A baggage handler was sucked into the engine of an American Airlines Embraer 175. On December 31, 2022, about 1539 eastern standard time (EST), an Embraer 170 airplane, N264NN, was involved in an accident while parked at the gate with one engine running at Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM), Montgomery, Alabama. One ramp personnel was fatally…
A report has been released looking into what caused a Boeing 787’s nose to smash into the tarmac at Heathrow Airport back in 2021. The crash, which was caused by a failure with landing gear according to the report, led to serious damage to the plane and left one member of the ground staff and…
The engineer who made the error did not realize what had happened. Tens of thousands of travelers were left stranded Wednesday after the FAA sent out a tweet at 7:20 a.m. ordering the airlines to pause all domestic departures until 9 a.m. ET “to allow the agency to validate the integrity of flight and safety…
A cabin crew member was severely injured when the aircraft passed through a zone of strong windshear and turbulence. When the crew contacted the Milan ACC, 20 min before the occurrence, they were already engaged in storm cell avoidance manoeuvres. Other crews were also avoiding storm zones. This weather situation had been forecast. The meteorological…
A Lockheed C-130 large air tanker that impacted the ground following an aerial firefighting retardant drop likely aerodynamically stalled when flying in hazardous conditions that included windshear and an increasing tailwind, an ATSB investigation has found. All three crew on board were fatally injured when the aircraft impacted slightly rising terrain while conducting a climbing…
NTSB Issues the preliminary report into an incident involving United Airlines Flight 2627, a Boeing 737-9 Max, N37513, that landed on the wrong runway at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on June 21, 2022. On June 21, 2022, at 0944 eastern daylight time (EDT), United Airlines Flight 2627, a Boeing 737-9 Max, N37513, was…
Two Air Canada planes missed colliding at Toronto Pearson after the flight crew of a Boeing 777 and air traffic control missed a radio call saying another plane was still on the runway, a report says. On 07 March 2020, at 0948 Eastern Standard Time, the Air Canada Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW (Embraer 190) aircraft…
The Vistara pilot, who was the first officer on the flight, landed the aircraft at the Indore airport without first getting the requisite training in a simulator. Aviation regulator DGCA on Thursday imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Vistara for letting an improperly trained pilot land an aircraft with passengers on board at…
A cargo plane was written off due to “extensive damage” after a hard landing at Exeter Airport, a report said. The Boeing 737-4Q8 was returning from East Midlands Airport with a pilot and co-pilot who were not injured. The plane was “beyond economical repair”, a report by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said. West…
A Boeing 787 being used for a freight flight flew from Melbourne to Los Angeles with tape over four of its static ports, a new ATSB investigation report details. After the Qantas 787-9 aircraft, registered VH-ZNJ, landed in Los Angeles on the morning of 22 September 2021, a Qantas engineer found tape covering the four…
A Virgin Atlantic flight to New York was forced to turn back to London Heathrow after the co-pilot admitted he hadn’t passed his last flying test. The plane was over Ireland when the captain was told that the first officer had not completed his training. The Airbus A330 was ordered to return to Heathrow. The…
Ukrainian forces have used specific coordinates shared by the U.S. to direct fire on Russian positions and aircraft, current and former officials told NBC News. As Russia launched its invasion, the U.S. gave Ukrainian forces detailed intelligence about exactly when and where Russian missiles and bombs were intended to strike, prompting Ukraine to move air…