A Pobeda Boeing 737-800 rolled out of the front landing gear off the runway. Pobeda Boeing 737-800 (VQ-BTD, illegal reg RA-73294) ran off the side of runway 21 whilst accelerating for take-off at Perm-Bolschoi Airport, Russia. This was reported in the official Telegram channel of the Ural Transport Prosecutor’s Office. The Boeing 737 plane was…
Supporters of Brazil’s former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday invaded the Supreme Court, the Congress building and surrounded the presidential palace in Brasilia. Images on social media show what looks like thousands of people, many draped in the yellow and green of the Brazil flag, streaming up the steps of the National Congress building…
The bodies of two young men, who were possibly from the Dominican Republic, were found in the undercarriage of an Avianca airplane during maintenance in Colombian capital Bogota. “At its arrival to the El Dorado airport in Bogota, personnel from the airline discovered the bodies of two people who flew irregularly (stowaways) in the undercarriage…
A Jetstar A320 made an emergency landing at Chubu Airport near Nagoya following a bomb threat. Jetstar Japan Airbus A320 (reg. JA14JJ) operating flight #GK501 from Tokyxo NRT to Fukuoka, safely diverted to Nagoya Chubu Centrair Airport, Japan following a bomb thread. The plane, which was carrying 136 passengers and six crew members, took off…
Mexican airline Aeromexico said the fuselage of a plane scheduled to fly from Culiacan, Sinaloa to Mexico City was hit by gunfire Thursday morning. The Aeromexico Connect E-190 (reg. XA-ALW) performing flight #AM165 came under gunfire while in its take-off run at Culiacan Airport, Mexico. Bullets penetrated the aircraft. At the time an armed standoff…
A plane coming into Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport from Mexico slid off the taxiway Tuesday evening, airport officials confirmed. According to MSP Airport, Delta Flight 1819, an Airbus A320, was taxiing into the airport from Cabo San Lucas around 6:40 p.m. when the nose gear when off the pavement. The nose gear went about 30…
Air France AF72 to Los Angeles is declaring an emergency. The Boeing 777-300ER (reg. F-GSQL) has declared an emergency over London. The flight was scheduled to land in Los Angeles LAX at 16.05. UPDATE Air France #AF72 returned to Paris due to a technical problem (engine oil system). UPDATE AF72 has landed safely runway 27L…
An IndiGo flight suffered a tailstrike on landing at Kolkata Airport, India. The plane was performing flight flight #6E1859 between Dhaka, Bangladesh and Kolkata, India. The Airbus A321neo (reg. VT-ILR experienced extensive tailstrike on landing. IndiGo confirmed the incident occurred during landing at Kolkata. The aircraft was grounded at Kolkata for assessment and repair. The…
A passenger has died on KLM flight from Suriname to the Netherlands on Tuesday, January 3. The KLM flight #KL714 departed from Paramaribo to Amsterdam Schiphol. During the flight, over the Atlantic, a passenger travelling to the Netherlands for medical treatment has died. He was the medical director of the Suriname Psychiatric Center, and was…
Passengers of Qantas flight from Singapore to London are stuck in Athens after emergency landing. Flight #QF1 from Sydney to Singapore then from Singapore to London Heathrow has diverted to Athens early in the morning. UPDATE #QF1 finally landed at Heathrow 1 day and 11 hours late. UPDATE #QF1 is planned to depart Athens (jan…
A national ground stop has been issued by the FAA for all aircraft destined to any airport in Florida. An equipment issue is forcing the Federal Aviation Administration to order a national ground stop for Airport such as Miami Fort Lauderdale. Air traffic control centers use the computer system En Route Automation Modernization to manage…
There has been a mid-air collision between two helicopters on the Gold Coast in the Australian state of Queensland. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has confirmed it was a fatal incident. Queensland Police Service (QPS) has confirmed 4 people have died and 3 are in critical condition on hospital. A new footage obtained by 7NEWS…