Passenger threatens to blow herself up on a grounded plane at Moscow Domodedovo airport. The female passenger is holding a bag claiming it has explosives inside. UPDATE Police is detaining the woman, Interfax news agency said. The Russian S7 Airline Airbus A321 part of has landed at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport from Simferopol. S7 said the…
A plane has crashed in eastern Afghanistan, officials have said. The aircraft came down in the Deh Yak district of Ghazni, to the south west of Kabul, a provincial spokesman told local media. The crashed plane in the east of Afghanistan looks to be a Bombardier E-11A from the US Air Force. Second Vice President…
Caspian Airlines Flight 6936 took off from Tehran at around 6:44am local time and was trying to land in the city of Bandar-e Mahshahr in southwestern Khuzestan Province when it skidded off the runway on Monday, Tasnim News said. The Caspian Airlines aircraft, which skidded off the runway and landed in the middle of the…
A Tehran-bound passenger plane was forced to return to Gorgan airport in northern Iran, as one of its engines caught fire shortly after takeoff. The aircraft made an emergency landing and the passengers have been evacuated at the end of the runway. The plane was carrying 85 passengers, none of whom were said to have…
An Iran Air flight from Tehran to Istanbul that left Imam Khomeini International Airport was forced to land at Mehrabad airport due to a technical failure, Mehr news agency reported. According to Iran’s Tasnim news agency, the Airbus A300-600 passenger airliner operated by Iran Airtour bound for Istanbul had to turn back and land at…
The Avianca flight #AV693 from San Jose, Bogota performed an emergency landing in Panama City this January 23 in the morning. According to the airline, the aircraft encountered severe turbulences during its flight, which forced the crew to divert to Panama for an emergency landing at 4:41 am. Upon arrival, the 108 passengers and 5…
Bad weather is affecting flights to and from Keflavik Airport. Most flights are cancelled on Thursday morning due to extreme weather at Keflavik Airport. Isavia, which operates Keflavík Airport, operates in accordance with rules on actions and responses when the weather conditions at Keflavík Airport are severe. These rules focus on ensuring the safety of…
Brad New British Airways Airbus A350-1000 has been lightly damaged at Tel Aviv. British Airways A350-1000 (only one month old) performed flight #BA163 from London Heathrow to Tel Aviv on 19th January. The aircraft (reg. G-XWBD) suffered a hard landing runway 12 at Tel Aviv. The aircraft suffered light damages and needed checks forcing the…
A Delta flight slid off the pavement Friday morning at Kansas City International Airport in Missouri, an airport spokesman said. Delta Flight 1114 was taxiing from the airport terminal when its nose wheel dropped off the taxiway pavement. The aircraft that slid off of Taxiway Juliet at taxi speed: Delta 1114 to Detroit with 129…
A United Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport after an apparent engine fire. Video recorded by a passenger early Thursday morning showed sparks coming from right engine. United said the plane experienced a mechanical issue. The airline issued the following statement: United 1871 from Newark, New Jersey…
Emergency services reported no injuries or aircraft damage, ascertaining the jet had landed on a non-operational runway. An IrAero Superjet 100, en route from Sabetta, the Tyumen Oblast, Russia, performed a charter flight #SU95 to airport Domodedovo in Moscow. No casualties were reported, and the plane sustained no damage, according to preliminary data. The Superjet…
A flight attendant has been seriously injured after falling from the door of a parked plane. Finnair flight attendant has been hospitalized after falling from an aircraft. The A320 was parked at Helsinki airport when the flight attendant apparently opened the aft door and tumbled to the ground. He is not in a life threatening…