A LAM Mozambique Airlines Boeing 737 suffered a runway excursion on landing at Quelimane Airport in Mozambique. LAM Mozambique Airlines was operating flight #TM1134, a Boeing 737-700. No injuries reported.
A Boeing 777 operated by Rossiya Airlines made an emergency landing in Moscow due to engine trouble. A Boeing 777 operated by Rossiya Airlines made an emergency landing in Moscow at 4:44 a.m. local time due to engine trouble, less than a week after a similar aircraft flown by United Airlines suffered a dramatic blowout over…
The National Transportation Safety Board issued an investigative update for its ongoing investigation of Saturday’s engine event on a Boeing 777-200. United flight 328 experienced a right engine failure shortly after takeoff from Denver International Airport. The airplane returned safely to Denver; none of the 229 passengers or 10 crewmembers were injured. The flight’s destination…
The FAA issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) (PDF) that requires U.S. operators of airplanes equipped with certain Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines to inspect these engines before further flight. The FAA is taking this action as the result of a fan-blade failure that occurred Saturday on a Boeing 777-200 that had just departed from Denver International…
Finnair’s Airbus A350-900 aircraft hit the taxiway sign, damaging both the sign and the aircraft’s left engine when leaving the Helsinki Airport de-icing site. The aircraft with registration OH-LWE was preparing to operate flight AY73 from Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to Tokyo-Narita Airport Tokyo on 21st February. After the incident, the aircraft returned safely to the gate,…
An Air India Express Boeing 737 sustained damaged after hitting an electric pole while landing at Vijayawada International Airport in Gannavaram, India. The aircraft landed as flight IX1676 from Doha to Vijayawada with 64 passengers on board. The aircraft departed Hamad International Airport at 10:25 am and landed in Vijayawada at 4:48 pm local time.…
The flight #UA328 was forced to return to Denver after the right hand engine suffered an incident. An United Airlines Boeing 777-200 experienced a serious failure of engine #2 after take-off from Denver Intl Airport (KDEN). The flight #UA328 to Honolulu took off at 20.05UTC from Denver and was forced to return for an emergency…
A Longtail Aviation Boeing 747-400F diverted to Liege after one of the engine’s caught fire, sending out a loud bang. The aircraft was operating flight LGT5504 from Maastricht Aachen Airport to New York. The aircraft departed from Maastricht at 4:11 pm. After its engine caught fire and lost pieces of turbine blades shortly after departure,…
Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-800 returned to Makassar after suffering an in-flight engine failure shortly after departure. The Boeing 737-800, with registration PK-GFF, was performing flight GA-642 from Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport to Djalaluddin Airport. The aircraft took off at 9:17 a.m from Makassar. After a while, at an altitude of 200 feet, the engine number…
All flights cancelled and diverted from Houston’s Hobby Airport due to lack of water. Airport staff manually delivering water to bathrooms and working to restore limited water to the airport. The water supply at Hobby Airport, and the surrounding area, has been impacted by the winter storm. The airport is working to restore water —…
A UPS Boeing 747-400F slid off the taxiway during line-up at Louisville International Airport on Monday, 15th February. The Boeing 747-400 freighter, with registration N575UP, was taxiing for departure as flight 5X-1540 from Louisville Airport to Trenton Mc Guire Air Force Base when the aircraft slid off the taxiway as it was snowing. The airline…
A Manta Air seaplane crash-landed and flipped while landing next to Male Velana International Airport on Saturday, The de Havilland Dash DHC-6-300 Twin Otter with registration 8Q-RAE was performing flight NR-117 from Como Malifuushi Resort to Male. According to the Maldives National Defense Force, nine people, including 3 crew members, were on board. Manta Air…