A Kenya Airways Dreamliner was yesterday forced to turn back to Johannesburg right after takeoff. Yesterday, AIRLIVE tweeted at 11.09UTC: “Kenya Airways #KQ761 to Nairobi just returned to Johannesburg after takeoff”. The Boeing 787-8 (reg. 5Y-KZC) was heading to to Nairobi, Kenya when it turned around to land on runway 03R about 30 mins after…
French BEA is looking for pieces fallen from the engine of Swiss A220 (reg. HB-JCM) following the incident during July. UPDATE Fragment from the engine of Swiss A220 (reg. HB-JCM) has been found on the ground by the volunteers. The pieces are believed to fell at cruising level FL330 over the city of…
Lufthansa flight LH1474 from Frankfurt to Chisinau, Moldovia returns to Frankfurt. A Lufthansa Embraer ERJ190 (registration D-AECB) returned to Frankfurt shortly after reaching cruise. The aircraft had a hydraulic problem and the crew returned to Frankfurt. The aircraft landed on runway 25R shortly after 11:05 AM. The aircraft remained out of service until the following…
British Airways #BA253 from London Heathrow to Nasseau made an emergency landing in St. John’s, Canada. The Boeing 777-200 (reg. G-YMMU) was on its way to Nasseau when the crew was informed of a possible fuel leak. The crew decided to shut down right engine and to divert to St. John’s. The aircraft was cleared…
A British Airways A320 was damaged at London Heathrow on Saturday. An automated pusback tug has damaged a British Airways A320 (reg. G-EUYW) at London Heathrow on Saturday evening. Flight #BA972 from London Heathrow to Hamburg was cancelled as the automated tug damaged the nose gear of the aircraft during pushback. This incident looks to…
This is the moment a bird strikes the cockpit windscreen of a Boeing 737 mid-flight and causes the shocked pilot to drop his phone. The pilot had been filming the landscape through the cockpit window with his smartphone at the time. Local media said the incident involved a Russian Boeing 737.
Strong storm winds in Memphis, Tennessee, blew a jetbridge weighing several tonnes across the tarmac at the airport. The bridge collided with other vehicles on the airfield in the process. The incident was caught on Memphis Airport’s CCTV, which demonstrated the sheer power of the storm in dramatic fashion. Sharing the footage on social media,…
The amusing scene was captured after a pilot noticed engine difficulties half an hour into a flight to Miami, Florida. The problems forced them to return to Santa Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, where they originally departed from. Passengers were believed to be on Swift Air flight WQ1996 and were informed of the problems. Video…
A passenger has died on board British Airways flight from London to Bangkok. A male passenger suffered a heart attack on board British Airways flight #BA9 from London to Bangkok. The cabin crew did their best doing CPR over 40 minutes but the 80 years old male passenger passed away about one hour before landing…
Air France flight #AF688 to Atlanta returned to Paris once pilots were informed of a plugged-in battery of electric scooter in cargo hold. The Airbus A380 (reg. F-HPJH) to Atlanta returned to Paris yesterday. Pilots refused to cross the Atlantic after being informed of a plugged-in battery of electric scooter in cargo hold. A passenger…
Azul Linhas Aereas Airbus A320neo experienced a tailstrike while landing at Sao Paulo-Viracopos Airport. The Airbus A320neo (reg. PR-YRQ) received extensive fuselage damage in a tailstrike landing on runway 15 at Sao Paulo-Viracopos Airport. No one on flight #AD6970 from Recife was hurt.
Passengers and cabin crew aboard a flight to Phuket witnessed three bizarre incidents in which a drunk passenger tried to open the plane door, two others got into a brawl after drinking and another person started smoking in the toilet. In the first instance, a drunk man created panic among passengers after he attempted to…