A Colombian jetliner carrying 147 passengers was forced to make an emergency landing on Sunday in Western Colombia’s Pereira city, officials said. None was injured. Initial reports said the emergency happened as a bird collided with one of the turbines during the plane’s takeoff.
A regional jet carrier operating a flight for Delta Air Lines made an emergency landing in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday after experiencing cabin pressure problems but there were no reported injuries, an airport official said. The Compass Airlines Embraer 175 regional jet on Delta Flight 5733 had 76 people on board and was bound for…
An Air India Delhi-Chicago flight carrying 342 passengers was on Sunday diverted to Toronto after suspected oil leakage from one of the jet’s engines. According to Headlines Today, the Air India 126 Chicago-Delhi-Hyderabad flight turned to Toronto Pearson Airport after flying for two and a half hours from Chicago.
A Libyan military jet crashed in the country’s eastern city of Tobruk on Tuesday, killing its pilot and four others. Video posted on Facebook by a Libyan civilian showed the crash followed by an explosion of flames. (Sept. 3)
An American Airlines flight was forced to turn around and make an emergency landing after cracks formed in the cockpit’s windscreen shortly after take-off. There were anxious moments for some passengers when the twin-engine plane, carrying almost 200 people, returned to Los Angeles International Airport while en route to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on Monday.…
A plane carrying 191 passengers had to circle over Oslo for hours before emergency landing at Gardermoen airport after it burst a tyre while taking off on Sunday.
Police in Massachusetts say a man from France has been arrested after causing a disturbance on a Miami-to-Paris flight. A spokesman for the state police says American Airlines Flight 62 was diverted to Boston’s Logan International Airport on Wednesday night after a passenger became unruly. The passenger was subdued by a federal air marshal while…
The Virgin flight VS3008 bound for London reportedly suffered from a pressurisation failure. A spokeswoman for Virgin said: “Virgin Atlantic Little Red flight VS3008 operated by Aer Lingus, departing Edinburgh bound for London Heathrow, experienced a technical difficulty on board and the Captain made the decision to turn back and return safely to Edinburgh Airport.…
A United Airlines flight that was diverted after two passengers argued over the use of a device that blocks reclining. View article