A Chicago Aviation spokesperson said the incident occurred at about 7:45 a.m. as American Eagle flight #AA4125 from Greensboro, North Carolina was landing at O’Hare. An Embraer E-145 (reg. N619AE) slid off runway 10L as it was landing at Chicago O’Hare Airport as snow fell on area Monday morning. According to a spokesperson, “After landing,…
An American Airlines flight from Charlotte to Salt Lake City was diverted to Tulsa, Oklahoma after a man allegedly grabbed the crotch of a passenger sitting next to him on November 5th. The man was charged with abusive sexual contact of a female passenger by federal prosecutors “as a result of his alleged actions on…
An aircraft belonging to Ukraine carrier SkyUp performing flight #PQ7153 caught fire after taxiing to its parking stand after landing runway 04 (L/R) at Sharm El Sheikh Intl Airport (HESH), Egypt. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. UR-SQH) suffered hydraulic fluid leak onto hot brakes causing flames in the left main gear. Airport emergency crews responded to…
A door on a Qantas A380 has been almost totally ripped off after one of the airline’s double-deck planes struck scaffolding as it was being rolled out of a maintenance hangar at Sydney Airport. The A380 (reg. VH-OQB) had been undergoing routine maintenance in Hangar 96 at the jet base and struck a support structure…
An aircraft operated by Republic Airways for American Airlines encountered severe control problems when climbing out of Atlanta on November, 6. An Embraer E175 (reg. N117HQ) was climbing out of Atlanta’s runway 09L when the pilots declared an emergency reporting that they had a runaway trim situation. Only six people were on board this…
Passengers on a British Airways flight #BA867 from Budapest have been held and checked at Heathrow Airport following an incident on the plane. The BA867 flight landed shortly after 7pm on Thursday runway 27R. Police, ambulance and fire services are in attendance as is protocol with emergencies on flights. Reports suggest the passengers are currently…
Police is investigating “serious sitution” aboard a plane at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Please reload the page for updates… UPDATE The hijacking alert (squawk 7500) was triggered “by mistake” – Air Europa confirms. UPDATE Search on board the plane continues. UPDATE Passengers and crew members have been safely taken off the plane. UPDATE The incident is…
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…