Tag: emergency landing
United Airlines jet with burning engine makes emergency landing in Newark
Chief Assignment Editor- January 16, 2020 15:19United Airlines flight from Newark, New Jersey to Los Angeles, California was forced to turn around shortly after takeoff and make an emergency landing after flames were seen spewing from ... Read More
Ural Airlines jet with 149 on board makes emergency landing in Russia
Chief Assignment Editor- December 28, 2019 16:34Russian Ural Airlines' Airbus A320 jet with 149 passengers on board has made a safe emergency landing at Yekaterinburg airport in a city east of the Ural Mountains. The Airbus ... Read More
Another Russian ill-fated SSJ100 passenger jet makes emergency landing
Chief Assignment Editor- November 1, 2019 23:55According to Russian aviation officials, yet another SSJ100 Sukhoi Superjet-100 passenger aircraft, with 80 passengers and six crew on board. was forced to return to departure airport and make an ... Read More
Aeroflot flight makes emergency landing after passenger brings gun on board
Chief Assignment Editor- October 11, 2019 23:16Russian national flag carrier's flight attendant must have been very surprised when one of the passengers on Aeroflot flights called her over and handed her a handgun and two pieces ... Read More
Bird strike sets plane engine on fire, prompts horrifying emergency landing
Chief Assignment Editor- September 11, 2019 19:12The absolutely last thing anyone wants to see on a flight would be the flames licking around the wings of your plane, but that is exactly what the passengers on ... Read More
Russia’s Prosecutor General: “Poor state of Russia’s aviation caused Superjet disaster”
Chief Assignment Editor- May 29, 2019 22:25The recent catastrophic crash-landing of a Sukhoi Superjet-100 at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport was a result of the poor state of Russia’s aviation industry, with pilots lacking qualification and outdated safety ... Read More
Aeroflot flights checked at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport after anonymous threats
Chief Assignment Editor- May 28, 2019 00:20Passenger planes arriving at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport from Moscow are being checked following anonymous threat calls, a spokesman for the airport said on Monday. "The police prefecture received ... Read More
Fiery plane crash kills 1 in Colorado north of Fort Collins-Loveland Airport
editor- May 15, 2019 23:30A plane crashed about a half mile from the Fort Collins-Loveland Airport in Colorado. Witnesses reported seeing smoke coming from the aircraft before it crashed, said the executive assistant of ... Read More
Hudson River takes on another air crash
editor- May 15, 2019 20:04The Hudson River in New York has witnessed another aviation crash – this time a helicopter. The chopper crashed at approximately 2:30 pm today, Wednesday, May 15, 2019, in a ... Read More
Burning Superjet-100 plane crash-lands at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport
Chief Assignment Editor- May 5, 2019 16:48Russian pilots landed a flaming Superjet-100 aircraft at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, after an in-flight emergency forced a crash landing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkwBukD3nQs Aeroflot Flight SU1492 declared an emergency shortly after departing Sheremetyevo ... Read More
American Airlines makes emergency landing with bloodied windshield
editor- April 1, 2019 19:43On a morning American Airlines flight #2163 from Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, to LaGuardia airport in New York, the aircraft had to make an emergency landing after a flock ... Read More
Boeing set to brief experts on 737 Max software update
editor- March 27, 2019 17:59Boeing is set to brief hundreds of experts this morning on the 737 Max software update. But yet another problem may be plaguing this aircraft after a Southwest Airlines 737 ... Read More
Boeing 737 Max forced to make emergency landing
editor- March 26, 2019 22:02The Federal Aviation Administration reported that a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max jet was forced to make an emergency landing today, Tuesday, March 26, 2018, in Orlando, Florida, after experiencing ... Read More
Mayday on TK1 from Istanbul to JFK after severe turbulence over New England
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 10, 2019 07:54Turkish Airlines Flight One, non-stop service from Istanbul landed at JFK Airport New York at 5.35pm Saturday night. Prior to landing the captain of this Boeing 777 with 326 passengers ... Read More
Air China Boeing 777 makes emergency landing in Russian Chukotka
Chief Assignment Editor- March 4, 2019 22:25The crew of Air China Boeing 777 reported that plane's fire alarm had been triggered during the flight, prompting the captain to make an emergency landing in Anadyr, the capital ... Read More
Armed man attempts to hijack Dubai-bound plane, opens fire on board
Chief Assignment Editor- February 24, 2019 16:08Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane bound for Dubai was forced to make an emergency landing in Chittagong, Bangladesh after a hijacking attempt, the airline operator has confirmed. The suspect was apprehended ... Read More
Delta Air Lines flight nose-dives twice before emergency landing
Chief Assignment Editor- February 14, 2019 18:30Delta Air Lines' flight from Orange County to Seattle was rattled into a nose-dive two times by severe turbulence. The jolts sent snack trays flying into the aisle and several ... Read More
Delta emergency landing in Reno
editor- February 14, 2019 01:27Delta Airlines flight 5763 had to make an emergency landing at RenoTahoe International Airport today, February 13, 2019 at approximately 1:00 pm after experiencing severe turbulence. The Embraer 175 aircraft ... Read More
American tourists killed in Kenyan plane crash
Chief Assignment Editor- February 13, 2019 23:50According to Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, a light aircraft crashed in Great Rift Valley region of Kenya on Wednesday. Kenyan pilot and four foreigners, including three Americans, died in the ... Read More
Flying to Hawaii unsafe on a B737-800? Boeing declines to comment
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 7, 2019 00:58Is it safe flying a Southwest Airline B737-800 aircraft from North America to Hawaii? This is a question many experts are asking these days. A Boeing spokesperson responded: "We are ... Read More
German Federal President stuck in Ethiopia after government plane breaks
Chief Assignment Editor- January 30, 2019 16:20German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier's flight onboard the Airbus A340 was originally scheduled to depart Addis Ababa for the German capital at 12.30pm CET (11.30am GMT) on Wednesday, but his stay ... Read More
‘Attempted hijacking’: Aeroflot passenger demands to be flown to Afghanistan
Chief Assignment Editor- January 22, 2019 15:34Russian Aeroflot Flight SU1515 was forced to make an emergency landing after a passenger attempted to hijack the aircraft, demanding that the plane be diverted to Afghanistan. Aeroflot Boeing 737 ... Read More
15 killed as Boeing 707 jet crashes into residential neighborhood in Iran
Chief Assignment Editor- January 14, 2019 16:09Iranian Boeing 707 cargo aircraft which crashed on Monday into a residential area, while trying to land west Tehran. According to the Iranian authorities, 15 of the 16 people on ... Read More
Flight attendant reconnects with Iceland 60 years after emergency landing
editor- December 15, 2018 21:04Mother and daughter experience an emotional reunion with a hospital responsible for an unexpected delivery after an emergency landing. Read More
Jetstar emergency landing in Guam
Juergen T Steinmetz- August 7, 2016 12:03A Jetstar Airways flight JQ12 with 320 people onboard, which was flying from Tokyo to Australia’s Gold Coast, has made an emergency landing on the US island of Guam in ... Read More
Pakistan Airlines flight accompanied by fighter jet for emergency landing in UK
editor- May 25, 2013 04:15Pakistan International Airlines Flight PK709 headed from Lahore to the UK with 297 passengers onboard was diverted from northwestern England's Manchester Airport to Stansted when two unruly passengers Read More
British Airways jet makes emergency landing at Heathrow
editor- May 25, 2013 01:28LONDON, England - A British Airways plane with 75 passengers on board made an emergency landing at Heathrow airport today after one of its engines caught fire. Read More
EgyptAir passenger bitten by a snake on plane
editor- December 4, 2012 07:15An EgyptAir pilot made an emergency landing at Hurghada airport on Monday after a snake bit a Jordanian passenger. The snake was apparently concealed in his luggage. Read More
Korean Airlines flight from Vancouver to Seoul receives bomb threat
editor- April 11, 2012 23:47Korean Airlines Boeing 777 Flight 72 was forced to make an emergency landing at approximately 5:30 pm on Tuesday evening at Comox Air Force base in Vancouver Island after receiving ... Read More
TAM passenger attacks pilot, forces emergency landing
editor- February 13, 2012 08:13SAO PAULO, Brazil — A Brazilian airliner made a forced landing after a passenger reportedly attacked a pilot and crew members. Read More
American Airlines jet makes emergency landing in Boise
editor- January 29, 2012 11:30BOISE, Idaho — American Airlines passenger plane made an emergency landing in Boise, Idaho, on Saturday after the crew reported a mechanical plroblem. Read More
American Airlines flight makes emergency landing at LAX
editor- November 25, 2011 05:45An American Airlines flight made a safe emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday night after the crew smelled something burning in the cockpit, officials said. Read More
Emirates A380 superjumbo makes emergency landing
editor- October 24, 2011 04:32DUBAI — An Emirates jet made an emergency landing at Hyderabad. The plane flying from Bangkok to Dubai landed safely at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport early Sunday. Read More
United Continental jet makes emergency landing in Guam
editor- October 4, 2011 05:44HAGATNA, Guam — United Continental Airlines flight from Honolulu to Guam made an emergency landing yesterday. Read More
AA plane makes emergency landing after 2 passengers injured
editor- August 11, 2011 05:34A plane made an emergency landing in South Carolina Tuesday after two passengers were injured during the turbulent flight, aviation authorities said. Read More
Entebbe International cleared as an A380 emergency landing airport
editor- July 18, 2011 06:03(eTN) - The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) over the weekend released information that the airport was cleared by an inspection panel of Emirates, Dubai’s award-winning airline, to serve as an ... Read More