A flight from Krakow to Dublin was forced to land after a note was discovered in a toilet claiming there were explosives on board. The Ryanair flight was diverted to Stansted Airport where Essex Police officers were carrying out checks. Ryanair’s FR1902 flight left Krakow in Poland for Dublin at about 4.30pm. Two RAF Typhoon…
Iran blames bad communication, alignment for jet shootdown. Iranian investigators are blaming a misaligned missile battery and miscommunication between soldiers and their commanders for the Revolutionary Guard shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner in January, killing 176 people. The report released late Saturday by Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization comes months after the crash. The shootdown happened…
An IndiGo flight from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Kashmir, India was rocked by severe turbulence on Saturday, causing people on board to scream in terror. The IndiGo flight from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Kashmir, India on Saturday encountered severe turbulence ten minutes from touchdown when the plane began to shudder. A constant low-level shaking that…
A flight attendant employed by American Airlines died during a recent flight, the airline announced. Joe Tormes, a flight attendant based in St. Louis, passed away suddenly on July 5. Tormes was working a flight with his wife Elsa Jett-Tormes when he died, airline officials told employees in a letter The steward had worked for…
Four flight attendants were evaluated at Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshal Airport Friday morning after a Spirit Airlines flight reported a medical emergency. The Baltimore-bound flight 614 from Minneapolis-St. Paul landed safely at BWI following a report of a medical emergency. The BWI Marshall Airport Fire and Rescue Department responded to the report of possible sick individuals…
Pakistan International Airlines 34 more pilots licenses’ were suspended by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for allegedly holding holding fake degrees. According to a notification issued by the aviation authority, licenses will remain suspended till the inquiry against the pilots has not been completed. Separately, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on Tuesday ordered…
A Delta Airlines A319 (reg. N342NB) bound for New York’s LaGuardia Airport was diverted on Monday night after it sustained damage to its nosecone. The flight #DL1076 from Palm Beach, Florida, landed safely at JFK Airport just before 7 p.m. The incident occurred when flying through intense hail. The FAA is investigating. You can watch…
The pilots of a China Airlines Airbus A330 had to switch to manual braking during a landing in Taipei because three computer systems lost power simultaneously, reports said Friday (July 3). As a result, the plane came to a halt just 9 meters from the end of the runway at Taipei Songshan Airport, according to…
A shooting incident between Army personnel and alleged drug traffickers occurred on the Chunhuhub-José María Morelos road at dawn this Sunday, after a jet that was supposedly loaded with drugs landed. According to preliminary information, during an overflight of a helicopter of the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) on the Chunhuhub-José María Morelos road, near…
The MH17 criminal trial continues at the Schiphol Judicial Complex (JCS) in Badhoevedorp on Friday, July 03, to prosecute four suspects over their alleged responsibility for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. On July 17, 2014, flight M17 crashed in Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board. The flight was on its way from…
A TUI Boeing 787 was damaged at Amsterdam Schiphol. On Thursday, a TUY Dreamliner has been damaged after a tow truck pulled the aircraft against an air bridge. The plane was supposed to fly to Curacao. pic.twitter.com/8XBL116aut — Dr. Bob Baron (@TACGAirSafety) July 2, 2020 “Fortunately, we were able to quickly arrange another Boeing 787,…
A Garuda Indonesia aircraft was stuck in the grass after it skidded off runway. The Garuda Indonesia performing flight #GA613 to Jakarta had to be cancelled after the aircraft ran off runway. The Airbus A330 (reg. PK-GHD) ran off pavement during the 180° turn at the end of runway prior departure. The front gear left…