Air Canada Jazz CRJ-900 was damaged after it collided with a tug vehicle while parked at Boston Airport. The Bombardier CRJ-900LR with registration C-GJFZ was scheduled to depart Boston-Logon International Airport as flight AC8695 bound to Toronto-Pearson International Airport. However, it collided with a tug vehicle, leaving the aircraft grounded in Boston. Jazz Aviation stated…
A passenger noticed and recorded an issue with on wing flap of a Boeing 737-800. After 2 hours of light, looking out the window, a passenger onboard the Air China Boeing 737-800 noticed and recorded the wing flap watching the screws slowly vibrate themselves and another one was missing. The Air China Boeing 737-800…
An Air Cote d’Ivoire DHC-8 made an emergency landing with nosegear up at Abidjan Airport in Cote d’Ivoire. Air Cote d’Ivoire DHC-8-400 (reg. TU-TSK) made a safe emergency landing on its maingear only at Abidjan Airport, Cote d’Ivoire. Earlier on the approach, the pilots on flight #HF45 from Korhogo experienced nosegear extension problems.
Passengers aboard a Spirit Airlines flight from Tampa to Atlanta Sunday morning are safe after the plane caught fire during the landing, airport officials said. At 9:25 am today, brakes in the landing gear of Spirit Airlines flight 383 from Tampa ignited. Fire Rescue put out the fire and the aircraft was towed to gate…
The bomb hoax that led to Spain scrambling two fighter jets to intercept an EasyJet flight earlier this week was reportedly posted by a teenager on Snapchat, multiple outlets have reported. The 18-year-old, named as Aditya Verma, wrote: “I’m going to blow this plane up, I’m a Taliban,” on the social media app, per The…
A British Airways aircraft from London suffered an incident at at Copenhagen Airport. An hot brakes issue forced fire fighters to use foam on the British Airways Airbus A320-232 aircraft (reg. G-EUUV) after it just landed on Runway 22L. The aircraft was operating flight #BA820 from London Heathrow to Copenhagen on 6th July. The return…
Two ground workers were injured after the tail cone of a World Atlantic Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83 has been released. Two ground workers received minor injuries after another colleague accidentally released the tail cone of a World Atlantic Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83 on 28 June. The MD-83 (reg. N807TR) was operating flight #WL422 between Oranjestad,…
Sad tragedy at Battle Creek Michigan air show. The famous Shockwave Jet Truck has exploded in front of thousands of spectators The crash took place during the show’s pyrotechnic portion when planned explosions were going off. Two prop planes were performing aerial tricks and flying low above the truck as it raced down a runway…
A Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300 was forced to make an evasive maneuver to avoid a hot air-balloon on final approach to Sao Paulo. The flight #QR779 from Doha to São Paulo, Brazil was forced to make an evasive maneuver on final approach when an unmanned hot air-balloon drifted into the flight path. The Boeing 777-300…
An easyJet A319 has been intercepted by Spanish Air Force fight jets. The flight #U28303 was on its way from London Gatwick to Menorca Island when the emergency protocol has been activated. A threat has been received, apparently on a social network. When the Airbus A319 (reg. G-EZAO) entered the Spanish Airspace, two F-18s intercepted…
A John F. Kennedy Airport terminal saw evacuations Sunday after a “security incident” closed it to all inbound traffic, according to officials and reports. Terminal 4 — which houses 24 airlines including Delta, JetBlue and Virgin Atlantic — was partially evacuated about 11:30, according to a tweet by airport officials. The incident was cleared about…
All fueling systems have stopped working at Heathrow Airport. Mots of London Heathrow Airport departures could be suspended for hours due to a process malfunction with the Jet A-1 supplies from the onsite fuel farm. Pleas reload for update… UPDATE 1425UTC Refueling then takeoffs have resumed. UPDATE 1406UTC Teams have been deployed to investigate the…