An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 accidentally landed at the wrong airport in Zambia. Another Ethiopian 737 also did almost the same on Sunday, April 4. The first Boeing 737-800, with registration ET-AYL, was scheduled to land at Ndola Airport as flight #ET3891 from Bole International Airport as a cargo flight. However, the aircraft lined up…
Chopin Airport in Warsaw have received information that one of the planes may have an explosive charge. Flight #TK1765 from Istanbul landed at 15.30UTC at Warsaw. The Airbus 319 (reg. TC-JLZ) was preparing for return flight #TK1766 ut was stopped on the apron. Authorities received information of a possible bomb on board. The 103 pax…
A Batik Air shuttle bus crashed into Batik Air’s Airbus A320neo at Jakarta Soekarno Hatta International Airport. The Airbus A320neo with registration PK-BDP was parked when the crew bus collided with its nose. This incident was confirmed by the Head of Public Relations, Director General of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Transportation Budi Prayitno. “Yes (there…
A passenger plane operated by Japan’s All Nippon Airways made an emergency landing in Russia after encountering difficulties on a flight to Frankfurt. ANA Flight #NH203 landed safely at 6:32 a.m. local time at Russia’s Krasnoyarsk airport on Sunday, after signs of low oil quantity and oil pressure in the left engine were indicated on…
A UTair ATR 72 collided with a SKOL Yak-40 at Surgut Airport after the ATR 72 started moving while undergoing maintenance. The ATR-72 with registration VQ-BLJ was undergoing maintenance with its engine on at Surgut Airport when it moved forward and collided with a stored Yak-40 on April 1. The investigative bodies have examined the…
A police helicopter took off to monitor a “security incident” at Capitol in Washington DC. It appears a car has rammed a barrier at Capitol Hill in Washington DC. It’s believed several police officers have been injured.
A Ryanair Boeing 737 hit three SkyTanking bowsers parked at the apron’s side while being towed at Malta International Airport. The incident took place after a towbar snapped while the aircraft was being towed. The aircraft ended up crashing into the fuel tankers, causing fuel to leak. Malta International Airport confirmed the incident, saying: “Malta…
Indonesia has recovered the crashed Sriwijaya Air jet’s memory module that crashed into the Java Sea shortly after departure in January. Indonesia’s transport ministry announced that it had found the memory module from the CVR device on Tuesday. The investigator said that it could take up to a week to listen to the recording. “It…
A Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200 was forced to make an emergency landing at Salt Lake City airport after hitting a flock of birds during takeoff. The aircraft, registration N651DL, departed Salt Lake City International Airport as flight DL8944 bound to Memphis on Tuesday. It was a charter flight with NBA team Utah Jazz players onboard.…
A Spirit Airlines flight traveling from Cleveland to Los Angeles was forced to make an emergency landing in Denver Wednesday after a passenger reportedly attempted to open the cabin door in mid-flight. Fortunately, no one was hurt during the incident. “Spirit Airlines Flight 185 diverted to Denver on the way to Los Angeles due to…
A passenger was restrained by the flight crew on SpiceJet flight after he tried to open emergency door mid-air. A passenger travelling on SpiceJet Delhi-Varanasi flight tried to open the emergency door of the aircraft when it was mid-air, but was restrained by the flight crew and co-passengers, the airline said on Sunday. The passenger…
A Boeing-737 from Moscow that was preparing for an emergency landing in Krasnodar has landed safely, the Krasnodar airport’s press service said on Sunday. “The plane has landed safely at 18:19 Moscow time,” the press service said. According to a spokesman for the Russian emergencies ministry’s Krasnodar territory department, no one was hurt. A probe…