A GOL Boeing 737 had to return to Rio de Janeiro after smoke filled the cabin on takeoff. Pilots declared emergency after GOL Boeing 737-7BX aircraft (reg. PR-VBW) developed smoke in the cabin during take-off from Runway 20L on 02 Sept. The aircraft was operating flight #G31003 to Sao Paulo. At around 5000 ft, the…
Flight #DL79 returned to Prague Airport quickly after takeoff. The Boeing 767-300ER was operating flight #DL79 to New York JFK Airport. But minutes after takeoff, pilots requested to return to Prague Airport. The aircraft (reg. N175DN) returned due to technical problems according to the Airport. Currently, the intervention of the airport firefighters is underway. UPATE…
A Delta Airbus A350-900 encountered severe turbulence on descend to Atlanta Airport. On Aug. 29, flight #DL175 from Milan Malpensa Airport encountered severe turbulence while descending towards Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The Airbus A350-900 (reg. N576DZ) was carrying 151 passengers and 14 cabin crew on board. After landing, 11 people (mix of passengers and crew) were…
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…