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…
Sri Lankan Airbus A330 en route to Colombo was diverted to the south Indian city of Thiruvananthapuram for a technical stop. The Airbus A330-300, with registration 4R-ALR, was operating flight UL-504 from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo on Tuesday, July 6th. The pilots decided to refuel in Thiruvananthapuram as an additional…
A United Airlines flight from Kahului, Maui to Newark Liberty was delayed last Friday after a bird sneaked onto the plane before take-off. The plane was scheduled to take off at 16:55 local time as flight UA43 from Kahului Airport, arriving at Newark Liberty International Airport at 08:25. However, the flight was delayed by 26…
American Airlines passengers activated the emergency exit and escaped after the flight was cancelled and there wasn’t an employee to deploy the jet bridge. American Airlines flight AA2396 was scheduled to depart from Charlotte to Baltimore at 8:55 on Thursday, but the flight was cancelled after 172 passengers and six crew had boarded the plane.…
A woman mowing the grass at a small airfield in Quebec died after she was hit by a plane as it came in for a landing, authorities say. The 27-year-old woman, who has not been identified, was operating a tractor on Monday near the runway at the Saint-Esprit airfield in Quebec, about 37 miles (60…