A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350 to London returned to Los Angeles shortly after takeoff.
Wednesday, September 11 2024, Virgin Atlantic flight #VS8 departed LAX about one hour late at 18:08 PDT. The Airbus A350-1000 took off from the runway 24L.
The aircraft (registration G-VPOP) stopped climbing at 15,000 ft then entered a hold. Pilots had to deal with a technical issue with the aircraft and contacted ATC to require a return to LAX Airport.
The Airbus A350K aircraft landed on runway 25L one hour and 25 minutes after departure.
As the crew didn’t have much time to burn/dump fuel, the plane was met by ARFF to inspect the hot brakes.
The airline confirmed a technical issue. The aircraft is still on the ground at Los Angeles at the time we’re writing this article.
