A plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Congo’s eastern city of Goma, killing 26 people, including passengers, crew and people on the ground, the government said. The 19-seater aircraft crashed into residential homes on Sunday in the Mapendo district near Goma’s airport in the North Kivu province. The wreckage could be seen amid destroyed homes…
Philippine Airlines #PR113 to Manila returned to Los Angeles after flames were seen from right engine. The Boeing 777-300ER (reg. RP-C7775) suffered a failure (compressor stall) on right engine. The crew immediately declared a mayday and requested return to LAX after takeoff. The aircraft landed runway 25L and was met by emergency services. Due…
Turkish Airlines flight #TK467 from Istanbul suffered a nosegear collapse on landing at Odessa Airport, Ukraine. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. TC-JGZ) performed a go around and finally attempted to land on runway 16. The nosegear collapsed during the landing. The crew decided to deploy the emergency slides and the plane was evacuated.
British Airways has blamed a “technical issue” for disruption to its flights around the world. Flights to and from the UK’s two busiest airports, Heathrow and Gatwick, appear to be among those affected on Thursday. A spokeswoman for the airline said: “Our teams are working hard to resolve a technical issue which is affecting some…
A Boeing 737-800 from Santa Clara to Toronto declared a mid-air emergency and was forced to divert due to a problem with one of the engines. Air Transat flight #TS691 diverted to Orlando after the crew of the Boeing 737-800 (reg. C-GTQC) experienced an issue forced the crew to shut down one of the engines…
On 21 October 2019 an American Airlines Airbus A330 departed from Heathrow at 11.14am, destination Philadelphia. Flight #AA729 was about 80 minutes into the flight and 200 miles southwest of Ireland when it turned around and landed at Dublin. The cause: fumes in the cabin, which caused a burning sensation in the eyes and throat,…
Two Aeroflot Airbus A320 received minor damage when their wingtips collided at Moscow-Sheremetievo Airport, Russia. One aircraft arriving from Minsk taxied into its parking stand when it contacted the other A320.
Frankfurt Airport confirmed on Sunday morning that two passenger jets had collided on the taxiway “Mike” hours earlier. A Korean Air Boeing 777-300 (reg. HL7204) collided with an Air Namibia A330-200 (reg. V5-ANO) after landing on Saturday at 6:20 p.m. (1720 GMT). The horizontal stabilizer on the Korean jet and the wingtip of the Namibian…
A four-month-old girl died on board a SpiceJet Surat-Mumbai flight on Friday. A post-mortem investigation could not establish the cause of death and samples from body tissues have been sent to Sir JJ Hospital. Riya, who was with her mother and grandparents, could have lost consciousness on board without her family realising it, according to airline…
A private jet in taxi accidentally crashed into a parked plane at the San Antonio International Airport Friday afternoon. No one was injured in the wreck that occurred before 4 p.m., according to Joe Arrington, a spokesperson with the San Antonio Fire Department. Airport spokesperson Rich Stinson said a Cessna Citation CJ3 accidentally thrusted during…
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has ordered an inquiry after an Airbus A320 flown by GoAir was forced to execute an unorthodox go-around at Bengaluru International Airport in poor weather conditions. The A320 jet had taken off from Nagpur on Monday with a reported 180 people on board and was scheduled to land…
Police has confirmed there was a sudden death of a young child on an international flight, which prompted an emergency medical landing in St. John’s International Airport on Tuesday. Police and paramedics were dispatched to the airport where Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 35 had landed, shortly before noon. The RNC confirmed a two-year-old died. The…