An emergency on board an early Monday morning flight from Kalispell caused a plane to be diverted to Missoula. Delta flight 2544 departed from Glacier Park International Airport at 5:47 a.m. on Monday en-route to Salt Lake City but was forced to be diverted to Missoula International Airport and make an emergency landing. A Delta…
The captain of a Cayman Airways flight bound for New York City was forced to make an emergency landing in Orlando on Sunday afternoon after smoke was detected in one of the jet’s cargo holds. According to a news release from Cayman Airways, flight KX792 from Grand Cayman to JFK International Airport was diverted to…
Passengers at Birmingham Airport was evacuated today after a ‘gun’ was discovered in a traveller’s suitcase – but it turned out to be a replica antique. The scare unfolded at Terminal 2 of the airport, near Solihull, this afternoon when security staff discovered the ‘weapon’ and became suspicious. Police were called and passengers in the…
A catering truck has hit a TUI plane at Schiphol on Friday afternoon. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. PH-TFF) was supposed to takeoff to via the Greek Samos to Dalaman in Turkey. Passengers on the plane have been offered a hotel stay and will probably fly to their destination tomorrow.
AirAsia flight #FD178 to Bangkok has made an emergency landing shortly after takeoff at Velana Airport in Maldives. Flames and loud bangs were noticed from engine during takeoff of the Airbus A320 (reg. HS-BBT).
A Tap Air Portugal Air bus A320 suffered engine failure at the beginning of takeoff from runway 03 at Lisbon. The aircraft (reg. CS-TMW) was taking off to Venice but aborted takeoff after the left-hand engine vented a jet of flames. This A320-200 (reg. CS-TMW), is 18 years old powered by CFM56-5B engines.
Flights were delayed at Yangon International Airport Thursday morning after a Y-8 military plane skidded off the runway around 10:30 a.m. The plane skidded off the runway due to an engine failure but no one was injured, said military spokesperson Brigadier General Zaw Min Tun. “As the plane was taking off for training, it skidded…
Boeing has evacuated its Charleston, South Carolina 787 Dreamliner assembly line ahead of the potential damage caused by Hurricane Dorian. The State of South Carolina has also issued a mandatory evacuation order, forcing the Boeing assembly line to suspend operations and to evacuate the site. Boeing has already evacuated four 787-10 Dreamliners to the manufacturer’s…
Two planes collided during towing at Sheremetyevo Airport outside Moscow. One of the planes, belonging to Royal Flight, was being pushed back without passengers on board when it struck another plane, belonging to Aeroflot, with its wing. The Aeroflot flight was preparing to taxi before takeoff to Beijing. Following the incident, Aeroflot stated that it…
China Eastern flight #MU2809 to Xiamen returned to Nanjing for an emergency landing after a power bank caught fire. The power bank of a passenger caught fire causing smoke and heat resulting in cabin damage of the Airbus A320neo (reg. B-306F).
Air Canada flight from Shanghai to Vancouver was diverted to Tokyo’s Narita International Airport after a crack developed in one of the pilot’s windows. The airline says the windows are double-paned and the diversion was essentially a precautionary measure. The plane was a Boeing 787 Dreamliner carrying 287 passengers. Air Canada says the passengers are…
All nine people on board a small medical evacuation plane were killed Sunday when the aircraft crashed into a resort area south of the Philippine capital and exploded in flames, officials said. The light plane crashed into a resort compound in Pansol village in Laguna province near the foothills of Mount Makiling. Police and rescuers…