made an emergency landing following an engine issue. A Southwest Airlines flight performed an emergency landing at Havana-J Marti-Intl airport, Cuba following an engine issue. UPDATE According to reports, the Southwest Boeing 737 MAX suffered a birdstrike on takeoff. Flight #WN2452 from Fort Lauderdale stopped on a taxiway and an evacuation…
The private plane, Bombardier Challenger 300 hit by severe turbulence forcing planes to divert to Bradley International Airport (BDL). Due to severe turbulence, the passenger onboard was shattered hard, and following this one person died. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the incident and shared it on Twitter. NTSB is investigating the March…
An SJL Aeronautica Lubumbashi Embraer 135 overran the runway and came to a stop about 1150 feet past the end of the runway in Congo. The Embraer ERJ-145 with registration D2-FIA was operating a flight from Kinshasa to Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. However, after landing in Lumbumbashi, the aircraft overran the…
A WestJet plane carrying passengers from Kamloops to Victoria was forced to make an emergency landing at the Kelowna International Airport after experiencing an engine fire. The flight, which had 58 passengers and 4 crew members, landed safely and no injuries were reported. The incident occurred on February 27th, 2023, at approximately 10:20 AM. The…
10 Spirit Airlines passengers were hospitalized after the battery fire intensities flight to make an emergency landing in Florida. The Spirit Airlines (NK) flight bound for Orlando made an emergency landing at the Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) Wednesday afternoon, as per the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department. The NK flight 259 took off from Dallas…
Seven were hospitalized after a Lufthansa Airlines flight from Austin to Frankfurt made an emergency landing in Washington DC after being struck by lightning. Lufthansa Flight No. 469 from Austin, Texas, to Frankfurt, Germany, was diverted and landed at Dulles at 9:10 p.m. EST after the plane experienced “severe turbulence” while over Tennessee, the Federal…
FAA says Learjet Hop-A-Jet took off without clearance at Logan Airport Monday forcing JetBlue 206 to take evasive action and go-around. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a “close call” between a JetBlue flight that was preparing to land and a Learjet that took off without clearance Monday night at Boston Logan International Airport, the…
The airspace over Saint Petersburg has been closed after a UFO was spotted near the airport. An unidentified flying object is reported over St. Petersburg, Russia. The airport therefore does not accept planes. Civilian aircraft are not allowed to approach St. Petersburg. UPDATE Both St. Petersburg and Murmansk airports have reopened. UPDATE Airspace restriction in…