The flight operations resumed at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on Thursday noon after Cyclone Amphan had completely left the runway inundated. The operations resumed from 12 noon on Thursday after the cyclone ravaged the airport at a wind speed of 130 kmph. The first flight, a Russian chartered plane landed…
A Boeing 737-800 was spotted landing with missing part. A Swift Air Boeing 737-800 was spotted landing with missing part of its vertical stabilizer missing at San Diego International Airport. The plane was spotted by Doug Kempf on May 19th who psted his photo on Twitter. N820TJ Boeing 737-8Q8 operating as Swift Air/iAero Airways SWQ3518…
The a fire suppression system was activated in one of the carrier’s giant aircraft hangars at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD). Fire retardant foam is highly corrosive to an aircraft. All the parts affected by the foam need to be carefully analysed and then cleaned.
At least one person was killed when a small plane crashed Tuesday morning in Miramar a few miles from North Perry Airport. The crash involved an “advanced student and a senior instructor” at Wayman Aviation Academy, an academy spokesman confirmed. The pair were conducting a training flight and had just departed from North Perry Airport,…
Several planes were damaged or destroyed following mortar attacks at Tripoli-Mitiga International Airport, Libya, on May 9th, 2020. Some of the planes were: United Aviation Learjet 60XR (5A-UAE). Libyan Air Force Ilyushin Il-76. Libyan Airlines Airbus A330-202 (5A-LAU) Libyan Airlines Airbus A320-214 (5A-LAQ)
A man was struck and killed by a Southwest airplane Thursday night on a runway at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, according to the airport. The flight was arriving from Dallas. According to preliminary information released by the Federal Aviation Administration, the pilot of Southwest Airlines Flight 1392 reported seeing a person on Runway 17-Right,…
The Somali government is investigating the crash of a Kenyan supply plane Monday that killed six people amid suspicions it may have been shot down. The plane, which belonged to the African Express Airways, plunged around 3:30 p.m. local time, killing all six people on board. The Kenyan Civil Aviation Authority reported Tuesday the twin-engine plane operated…
An oxygen bottle exploded in the tail section of a Learjet 25D in Argentina. A Learjet 25D, LV-WOC, was substantially damaged when an oxygen bottle exploded in the tail section at San Fernando Airport (SADF), Argentina. The aircraft was parked, there were no injures.
A fire suppression system apparently malfunctioned at a Heathrow hangar. The incident occurred as a British Airways Boeing 777-200ER was parked. The footage, posted by Aeronews is showing retardant spraying from outlets while G-YMMB was parked
Anchorage Airport (ANC) is currently closed to inbound flights due to a report of a bomb on an Asian-bound cargo flight. The flight was diverted to ANC early this morning. FBI and Anchorage Police are on scene and leading the investigation. Please reload the page for updates… UPDATE Anchorage Airport has reopened after this morning’s…
A Dornier aircraft was planned to undertake routine flight from Delhi’s Palam Air Base. During the take-off roll, aircraft experienced a tyre deflation. Tyre debris clearly blows through the fairing and causes a fire. The captain of the aircraft aborted the take off. Fortunatly the wing-fuel tanks didn’t get pierced.
During a storm, a Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8 has been pushed into an Airbus A350 at Doha Airport. on April 30, a Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8 (reg. A7-BCT) was caught in a violent storm with gusts up to 61 knots whilst parking at Doha Airport. The aircraft was pushed around and impacted an Airbus A350-900…