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…
An Israeli baby died while returning with her family to Israel from a vacation in Thailand. According to Hebrew media reports Saturday, the one-year-old was on an Aeroflot flight from Thailand to Moscow when she began experiencing health problems. The pilot of the airplane made an emergency stop in the Russian city of Kazan, but…
A bag exploded while being loaded onto a flight at Midway International midday Monday, police said. Police were called to the airport just before 12:20 p.m. Monday after a bag exploded while being loaded onto a flight, said police spokeswoman Karie James. The bag exploded while being loaded onto a flight at the airport.…
A Thai Airways Boeing 777-300 suffered an uncontained engine failure during takeoff. A Thai Airways Boeing 777-300 suffered an uncontained failure of its left Engine (GE90) while taking off runway 01L at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport. The Boeing 777-300 (reg. HS-TKL) was performing flight #TG970 to Zürich, returned to the gate after the incident. None of…
An American Airlines flight has been diverted after a leaking cleaning product rendered two cabin crew members unconscious, with several passengers suffering from burning eyes and skin problems. American Airlines flight AA729 from London Heathrow to Philadelphia was forced to turn back towards Ireland and land in Dublin, where a team of paramedics waited to…
Air France flight AF-136 was travelling from Paris, France to Chicago in the U.S. when a ’suspicious’ mobile phone was found on the aircraft. The flight was almost two hours into its journey when the pilot advised air traffic controllers that they wished to divert to Shannon Airport for “security reasons.” The flight landed safely…
A Saab 2000 carrying 38 passengers, including a high school swim team, went off the runway while landing Thursday at a small Alaska community on the Bering Sea. The extent of injuries was not known, but a school official said the swim team was fine and eating pizza shortly after the incident about 5 p.m.…