An Air India Express ATR 72-600 received sustainable damage to its right-hand wing after a large bird impacted and penetrated the wing-to-body fairing. The ATR 72-600, with registration VT-RKM, was performing flight 9I-714 from Chandigarh Airport to Dharamsala-Kangra Airport, with 45 passengers on board. Although the bird collided some 38 km away from Dharamsala airport,…
Member of the Bundestag Karin Strenz died at the age of 53 on return flight from Cuba. The CDU member of the Bundestag Karin Strenz died at the age of 53. She died on a flight from Cuba to Germany after she lost consciousness. First the “Bild” newspaper reported on her death. The spokesman for…
On Wednesday last week, a United Airlines flight was diverted to Charleston, South Carolina, due to a disruptive passenger on board. The Boeing 737-800, with registration N76503, was performing flight UA728 from Newark Liberty International Airport to Miami International Airport. According to police, the flight was diverted after one of the passengers allegedly bit another…
A Nauru Airlines Boeing 737-300 made a dramatic landing with fire shooting out of an engine at Brisbane International Airport. The aircraft, with registration VH-PNI, was performing flight ON1 from Nauru International Airport to Brisbane International Airport. Witnesses reported hearing a series of loud bangs. However, the airlines’ CEO Geoff Bowmaker said that the plane…
A Trigana Air Service Boeing 737-400 freighter suffered a runway excursion landing at Jakarta Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Indonesia. The Boeing 737 freighter with registration PK-YSF was performing a cargo flight from Jakarta-Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport to Makassar-Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport. The aircraft was at initial climb when the crew reported problems with the right-hand…
A VivaAerobus Airbus A320 experienced a nosegear collapse at Puerto Vallarta Airport. The Airbus A320 experienced a nosegear collapse during line-up at Puerto Vallarta Airport (MMPR). The aircraft (reg. XA-VEZ) was line-up on runway 22 to perform flight #VIV4343 The airport was forced to close.
A 65-year-old flight passenger died due to health complications despite an emergency landing by a Delhi-bound IndiGo flight at Nagpur airport. He died on the way to hospital police said on Sunday. A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight from Chennai made an emergency landing at Nagpur airport, after a 65-year-old passenger complained of health issues, although he…
A laser aimed at the cockpit of a Virgin Atlantic flight travelling from London to Tel Aviv forced it to return to London. A Virgin Atlantic flight — #VS453 from London Heathrow to Tel Aviv was forced to return to Heathrow last night after a laser beam was aimed at the cockpit after take-off, leaving…
An Antonov An-26 airplane, supposedly belonging to the Kazakh National Security Committee’s border service, has crashed during landing in Almaty International Airport with six people on board, the airport said on Saturday. “Today, at around 5:20 p.m. [11:20 GMT], an An-26 flight from Nur Sultan to Almaty lost contact during landing in Almaty Airport. The…
On 9 Janurary 2021, Nordwind/PegasFly Boeing 737-900 (VP-BZV, built 2008) on flight #EO225 from Moscow experienced difficulties in landing runway 02 at Sochi Airport (URSS), Russia. The aircraft landed on its 3rd attempt on runway 06. Source: Jacdec
A Transcarga Airbus A300B4F suffered an uncontained failure of its left engine during take-off at Bogota International Airport. The Airbus A300, with registration YV560T, was accelerating for flight T91527 to Caracas, Venezuela, when a loud bang was heard. The crew were forced to abort takeoff and return to the stand. A large cylindrical metallic object…
An American Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing at JFK Airport on Wednesday night. AA Flight 2124 from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was initially headed to LaGuardia Airport when the airline said it had a possible mechanical issue. The plane landed safely at JFK at 7 p.m. after the pilot declared an…