A Libyan military jet crashed in the country’s eastern city of Tobruk on Tuesday, killing its pilot and four others. Video posted on Facebook by a Libyan civilian showed the crash followed by an explosion of flames. (Sept. 3)
An American Airlines flight was forced to turn around and make an emergency landing after cracks formed in the cockpit’s windscreen shortly after take-off. There were anxious moments for some passengers when the twin-engine plane, carrying almost 200 people, returned to Los Angeles International Airport while en route to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on Monday.…
A plane carrying 191 passengers had to circle over Oslo for hours before emergency landing at Gardermoen airport after it burst a tyre while taking off on Sunday.
Police in Massachusetts say a man from France has been arrested after causing a disturbance on a Miami-to-Paris flight. A spokesman for the state police says American Airlines Flight 62 was diverted to Boston’s Logan International Airport on Wednesday night after a passenger became unruly. The passenger was subdued by a federal air marshal while…
The Virgin flight VS3008 bound for London reportedly suffered from a pressurisation failure. A spokeswoman for Virgin said: “Virgin Atlantic Little Red flight VS3008 operated by Aer Lingus, departing Edinburgh bound for London Heathrow, experienced a technical difficulty on board and the Captain made the decision to turn back and return safely to Edinburgh Airport.…
A United Airlines flight that was diverted after two passengers argued over the use of a device that blocks reclining. View article
The airline’s Delhi-Kuala Lumpur flight MH 173 took off from IGI at 13.08 hours. After an hour of flying, the pilot noticed some technical problem in one of the engines and decided to return, airport sources said. He asked for emergency landing and the Boeing 737-800 aircraft landed safely at 15.02 hours, they said. More…
Flight AC 810 was enroute to Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport when the flight crew became aware of a low oil quantity indication. More details: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/air-canada-flight-makes-unscheduled-landing-1.1972852