Vietnam Airlines has suspended a flight crew pending a procedural investigation into an emergency landing that took place on Tuesday night. Spokesman Le Truong Giang said Wednesday that the airline suspended Czech captain Pechanec Marek and his co-pilot Do Hoang Nam and five other crew members. The suspension will last until the conclusion of an…
A plane flying from Chongqing to Hong Kong was nearly forced to do an emergency landing after two female passengers got into a physical fight over their seating arrangements. The dispute was triggered by some passengers who complained about a noisy child in the back, according to the Chongqing Morning News. Passengers in the back…
A FlyBe flight from Glasgow to Belfast City Airport has been forced to make an emergency landing after an engine fire. It was diverted to Belfast International where it was met by emergency services. No-one was injured but Simon Tiernan who was on board tweeted: “Lucky to be alive tonight. Serious credit to the pilots…
An American Airlines flight from Seoul to Dallas has been diverted, after 15 passengers were reportedly injured due to turbulence. Flight 280 is set to make an emergency landing in Narita Airport,Japan. The plane is carrying 240 passengers plus crew. It has been forced to make the landing five hours after leaving Incheon Airport, just…
A plane departing from Ho Chi Minh City for the north-central town of Vinh had to reroute to Hanoi on Tuesday after the flight crew pressed the “wrong” warning button, a Vietnam Airlines spokesman said. Le Truong Giang dismissed information that the flight had been hijacked as reported earlier, according to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper.…
A Delta Airlines Flight 32 from Seattle to Paris with more than 200 people aboard made an emergency landing in Billings, Mont., Monday evening after an “electrical odor” was detected, the Billings Gazette reported. “They smelled an electrical odor on board, so they made a precautionary landing here,” Shane Ketterling, operations supervisor for Billings Logan…
An Air France passenger jet was forced to make an emergency landing in Ireland after a shipment of peppers set off a fire alarm during its transatlantic journey. The Boeing 747-400 was flying from Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic to Paris when its flight crew was alerted to a potential fire in the cargo…
Flight emergency on a Southwest Airlines flight headed into BWI. The plane suffers a bird strike over Anne Arundel County, causing panic among people who saw it form the ground. A burst of fire is what prompted an emergency landing of a plane carrying 142 passengers. The plane hit a bird midair creating a jarring…
A man who thought he was having a heart attack caused a flight from West Sussex to make an emergency landing in central Newfoundland on Wednesday. The 66-year-old and his family were met at the Gander International Airport by members of Central Health. The man was still in Gander as of Thursday morning. His condition is unknown. The 787…
©Tony Southgate A loud, mystery bang has been heard over Sevenoaks this afternoon and a jumbo jet has has been circling overhead. The aircraft, British Airways 747 flying from London to Dubai, was seen flying with its wheels down after the “loud bang”. British Airways has confirmed the flight had to be returned to the…
Virgin Airlines Gladstone flight to Brisbane forced to make an emergency landing in Gladstone on Monday night landed with a single engine. The pilot of flight VA1720 noticed an oil pressure problem on the port engine and made the decision to shut down one engine and fly back to Gladstone airport. Virgin Australia’s public affairs…