INCIDENT An United Airlines Boeing 757 was forced to make an emergency landing at Newark after engine issue

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…

BREAKING IrAero Superjet 100 made a landing on runway under construction at Moscow Domodedovo Airport

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…

BREAKING New video shows that not one but two Iranian missiles has hit the Ukrainian Boeing 737

Security camera video shows for the first time that Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 was struck by two missiles fired from an Iranian military site about eight miles away, according to a report. The New York Times reported that it has verified the footage, which helps explain why the Boeing 737-800’s transponder stopped working seconds before…

BREAKING Children treated for minor injuries after Delta #DL89 dumped fuel over school playground while returning to LAX for emergency landing

  Delta Flight #DL89 to Shanghai reported an engine failure (compressor stall) on departure from Los Angeles LAX. UPDATE FAA says a review of ATC communications show the pilots of Delta flight 89 did not tell controllers they were going to dump fuel. Audio shows pilot says: “We’ll turn back into LA.” ATC: “Ok so…

INCIDENT Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-700 impacted a massive grasshoppers swarm on approach to Dire Dawa Airport

On January 9, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing B737-700 impacted a massive grasshoppers swarm, (a species of grasshopper that moves in groups of millions of individuals). The aircraft (reg. ET-ALN) was operating flight #ET363 flight between the City of Djibouti and Dire Dawa. At first, the aircraft hit few grasshoppers and the crew decided to continue…

Iran invites Ukraine, U.S. (Boeing) and France to participate in the investigation into the crash of Ukrainian flight #PS752 near Teheran

Iranian government expressed condolences to the bereaved families over the Ukrainian plane crash and issued a statement in this respect, government spokesman Ali Rabiei said. The statement reads that a committee in charge of investigating the incident has been formed on the basis of regulations of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) which will examine the…