Engineers are trying to determine what caused an engine fault on a Jetstar plane that made an unexpected landing in Brisbane. The plane was en route from the Gold Coast to Christchurch on Tuesday morning, but was diverted shortly after takeoff when an engine failed to operate on full power.The airliner landed in Brisbane about…
Flight AA3425 was heading to Chicago on Saturday morning, but it diverted because of maintenance issues. The airplane was able to taxi itself and land safely at the airport.On board were 49 passengers, and a different aircraft was brought to the airport to continue transporting them.
A Ryanair plane was forced to make a dramatic landing at Edinburgh airport this morning just minutes into the flight.Passengers on the 8.05 to Dublin reported hearing a loud bang seconds after takeoff, before the captain veered sharply off course and piloted the plane back towards the runway.Bewildered passengers were met with fire crew and…
An United Airlines flight Thursday was forced to make an emergency landing in Ontario minutes after departing from LAX. United flight 1181, which was flying from LAX to Dulles in Washington, D.C., diverted to Ontario International Airport around 9 a.m. due to reports of a burning smell, according to the FAA. Passenger Mitchell Hashimoto tweeted…
It’s been reported that an Irishman from County Limerick prevented a major emergency aboard a flight from Hong Kong to Heathrow last weekend. The man from Kilcornan in Co. Limerick was returning home from holidays last Saturday morning when the frightening incident occurred just 15 minutes into the 12-hour flight. The man had to wrestle…
A plane of the British airline Thomson Airlines was forced to divert and land on the Manchester International Airport (United Kingdom) after the unit’s toilets are broke down after an hour of flight. The plane, a Boeing 787-8, registered G-TUIA, BY60 flight, which was to make the connection between the Gatwick International Airport London (United…
An ill pensioner forced a packed Birmingham-bound flight to make an emergency landing – after she was hit on the head by a shoe. Hilda Holland needed hospital treatment in Portugal when she was stretchered off the Thomas Cook service from Fuerteventura on January 10. The 79-year-old was hurt when the flat shoe smashed into…
A plane carrying top aides of Philippine President Benigno Aquino overshot a runway in stormy weather on Saturday, authorities said, shortly after Pope Francis’ plane took off from the same airport. The plane’s nose wedged into the mud at Tacloban airport in the central Philippines but no one was injured, Francis Tolentino, a senior government…
Emergency services were called to Humberside Airport after a plane had to make a u-turn when it reported a fault with its landing gear. The KLM flight to Schiphol in Amsterdam took off at approximately 5.30pm last night. But after just 15 minutes into the flight, the crew on board asked to return to Humberside Airport…
A Czech pilot working for national carrier Vietnam Airlines was fined for activating the wrong alarm during an emergency landing, triggering a hijacking alert, authorities said on Friday. Pechanec Marek, 44, was ordered to pay $140 (about R1 600) for accidentally activating hijacking code 7500 instead of the emergency code 7700, Nguyen Trong Thang, chief…
A Vietnam Airlines plane at Da Nang Airport. Photo: Mai Vong A Vietnam Airlines flight from Hanoi to Can Tho on Wednesday had to make an emergency landing in Da Nang after a two-year-old Chinese child onboard had high temperature and cramps. The cabin crew onboard the flight VN1203 had to ask for help from…
