Terminal 1 being evacuated by Federal Police after reports of a bomb threat Due to an ongoing police operation, parts of Terminal 1, the regional train station and the crossing to the long-distance train station are currently closed at Frankfurt Airport. Two people have now been arrested in connection with the rogue piece of luggage.…
Via Reuters, news from Southwest saying 101 people have been evacuated from a flight at Baltimore/Washington International Airport after crew found a written threat upon arrival. Nearly 100 passengers were evacuated from a Southwest Airlines plane at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport after receiving a written threat. Spokespeople from Southwest and the FBI’s Baltimore office…
A Delhi-bound IndiGo plane hit a snow mound at Srinagar airport. Engine of Indigo plane carrying 233 passengers has accumulated snow at Srinagar Airport, India on Wednesday during taxi. All the passengers were forced to deplane the Airbus A320. The incident occurred at 12:30 PM. The flight #6E2559 landed more than 3 hours late. “A…
Shandong Airlines Boeing 737-800 collided with a deicing truck at Yantai Airport on Friday, January 8. The aircraft sustained damage in its left wing. The incident took place after the aircraft landed at Yantai Airport as flew flight SC4852 from Beijing. The wing of the aircraft and the cab of the deicing vehicle was damaged.…
A Boeing 737-500 disappeared from radars shortly after takeoff from Jakarta. The aircraft reg (PK-CLC) was operating flight #SJ182 from Jakarta (CGK) to Pontianak (PNK) when it disappeared from radars about 5 minutes after takeoff. The Flight #SJ182 actually not emitted Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT). An Emergency locator transmitter (ELT) as equipment which broadcasts distinctive…
A truck collided with a Wizz Air Airbus A320neo at Gdansk Airport, Poland. The incident took place on Thursday morning. The Wizz Air Airbus A320neo (reg. HA-LJB) was being prepared for departure from Gdańsk to Stockholm. The truck supplying the plane with water, hit the fuselage of the aircraft. There were no passengers on board…
A message threatening to fly a plane into the Capitol building to avenge the death of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani was broadcast on air traffic control frequencies on Monday afternoon. The FBI and FAA are investigating the message that was heard by multiple air traffic controllers in New York, according to CBS. The threat, delivered…
An Aeromexico Boeing 787 Dreamliner performed a rejected takeoff after suffering a bird strike at Cancun International Airport on Sunday, January 3. The Boeing 787-8, with registration N782AM, was performing flight AM-549 from Cancun International to Mexico City. The aircraft was accelerating for takeoff when the left-hand engine failed, sending out flames after the bird…
Irregularities on the surface coating of a Qatar Airways Airbus A350-900 reg. A7-ALL. The 4.3 years old Airbus A350-900 suffered some irregularities on the surface coating. The aircraft (reg. A7-ALL, MSN 036) was supposed to be painted in FIFA World Cup 2022 livery at IAC Shannon. Whilst undergoing a repaint at Shannon, Qatar Airways’ Airbus A350-900…
A DHL Airbus A300-600 suffered a birdstrike during take-off from runway 36L at Amsterdam Schiphol on Sunday, January 3. The Airbus A300 was operating flight BCS5GU from Amsterdam Schiphol to Leipzig Halle Airport when it suffered the bird strike sending out the flame from the left engine. However, the aircraft continued its route to Leipzig…
A Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 made a lucky escape from a tug fire near the aircraft at Ezeiza Airport in Argentina. The Boeing 747-8 was preparing to perform Lufthansa flight #LH511 from Ezeiza (EZE/SAEZ) to Frankfurt (FRA/EDDF) when the tug caught fire. The aircraft (reg. D-ABYP) didn’t suffer damages but the flight has been delayed 1h30.…
A Turkish Airlines Boeing 777F struck with a flock of birds during take-off from Istanbul Ataturk airport on Sunday, January 3. The aircraft suffered visible damage to the radome along with the pilot tube. The aircraft with registration TC-LJN was operating cargo flight TK-6220 from Istanbul Ataturk to Almaty, Kazakhstan. However, after suffering the bird…