A China Airlines cargo plane on its way to Los Angeles returned to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Saturday (Aug. 29) after the pilot was told the aircraft had probably blown a tire. The Boeing 747-400F (reg. (B-18725) took off at 10:41 a.m., and soon afterward the control tower at Taoyuan told the pilot that pieces…
An Omni Air Boeing 767 suffered damage when its left-hand landing gear collapsed after landing in Bucharest, Romania. The Boeing 767-300ER (reg. N432AX) was flying from Kabul to Washington. A refueling stop was planned in the Romanian capital. All 64 on board were evacuated safely.
In the wake of rough weather and heavy rainfall, the Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan has announced the suspension of a number of its flights at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. According to the Meteorological Department, Karachi has received 500mm rain so far and has predicted more rains in the city. On Friday, 28th August…
Iran says black boxes from downed Ukraine jet show missiles hit 25 seconds apart. Analysis from the black boxes of a downed Ukrainian passenger plane shows it was hit by two missiles 25 seconds apart and that passengers were still alive for some time after the impact of the first blast, Iran said on Sunday.…
A UN World Food Programme (WFP) chartered cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Juba Airport on Saturday morning, killing seven people who were aboard. Madut Biar Yel, the National Minister of Transport, told reporters that the cargo plane that belongs to South West Aviation crashed in the Referendum area of Juba a few minutes…
Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny is unconscious in hospital with suspected poisoning, his spokeswoman has said. The anti-corruption campaigner fell ill during a flight and the plane made an emergency landing in Omsk, Kira Yarmysh said, adding that they suspected something had been mixed into his tea. A hospital source confirmed treatment for poisoning to…
Video captured a FedEx plane making an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday morning after a mechanical issue. L.A. City firefighters responded to the airport around 3:50 a.m., according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department. Officials said the plane’s left-wing landing gear did not deploy. The Boeing 767-300F (reg. N146FE)…
An Emirates Boeing 777-300ER was damaged at Manila airport after a jetbridge malfunctioned at the airport. The L1 door of the Emirates Boeing 777 was nearly ripped off by a jetway at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila. The aircraft was operating flight EK332 from Dubai International Airport to Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The…
An easyJet flight carrying 167 passengers to the UK was 1.3 seconds from reached the end of the runway. The Airbus A320 took off from Lisbon Airport with just 110m (361ft) of tarmac remaining after the crew members used the wrong calculations for the runway they used. Based on the speed it was travelling, in…
Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport received a bomb warning suggesting bombs had been installed in three planes. RIA Novosti news agency reported that more than 30 flights were delayed or cancelled at Moscow’s airports on Wednesday as a result. An airport in Khabarovsk in east Russia received a bomb threat via email on Wednesday, according to the…
Hong Kong Express, a subsidiary of Cathay Pacific was involved a plane collision. Several photos circulated on the social media showed that two Hong Kong Express passenger planes collided with each other. Hong Kong Express replied that no one was injured. Related photos show that the left wing of a Hong Kong Express passenger aircraft…
Royal Thai Navy Fokker F-27 (1202, built 1984) received major damage during a nosegear-up landing at Narathiwat (VTSC), Thailand. Pilots previously alerted rescuers and firefighters to prepare before landing on runway 02. The aircraft came to a safe stop on the runway and no one was injured. The aircraft came from U-Tapao carrying 11 crew.