The small Hawaii-based cargo operator that lost one of its planes July 2 when the pilots were forced to ditch it into the ocean after it lost power had been under investigation since last fall for alleged maintenance violations. Rhoades Aviation Inc. was grounded on Thursday by the Federal Aviation Administration, the agency said Friday…
An Air Baltic Airbus A220 came to a stop on the taxiway after both engines automatically shut down on landing at Copenhagen Airport. The Airbus A220, with registration YL-AAQ, landed on Copenhagen’s runway 04L as flight BT-139 from Riga International Airport, Latvia, earlier this week on July 11th. However, both the Pratt & Whitney PW1500G…
On June 18th, a British Airways 787-8 (G-ZBJB) had collapsed at Heathrow when it was preparing for a cargo flight to Frankfurt. The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has issued a bulletin saying human error caused the incident. The incident took place when crews were performing a “Dispatch Deviation Guide” (DDG) procedure, a procedure…
An American Airlines Boeing 787 and Aer Lingus Airbus A330 were involved in a minor collision on the ground at Dublin Airport on Friday, July 16th. The American Airlines Boeing 787-8 tipped an Aer Lingus A330 while the Dreamliner was being pushed back from the stand. The 787 was scheduled to depart Dublin on flight…
An-28 plane with 17 people on board has disappeared from radar over Russia’s Tomsk region. A passenger Antonov An-28 plane has disappeared from radar in Russia’s Tomsk region, an emergency source told TASS. UPDATE Officials said the plane made a forced landing after one of its engines failed. UPDATE Missing plane in Siberia found, survivors…
The nose cone of a Boeing 777-300ER has been damaged. The flight #EK205 was forced to return to Milan, Italy after the plane suffered damages. The Boeing 777-300ER (reg. A6-ECF) was forced to abort the climb at 20,225 ft when the aircraft entered a hail storm. The nose cone and cockpit windshield have been damaged.…
A woman who tried to open the door of a flying American Airlines Airbus A321 was duck-taped to the seat. The video went viral on social media showing the woman tied the seat with duct tape on her mouth, arms and body. The woman was made unable to move to cope with the situation. The…
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…