The pilot of crashed AirAsia flight QZ8501 may have pulled off the perfect emergency water landing before being the plane was overcome by high seas and sank. While the hunt is on for the black boxes, several aviation experts believe the absence of any usual crash transmission data means the plane could have touched down…
A plane flying from New York to Doha made an emergency landing in Manchester to haul off a drunk male passenger on board. The Qatar Airways flight was diverted after the pilot decided he wanted to remove the man who was causing a disruption and had to be restrained by staff. The suspect was arrested…
A US Airways Express flight has made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport after passengers saw fiery flashes from one of the engines as the plane took off.The flight bound for Manchester, New Hampshire, quickly returned to the airport Monday morning before 75 passengers and crew boarded another plane and continued on.
The BE996 flight from Southhampton – which was expected to arrive at 6.05pm on Tuesday – landed safely at the airport at 5.54pm. A spokesperson from George Best Belfast City Airport said: “Following a request from a Flybe pilot of an inbound Southampton flight, emergency procedures were enacted as a precautionary measure.
[Updated statement] QZ8501 27 décembre 2014, 21:23 AirAsia Indonesia regrets to confirm that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 (Surabaya LT) this morning. The flight took off from Juanda International Airport in Surabaya at 0535hours. The aircraft was an Airbus A320-200 with the registration number PK-AXC.…
AUSTIN – A plane is safe on the ground after an emergency landing in Austin.Reports came in just a couple hours ago saying the plane was having some sort of flap issue.The Austin Fire Department sent out a tweet saying that plane landed without any issues.The plane is a United Flight Boeing 737 plane, which…
Two pilots walked away red-faced but unharmed after the co-pilot forgot to lower the landing gear on approach and the plane made a belly landing at an airport in Taiwan. It happened while the Daily Air pilots were simulating an emergency landing at the airport in Taitung City on Sunday. The failure to deploy the…
A flight from Seattle to Newark was forced to make an emergency landing in Spokane Sunday night just before 7. Officials say there was a sudden problem with the engine on United Airlines Flight 273. The airline wouldn’t say exactly what that issue was, but no one was hurt. A different aircraft was brought in…
A South African woman was arrested in Halifax on Wednesday for allegedly assaulting two flight attendants during a flight from London to Toronto. RCMP Sgt. Al LeBlanc says the Air Canada flight had to be diverted to Halifax at about 12:30 p.m. local time. LeBlanc says police apprehended the woman after it landed at the…