British passenger, 66, puts his hand up stewardess’s skirt and sexually assaults her on Jet2 flight from Leeds to Alicante – forcing an emergency landing in France. A British man faces trial in France for putting his hand up a stewardess’s skirt and sexually assaulting her on a Jet2 flight from Leeds to Alicante. The…
The driver of a tow truck is being blamed for an accident at OR Tambo International Airport late on Friday evening. The wing tip of an Airbus A320 of the South African Airways (SAA) that was being towed to its parking bay hit the tail of one of FlySafair’s Boeings. A FlySafair Boeing 737-800 was…
On Saturday afternoon, two planes collided in mid-air during the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Wings Over Dallas show at Dallas Executive Airport. Two planes collided about 1:30 p.m. at Dallas Executive Airport in the 5300 block of Challenger Drive, near U.S. Highway 67 in Red Bird. UPDATE According to our Dallas County Medical Examiner, there…
A business jet caught fire at Edinburgh Airport, UK this morning. Part of a business jet has caught fire on the Bizjet ramp of Edinburgh Airport. The APU of the Learjet 60 (reg. D-CFAF) caught fire. The jet flew to Edinburgh from Alicante earlier today. An auxiliary power unit (APU) is a device on a…
On 10th November, a Link Airways SAAB 340 turboprop was penetrated by a ratchet strap during departure from Canberra. The turboprop with registration VH-VEQ was operating flight VA-633, on behalf of Virgin Australia from Canberra to Sydney in Australia. The aircraft was departing Canberra when a strap, which was later confirmed to be a ratchet…
On 10th November, a Middle East Airlines Airbus A320 was hit by a bullet while landing. The bullet penetrated the fuselage crown. The Airbus A320-200 with registration OD-MRM was operating flight ME-311 from Amman to Beirut. However, upon landing in Beirut after a flight of about 40 minutes, the top right forward part of the…
An alert was issued at the Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport. An alert was issued at the Athens International Airport ‘Eleftherios Venizelos’ on Thursday evening over two flights operated by Emirates that were flying to New York and Dubai after the United States warned of a “suspicious” passenger. Police officers, including its anti-terrorist unit, as…
On 6th November, a Precision Air ATR crashed into Lake Victoria on the final approach to Bukoba Airport. The ATR 42-500 was performing flight PW494 from Dar es Salaam to Bukoba. Of the 43 people on board there were 24 survivors, according to operator Precision Air. The two pilots initially survived and managed to speak…
A TUI’s Boeing 737 MAX 8 suffered a bird strike on takeoff. On November 2, a TUI’s plane performing flight #OR1631 from Amsterdam to Las Palmas, experienced a bird strike during its take-off from Schiphol Airport. The aircraft is a Boeing 737 MAX 8 (reg. PH-TFP), only 3-year old. The aircraft safely returned to Schiphol…
A big portion of Spanish and French Airspace and is regulated due to the re-entry of Chinese rocket’s debris. A big portion of Spanish Airspace is being regulated (with a period of 0 rate) due to the re-entry of rocket CZ-5B. Please refer to the dedicated entry in the NOP. High delays all morning. Airports…
Delta Flight 2846 made an emergency landing in Albuquerque on Tuesday after a mysterious smoke filled both the passenger cabin and the cockpit. The pilot told the 193 passengers that they had ‘lost oil pressure in the right engine’ and that it had ‘lost all power,’ Vaughn said. Passenger video shows the eerie scene as…
An Israeli soldier landed in Iran for few hours after a Civil plane do emergency landing in Shiraj. A female IDF soldier was on a plane that was forced to conduct an emergency landing in Iran last Thursday, the military revealed on Wednesday. The pilot of the flight had fallen unconscious, leading to the plane…