A Jet 2 flight form Manchester suffered an engine problem on take off. The aircraft was performing flight #LS1745 from Manchester to Palma de Mallorca. The Boeing 757 lined up on runway 23R but a loud bang was heard when full thrust was set. Pilots immediately aborted takeoff and went to the taxiway then the…
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 received major wing damage when it hit a light pole at Jacksonville International Airport (KJAX) in Florida on July 5, 2023. The Boeing 737-800 with registration N8671D had landed on runway 08 as flight WN5122 from Houston-Hobby Airport when it hit the light pole. Air traffic control was directing the…
Alaska Airlines Flight from Atlanta to Seattle diverted to Spokane International Airport on July 5, 2023, following a bomb threat. The flight #AS334 made an unscheduled landing in Spokane, Washington state after a man handed a flight attendant a note claiming he possessed “several pounds of homemade explosives” in the carry-on luggage and had a…
An Air Algerie Airbus A330-200 suffered multiple tire bursts following a series of trial touch-and-go and aborted takeoff tests on the newly renovated runway at Algiers Houari Boumediene Airport in Algeria. The Airbus A330-200 with registration 7T-VJY, was carrying out a series of tests on the newly renovated Algier’s runway 09/27. During one of the…
On 29th June, a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu to Sydney encountered severe turbulence, injuring 12 passengers and crew members onboard. The Airbus A330-200 with registration N393HA was performing flight HA451 with 163 passengers and 12 crew members on board. However, about five hours after takeoff from Honolulu, flight HA451 was hit by severe turbulence.…
Emirates flight #EK39 from Dubai was surrounded by fire engines after landing at Birmingham Airport. The Airbus A380 (reg. A6-EUY) taxied to gate at 13:36 BTS. The plane was met by emergency vehicles as it was landing with a flat tire. Then it was towed to the gate after inspection. A spokesperson for Birmingham Airport…
easyJet flight from London Gatwick is declaring an emergency. The flight U28565 to Dalaman is declaring an emergency. The A321 (reg. G-UZMD) is quickly returning to London Gatwick. The aircraft took off from London Gatwick to Dalaman in Turkey but the crew squawked general emergency only 10 minutes after take off. The flight landed back…
Jet2 flight from Bodrum to Glasgow diverted last night to Bulgaria. After only 1 hour into the flight, Jet2 flight #LS124 was forced to divert to Sofia as passenger claimed there was bombs and weapons on board and tried to open the door at 34,000 feet. A man traveling with his kids and wife claimed…
United flight #UA91 to Newark returned to Tel Aviv due to technical issues. Shortly after departure from Tel Aviv, the flight #UA91 entered holding pattern after crew reported technical issues. The United Airlines Boeing 787-10 (reg. N13013) remained at around 9000 ft before returning back to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV). The Dreamliner landed safely about…
Southwest Boeing 737 to Baltimore is declaring an emergency and diverting. The aircraft was in middle of the 1h40 flight when the crew squawked 7700 (general emergency). The plane landed at 9:35 on runway 28L at Columbus. The Boeing 737-700 (reg. N754SW) was able to join the gate quickly.
Two Tucano aircraft of the Colombian Air Force crashed at the Apiay Air Base while carrying out a practice for an air show. The planes collided during a training exercise at a military base in Meta Department, central Colombia. “The @FuerzaAereaCol regrets to inform that two T-27 Tucano aircraft, on a training mission, crashed at…
An Emirates Airlines Boeing 777 caught fire at St Petersburg Airport (LED) in Russia. The Boeing 777-300ER was preparing for the return flight EK176 to Dubai (DXB) when the APU caught fire. The aircraft (reg. A6-EBR) was delayed for 5 hours. It departed St. Petersburg at 4:45 in the morning instead of 23:15 the day…