Chinese aviation authorities have defended their handling of a Beijing-bound passenger aircraft’s diversion to an eastern city after a newspaper alleged that the flight’s pilots had been forced to declare an emergency as its fuel ran low. Pilots of the Beijing-bound China Eastern Airlines MU750 declared an emergency when smog forced the plane to divert and…
On 31 March 2007, a Volga-Dnepr Airlines Antonov AN 124-100 (registration RA-82078, serial number 38718017006) was being operated as VDA 2100 on a flight from Greer, South Carolina, United States, to Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador. On arrival in Gander, the crew completed an approach to Runway 03/21. The aircraft touched down at 0216 Newfoundland daylight…
A transport aircraft with a European satellite [on board] has made an emergency landing in Ulyanovsk around 6:00 am [0300 GMT]. The landing took place in a normal mode,” Dmitry Zakharov said.No one was injured or hurt, Zakharov added.According to preliminary data, the reason for the Antonov An-124 Ruslan transport aircraft’s forced landing in Ulyanovsk…
WestJet flight 181 has landed at Kelowna International safely, but emergency crews remain assembled at the airport. RCMP officers and a police dog are searching the aircraft and some bags in an outside area at the airport, according airport spokesperson Jenelle Hynes.There was an early report of a possible bomb threat on an emergency radio…
A United Express flight bound for Denver had to make an emergency landing at Springfield-Branson National Airport Friday afternoon.Airport spokesman Kent Boyd says the craft left from Birmingham, Ala. and began experiencing cabin depressurization. Air traffic controllers diverted the flight to Springfield where it landed without incident just before 5:30 p.m.
Flight MH135 from Kuala Lumpur to Brisbane requested a priority landing today because the woman was about to give birth.The plane with 178 passengers landed at 2.10pm local time and the woman was rushed to hospital.
An Allegiant Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Bellingham, Washington made a quick return to McCarran Airport after reports of an engine problem.McCarran spokeswoman Christine Crews tell KXNT Allegiant Flight 580 took off at 8:45, with a call of an in-flight emergency shortly after 9. The Boeing 757 made a safe landing and was cleared…
A US Air Force plane made an emergency landing at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Wednesday afternoon. The Houston Airport System said there were reports of smoke inside the cockpit. The Houston Fire Department said four soldiers were on board and had to be evacuated. Firefighters made a full sweep of the DC-10 but found no signs of smoke…
A WestJet aircraft headed for Toronto from Edmonton made a successful emergency landing late Tuesday morning in Thunder Bay. The plane, which departed from Edmonton at 7 a.m. MT, was surrounded by fire trucks at Thunder Bay airport but there was no sign of flames or visible smoke. According to a statement from WestJet, the captain reported…
Russian prosecutors claim the driver of the snowplow which crashed with Total CEO Christophe de Margerie’s jet was drunk. The Falcon 50 business jet carrying the French oil giant’s CEO hit a snow-plow at around 12:10am Moscow time on Tuesday. Although previous reports indicated otherwise, the plane did not leave ground following the collision.
Kenya Airways wishes to confirm that its flight KQ221 from New Delhi to Nairobi was diverted to Moi International Airport in Mombasa this afternoon. The aircraft developed a mechanical fault in the fuel control system and although it had enough fuel, it needed to land at the nearest alternate airport. This was also a precautionary…