On 10th November, a Link Airways SAAB 340 turboprop was penetrated by a ratchet strap during departure from Canberra. The turboprop with registration VH-VEQ was operating flight VA-633, on behalf of Virgin Australia from Canberra to Sydney in Australia. The aircraft was departing Canberra when a strap, which was later confirmed to be a ratchet…
On 10th November, a Middle East Airlines Airbus A320 was hit by a bullet while landing. The bullet penetrated the fuselage crown. The Airbus A320-200 with registration OD-MRM was operating flight ME-311 from Amman to Beirut. However, upon landing in Beirut after a flight of about 40 minutes, the top right forward part of the…
An alert was issued at the Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport. An alert was issued at the Athens International Airport ‘Eleftherios Venizelos’ on Thursday evening over two flights operated by Emirates that were flying to New York and Dubai after the United States warned of a “suspicious” passenger. Police officers, including its anti-terrorist unit, as…
On 6th November, a Precision Air ATR crashed into Lake Victoria on the final approach to Bukoba Airport. The ATR 42-500 was performing flight PW494 from Dar es Salaam to Bukoba. Of the 43 people on board there were 24 survivors, according to operator Precision Air. The two pilots initially survived and managed to speak…
A TUI’s Boeing 737 MAX 8 suffered a bird strike on takeoff. On November 2, a TUI’s plane performing flight #OR1631 from Amsterdam to Las Palmas, experienced a bird strike during its take-off from Schiphol Airport. The aircraft is a Boeing 737 MAX 8 (reg. PH-TFP), only 3-year old. The aircraft safely returned to Schiphol…
A big portion of Spanish and French Airspace and is regulated due to the re-entry of Chinese rocket’s debris. A big portion of Spanish Airspace is being regulated (with a period of 0 rate) due to the re-entry of rocket CZ-5B. Please refer to the dedicated entry in the NOP. High delays all morning. Airports…
Delta Flight 2846 made an emergency landing in Albuquerque on Tuesday after a mysterious smoke filled both the passenger cabin and the cockpit. The pilot told the 193 passengers that they had ‘lost oil pressure in the right engine’ and that it had ‘lost all power,’ Vaughn said. Passenger video shows the eerie scene as…
An Israeli soldier landed in Iran for few hours after a Civil plane do emergency landing in Shiraj. A female IDF soldier was on a plane that was forced to conduct an emergency landing in Iran last Thursday, the military revealed on Wednesday. The pilot of the flight had fallen unconscious, leading to the plane…
An Embraer ERJ-145 went off the runway at Paris Orly Airport. The famous Fox-Trot was there. On October 19th, 2022, an Embraer ERJ-145 (reg. F-HYOG) ran off runway 25 on landing in heaving rain at Paris Orly Airport, France. The mascot of Paris Orly Airport is a little fox already seen many times during the…
An IndiGo aircraft had to reject takeoff at the Delhi airport after one of its engines caught fire. An IndiGo A320 to Bengaluru had to reject takeoff at the Delhi airport after one of its engines caught fire. The Delhi to Bengaluru IndiGo flight 6E2131 aborted its takeoff and a “full emergency” was declared at…
A British Airways Boeing 777 suffered a bird strike today. The British Airways Boeing 777-200ER (reg. G-YMMJ) suffered a bird on approach to London Heathrow. The aircraft was operating flight #BA118 from Bengaluru to Heathrow.
A dead body has been found in the undercarriage of a Lufthansa aircraft that arrived at #Frankfurt airport from Tehran. German newspaper Bild reported that the Airbus aircraft, belonging to the German company Lufthansa, had taken off from Tehran early on Thursday morning. Police said the ground crew found the body while carrying out maintenance…