An El Al Airlines flight attendant who contracted measles after a person with the disease boarded a flight to Israel has died. Israel’s Ministry of Health confirmed that a person infected with measles was onboard El Al Airlines flight 002 from New York City’s John F. Kennedy Airport to Tel Aviv on March 26. Ministry…
A China Eastern Airlines’ flight from New York to Shanghai was diverted to JFK airport after metal wrapping from the aircraft’s wing fell off. Flight MU588 took off from JFK International Airport in New York at 4:25pm on Monday US time and returned to the airport at 7:25pm. A photo taken by a passenger showed…
A Norwegian Boeing 787 sustained damage while pushing back for Flight #DI7017 from London’s Gatwick Airport to New York’s JFK on Monday, prompting the aircraft to be taken out of service. Passengers left the Dreamliner (reg. G-CKWB) without incident and boarded a replacement plane to continue their journey. Norwegian said the 787 Dreamliner was pushed…
Hong Kong International Airport cancelled all departures on Monday, as thousands of anti-government protesters occupied and caused disruption. Passengers have been told not to travel to the airport, which is one of the world’s busiest transport hubs. Today saw the fourth and largest day of airport sit-ins by anti-government protesters in Hong Kong, thousands of…
Norwegian Boeing 787 engine debris fell to the ground at Rome from about 400 meters. Shortly after take-off, Norwegian flight #DY7115 to Los Angeles suffered an engine failure, declared an emergency and returned back to the Rome Fiumicino airport after having dumped fuel. Falling debris from the incident caused damage to 25 cars and 12…
A Boeing 737-800 flown by Russia’s S7 carrier almost ran out of runway during takeoff from a Moscow airport. The jet (reg. VQ-BKV) performing flight #S7263 raised a cloud of dust and destroyed lighting units beside the strip but was still able to get into the air. The incident, which could have ended in…
A plane carrying pop star Pink’s crew and manager burst into flames after landing in Denmark Monday nights. Pink’s manager and several other members were on board when theCessna 560XL touched down in Denmark from Oslo, Norway. The crew was on their way to the next stop in Pink’s Beautiful Trauma tour in the Danish…
Some passengers have been stuck on board planes for almost three hours due to severe disruption at airports across the UK, including Heathrow, Gatwick and Glasgow, and in Italy. One passenger stuck on a flight from Newcastle said the pilot told those on board that it was a ‘global computer system failure’. BA confirmed it…
British Airways flight #BA422 from London Heathrow was evacuated after landing at Valencia Airport, Spain. Smoke had developed in the passenger cabin during the approach to runway 12. After landing, an evacuation was executed after the Airbus A321 came to a stop. BA422 landed in VLC with smoke on the cabin and passengers leaving through…
The tail of a Lufthansa A319 has been damaged at Frankfurt Airport. A Luftansha A319 (reg. D-AILR) was damaged at Frankfurt Airport after operating flight #LH897 from Vilnius. The tail has been damaged after a mobile stairs was wrongly maneuvered.
A water bomber plane crashed this Friday in the area of Générac, France. This Friday, shortly after 5 pm, a water bomber – not a Canadair – has crashed while fire battle in Générac, France. According to our information, the pilot has died. 🔴🔴 INFORMATION DRAMATIQUE : CRASH D’UN AVION BOMBARDIER D’EAU 🔴🔴 Il y…
Ten members of the American Airlines crew were taken to hospital after the jet made an unplanned landing at Boston’s Logan Airport on Sunday night. The busy plane had set off earlier off from Philadelphia bound for London Heathrow. Reports in the US say the concerned cockpit crew deployed their own oxygen masks during the…