An An-12 cargo plane that crashed in the Irkutsk Region in Eastern Siberia caught fire when hitting the ground. “The fire-fighting and rescue teams have arrived at the crash site. The plane is ablaze, the press office said. UPDATE There were nine persons on board the An-12 that crashed near Irkutsk, all have died. A…
In a shocking incident, a male passenger punched a female flight attendant on an American Airlines flight from New York City to Orange County, California after refusing to wear a mask. The assault by the passenger forced the pilot to divert the plane to Denver. According to witnesses, the passenger punched the flight attendant twice…
A C-160 cargo plane caught fire while at runway at Dolow airfield. The plane caught fire shortly after landing at the dusty runway. The plane (reg. EY-360) was carrying cargo from Mogadishu to Dolow, Gedo region. No casualties reported.
Flight recorders and all major components of a cargo jet have been successfully recovered from the Pacific Ocean, the National Transportation Safety Board announced Tuesday. The recorders and wreckage recovered were from a Boeing 737-200 freighter, operated as TransAir flight 810 when it was ditched after the flight crew reported anomalies in both engines shortly…
An Optimum Aviation Antonov AN-26 cargo aircraft crashed during the initial climb after take-off from Juba International Airport. The cargo plane was operating a domestic cargo flight from Juba Airport to Maban Airstrip in South Sudan with five crew members on board. Sadly, the aircraft crashed after the crew decided an emergency about 3 minutes…
A parked UPS Airlines Boeing 747-400F tipped onto its tail at Seoul Incheon Airport, South Korea. The Boeing 747-400F, with registration N572UP, arrived at Incheon Airport as flight UPS12 from Dubai International Airport and was parked when the incident took place on 27th October. The aircraft reportedly suffered an issue with its main landing gear,…
A man was arrested at an Atlanta airport after video captured a brawl between passengers on a plane bound for Los Angeles. A Delta Airlines passenger was arrested Friday morning at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after he fought another passenger on a plane headed to Los Angeles, according to local police. Curtis Maurice Clayton, 30,…
Passengers of a Transavia Boeing 737 have been evacuated evacuated at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Passengers of a Transavia Boeing 737 have been evacuated after landing gear caught fire while taxiing at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. A Transavia spokeswoman said that flight #HV6730 came from Seville. After landing, the passengers were evacuated as a precaution. Photos of…
An Iberia Airbus A350-900 was damaged after suffering a bird strike while it was on final approach at Madrid Airport. The Airbus A350-900, with registration EC-NDR, was operating flight IB6586 from Bogotá-Eldorado Airport to Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suarez Airport on October 27 when a black vulture struck the aircraft. The aircraft continued for a safe landing…
A Qantas Boeing 787 Dreamliner was significantly damaged at Brisbane International Airport after a tornado hit Brisbane last Friday. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, with registration VH-ZND, was preparing for its next flight when a tornado hit it. The Dreamliner had landed in Brisbane as flight QF 16 from Los Angeles on October 20. As seen…
A Smart Cakrawala Cessna 208 Caravan has crashed in foggy conditions at Ilaga Airport, Indonesia. One of two pilots onboard the cargo aircraft did not survive, the other is in critical condition. Smart Cakrawala Cessna 208 Caravan (PK-SNN) was destroyed in a landing accident in foggy conditions at Ilaga Airport (WABL), Indonesia. One of two…
American Airlines flight #AA3 from JFK to LAX diverted to Madison. An American Airlines plane from New York to Los Angeles was forced to make an emergency landing in Wisconsin after reports of smoke in the cabin. All 190 people on board are safe and no one was injured after landing at a regional airport…