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…
An S7 Airlines Airbus A320 suffered both windshield cracks after being hit by a hail storm en route to Moscow. The Airbus A320-200, with registration VP-BOL, was operating flight S7-1146 from Chelyabinsk to Moscow Domodedovo Airport when the hail storm cracked its both outer windshield glasses on July 3rd. Mash, one of the passengers, said,…
Images from the scene showed people standing on the side of the street after reportedly being told to leave the building. Terminal C evacuated just as I was about to head through TSA,” one traveler claimed. “People screaming, running, falling down steps… some people were mid-check-in and are barefoot outside,” they added. “100% total chaos.”…
A suspicious item prompted the brief partial evacuation of a Los Angeles International Airport terminal, snarling traffic Friday morning, officials said. Around 7:30 a.m., Airport Police were responding to Terminal 2, which was evacuated amid the busy Fourth of July travel holiday. Officials did not provide details on what the suspicion item was, but said…
Transair Boeing Boeing 737-200C reported to have ditched 2 miles off the coast while returning to Honolulu Airport a few minutes after take-off on flight #T4810 with two pilots on board. A cargo plane made an emergency landing in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hawaii on Friday morning and both people on board…
A British Airways flight had to turn around more than eight hours after it left Heathrow in the early hours of Wednesday. Flight BA247 left for Sao Paolo at 3.49pm on Tuesday but, after eight hours and 37 minutes, was forced to turn around and head back for London. The flight was carrying freight, according…
A Fly Pro Boeing 747-200SF performed an erratic manoeuvre while making an approach at Sao Paulo-Guarulhos Airport to avoid GOL Boeing 737 approaching ahead. The Boeing 747-200SF, probably with registration ER-BAT, was operating flight PPV8652. Fly Pro operates a once-weekly cargo flight to Guarulhos Airport. Even though the jumbo attempted to manoeuvre, it was not…
A KlasJet Boeing 737-500’s emergency slide was mistakenly deployed at Prague Airport, Czech Republic. The aircraft, with registration LY-KDT, was supposed to fly the Czech National Team to Budapest ahead of their play-off match against the Netherlands. The Czechs have now qualified for the quarterfinals, beating 2-0 to the Netherlands in the last-16 game on…
Five people have died following a hot air balloon crash in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The accident occurred after the balloon was blown into power lines by a gust of wind, police said. The pilot and three passengers were declared dead at the scene following the crash on Saturday morning. A fifth person was taken to…
A man tried to breach the cockpit of a United Express flight then jumped out of the plane at LAX. A man tried to breach the cockpit of a United Express flight Friday night and after being unsuccessful, he opened the cabin door and fled the aircraft via the emergency slide at LAX, according to…
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 and a Cargolux Boeing 747 collided on the ground at Chicago-O’Hare Airport The Southwest flight #WN2750 landed and taxied to wait for its gate to open up. The Cargolux Boeing 747-8F (reg. LX-VCE) was taxiing to the runway for departure when the right-hand wingtip struck the left-hand winglet of the…