The China Eastern Airlines jet that crashed Monday was diving at close to the speed of sound in the moments before it slammed into a hillside, according to a Bloomberg News review. Such an impact may complicate the task for investigators because it can obliterate evidence and, in rare cases, damage a plane’s data and…
China authorities have found one of the two black boxes belonging to the China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 that crashed on Monday, according to an official of the aviation regulator. UPDATE CAAC official said in #MU5735 press conference that based on preliminary inspection, the black box found today is the Cockpit Voice Recorder. It has…
A Jet2 flight heading from Manchester to Turkey was forced to divert to Vienna after an “out of control” woman became disruptive and slapped other passengers. A plane was forced to divert after an “out of control” woman became aggressive and allegedly slapped another passenger on board. The Jet2 flight headed to Antalya, Turkey left…
China’s aviation authority said Monday that a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 passenger plane had crashed with 132 people on board, including 123 passengers and nine crew members. Contact was lost with the flight over Wuzhou, in the Guangxi region, the authority said. It was scheduled to fly from Kunming to Guangzhou in the southeast…
Air Serbia #JU652 inbound Russia quickly returned to Belgrade. The crew was informed of a bomb threat and immediately turned around and returned to Belgrade. The Airbus A330 (reg. YU-ARB) was performing flight #JU652 from Belgrade to Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport. Please reload for updates… UPDATE There were a total of 209 passengers and crew…
British Airways has cancelled all short-haul flights from Heathrow Airport until midday on Saturday. BA apologised for the cancellations, caused by ongoing technical issues. All long-haul services at Heathrow and all flights at Gatwick and London City Airport are due to operate as planned, but customers may experience some delays, the company warned. Anyone due…
Ukraine closed its airspace to civilian flights on Thursday because of military activities. Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised a military operation in eastern Ukraine in what appeared to be the start of war in Europe. Please reload the page for updates… Presidential advisor says Hostomel (Gostomel) Airport is under control of Ukrainian Forces and that…
On Sunday, huge balloons fell on top of a GOL Boeing 737 and a supply truck at Guarulhos International Airport in São Paulo. Operations were temporarily suspended at the site while the balloons were secured—one of the balloon parts tangled up in the wing of a GOL Boeing 737. As seen in videos shared on…
A Helicopter crashed into the ocean just feet from Miami Beach shore on Saturday. Three people were onboard the helicopter. The helicopter crashed into the Atlantic Ocean “under unknown circumstances,” and the occupants were in a stable condition. The helicopter was a Robinson R44 helicopter. Two occupants were transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital; however, the…
A Delta Airlines Airbus A319 was forced to reject take-off after it suffered an engine failure. However, it ended up beyond the runway edge as a result of a runway excursion. The Airbus A319-100 with registration N354NB was scheduled to depart Mexico City as flight DL-605 bound to Minneapolis on Tuesday, February 15, with 101…
An American Airlines flight aborted takeoff Tuesday, blowing its main gear tires on the runway of JFK. The flight, American Airlines 2829, was bound for Phoenix. The Boeing 737 with 142 passengers and six crew members aboard came to a stop on the runway shortly after 1 p.m. Passengers were removed safely from the plane…
An American Airlines flight bound to Washington DC was forced to make an emergency landing in Kansas after one of the flight attendants was forced to hit an unruly passenger with a coffee pot. The American Airlines flight AA1775 had departed Los Angeles but was forced to divert to Kansas City’s MCI Airport due to…