Travelers at Ben Gurion Airport were ordered to lie on the terminal floor for several tense minutes early Thursday morning. In videos shared on social media, travelers in the baggage claim area were seen being told by authorities to get down on the floor of the terminal next to the baggage carousels, just next to…
On 26th August, an American Airlines Airbus A319 suffered a bird strike on approach to Phoenix. The Airbus A319-100 with registration N836AW was operating flight AA761 from San Jose to Phoenix. However, while flight AA761 was on approach to Phoenix, a bird impacted the nose cone of the aircraft. Flight AA761 continued to a safe…
On 26th August, a United Airlines Boeing 737 was substantially damaged in a ground collision at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. The Boeing 737-900 with registration N75425 had arrived in Chicago as flight UA1664 from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. However, while the aircraft was parked at Gate M37, a ground vehicle hit the nose of the…
Fire rescue helicopter crashes in Florida. Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue helicopter crashes in Pompano Beach, Florida. Two people on board were taken to a local hospital with unknown injuries. Two people have been taken to the hospital after a Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue helicopter crashed in Pompano Beach, Florida, on Monday morning, the…
United Kingdom is experiencing a Flight Data Processing System failure. UK air traffic control provider (NATS) is suffering is a specific system failure related to flight data processing. UPDATE 15:15 UK time The technical issue affecting the flight planning system has been fixed. NATS will slowly return to normal operations after managing all the affected…
New footage could be evidence of a mid-air explosion. On 23 August 2023, an Embraer Legacy 600 business jet, reportedly en route from Moscow to Saint Petersburg, crashed near Kuzhenkino in Tver Oblast, Russia, killing ten people, including Prigozhin and three crew members. According to new videos, it looks a wing was already separated from…
A DHC-6 collided with a helicopter on the ground at at Saint Barthelemy Airport. In a very strange incident, a Twin Otter DHC-6-400 collided with a parked helicopter. The visibility was very good when the Air Antilles aircraft (reg. F-OMYS) was taxiing. Flight #3S722 arrived from Pointe-a-Pitre landed on runway 27 at St. Jean, Saint…
An aircraft has crashed near the village of Kuzhenkino, North-West of Moscow. Footage shows the aircraft dropping from the sky near the village of Kuzhenkino in Russia. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation, 10 people died in the accident. The plane was enroute from Moscow to St Petersburg, TASS news…
A Jet2 flight bound for Antalya was surrounded by Police at East Midlands Airport, UK. At 5.16pm today (Monday), police were informed of a report of a male aboard an aircraft at East Midlands Airport who stated he was in possession of an explosive device. The aircraft was on the ground at the time of…
Russian TASS agency news announces Airports around Moscow are closed. An explosion in Krasnohorsk, near Moscow has been reported. Aviation services have announced the closure of all Moscow airports for both incoming and outgoing flights reported TASS. Flights to Vnukovo et Domodedovo have been diverted to Sheremetyevo Airport. Over 30 flights delayed, almost 10 canceled…
Alaska Airlines flight suffered a left maingear collapse following landing at Santa Ana-John Wayne International Airport, California, USA. The flight Alaska Airlines #AS1288 took off from Seattle and landed at Santa Anna, California during Tropical Storm Hilary. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. N516AS) was substantially damaged in a heavy landing on runway 20R. Photos posted…
An Emirates Airbus A380 possibly struck a drone upon landing at Nice Airport (NCE), France. On 18 August, flight EK77 between Dubai and Nice possibly hit by a drone, according to information from Aviation Safety Network. The Emirates Airlines Airbus A380-800 (registered A6-EOM) was operating the flight. The aircraft is currently still at Nice Airport…