On July 7, Wednesday afternoon, an 18-year old from bethel took control of a flight in Southwest Alaska. After having control, the boy pushed the yoke forward, causing the plane to go on a nosedive. Thankfully, other passengers grabbed him, and the aircraft was able to land smoothly. No one was injured. Flight from Bethel…
A Rossiya Airlines Boeing 747-400 flight from Moscow to Antalya was delayed after the emergency slide was automatically released. The passenger opened the emergency exit while the airline was preparing for the flight, resulting in the deployment of the emergency ladder. This incident took place during pre-flight preparations at Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport. As a…
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released the underwater photos of the Transair Boeing 737-200C (N810TA) that ditched 2 miles off the coast while returning to Honolulu Airport shortly after take-off. The cargo jet is now resting hundreds of feet underwater, making it difficult for divers to get to the site to recover the…
A KLM Boeing 737-800 took off from Lisbon with incorrect take-off data. However, it went unnoticed until the airline’s flight-safety personnel detected the incident during monthly flight-data monitoring. The Boeing 737-800, with registration PH-BCD, was operating flight KL1696 bound to Amsterdam Schipol on 3rd March, earlier this year. A total of 137 people, including 11…
The wreckage of a crashed Aliansa DC-3 has been found. First images have emerged after the wreckage of Aliansa DC-3 has been found by rescuers in a densely wooded area. About 5 minutes after the departure of the 77 year old DC-3 (reg. HK-2820), radar and radio contact have been lost. Local media report, the…
Sri Lankan Airbus A330 en route to Colombo was diverted to the south Indian city of Thiruvananthapuram for a technical stop. The Airbus A330-300, with registration 4R-ALR, was operating flight UL-504 from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo on Tuesday, July 6th. The pilots decided to refuel in Thiruvananthapuram as an additional…
A United Airlines flight from Kahului, Maui to Newark Liberty was delayed last Friday after a bird sneaked onto the plane before take-off. The plane was scheduled to take off at 16:55 local time as flight UA43 from Kahului Airport, arriving at Newark Liberty International Airport at 08:25. However, the flight was delayed by 26…
American Airlines passengers activated the emergency exit and escaped after the flight was cancelled and there wasn’t an employee to deploy the jet bridge. American Airlines flight AA2396 was scheduled to depart from Charlotte to Baltimore at 8:55 on Thursday, but the flight was cancelled after 172 passengers and six crew had boarded the plane.…
A woman mowing the grass at a small airfield in Quebec died after she was hit by a plane as it came in for a landing, authorities say. The 27-year-old woman, who has not been identified, was operating a tractor on Monday near the runway at the Saint-Esprit airfield in Quebec, about 37 miles (60…
A Singapore Airlines flight from Copenhagen to Singapore Changi was forced to divert to Moscow after a crew member had a “hypertensive crisis” or a stroke. The Airbus A350-900, with registration 9V-SMO, departed Copenhagen at 13:37 local time as flight SQ351 on Saturday and was scheduled to arrive at Changi Airport at 06:20 local time…
A Gulf Air Airbus A321 was evacuated on a taxiway upon landing at Kuwait International Airport after a minor incident. The Airbus A321-231, with registration A9C-CB, was operating flight GF215 from Bahrain International Airport (BAH) to Kuwait International Airport (KWI) on July 5, earlier this week. The aircraft vacated runway 33L via taxiway W5, where…
Plane with at least 30 people on board goes missing in Russia’s Far East region. UPDATE: Rescuers have found wreckage and confirm no survivors. UPDATE: Russian authorities say wreckage of missing plane in Far East region found near destination airport. Air traffic controllers have lost contact with an Antonov An-26 turboprop aircraft which was flying…