Ukraine closed its airspace to civilian flights on Thursday because of military activities. Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised a military operation in eastern Ukraine in what appeared to be the start of war in Europe. Please reload the page for updates… Presidential advisor says Hostomel (Gostomel) Airport is under control of Ukrainian Forces and that…
On Sunday, huge balloons fell on top of a GOL Boeing 737 and a supply truck at Guarulhos International Airport in São Paulo. Operations were temporarily suspended at the site while the balloons were secured—one of the balloon parts tangled up in the wing of a GOL Boeing 737. As seen in videos shared on…
A Helicopter crashed into the ocean just feet from Miami Beach shore on Saturday. Three people were onboard the helicopter. The helicopter crashed into the Atlantic Ocean “under unknown circumstances,” and the occupants were in a stable condition. The helicopter was a Robinson R44 helicopter. Two occupants were transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital; however, the…
A Delta Airlines Airbus A319 was forced to reject take-off after it suffered an engine failure. However, it ended up beyond the runway edge as a result of a runway excursion. The Airbus A319-100 with registration N354NB was scheduled to depart Mexico City as flight DL-605 bound to Minneapolis on Tuesday, February 15, with 101…
An American Airlines flight aborted takeoff Tuesday, blowing its main gear tires on the runway of JFK. The flight, American Airlines 2829, was bound for Phoenix. The Boeing 737 with 142 passengers and six crew members aboard came to a stop on the runway shortly after 1 p.m. Passengers were removed safely from the plane…
An American Airlines flight bound to Washington DC was forced to make an emergency landing in Kansas after one of the flight attendants was forced to hit an unruly passenger with a coffee pot. The American Airlines flight AA1775 had departed Los Angeles but was forced to divert to Kansas City’s MCI Airport due to…
On Saturday, 12th February, the air traffic at Tenerife was reorganised after two emergencies due to consecutive heart problems were reported. Due to the medical emergencies, pilots on both flights requested a diversion at Tenerife South airport to allow both aircraft to land as soon as possible. One of the emergencies occurred onboard Go2Sky Boeing…
Three passengers on board Air Caraibes flight from Paris Orly to French Guiana were arrested after a brawl erupted among the passengers. Multiple videos were shared on the internet of the brawl. The three passengers were taken into police custody and were presented to the prosecution. The prosecution qualified the incident as “violent and severe…
A 60-kilogram part of a wing broke off a Nippon Cargo Airlines plane as it landed at Narita airport. Inspectors at Narita International Airport discovered on Feb. 11 that a component covering a part of a Boeing 747-8 cargo plane’s left wing had gone missing. According to the transport ministry’s Narita Airport office, the some…
An Aerosucre Boeing 737 suffered takeoff failure and could not climb as expected after takeoff from Puerto Carreno as one of its engines showed overheat indications. The Boeing 737-200, with registration HK-5192, was climbing out of Puerto Carreno to Bogota (Colombia) when it lost thrust and was unable to gain altitude. The crew continued takeoff…
Dutch airline KLM announced it will stop flying to Ukraine because of the urgent travel alert issued by the Netherlands on Saturday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned Dutch citizens not to travel to Ukraine, and said those who are there, including residents, should leave the country. The new travel advice was issued because of…
A laser has hit 11 airliners near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in the space of one hour. No injuries were reported and all the planes landed without incident, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a news release. Crews on Alaska Airlines, Southwest, Horizon and Delta flights reported cockpit laser hits between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m.…