Reading Time: < 1 minute A scheduled flight from Dusseldorf to Tel Aviv by ST Germania Airlines was forced to make an emergency landing in Munich on Thursday morning. The flight landed safely and there were no initial reports of injuries. Flight ST 6256 left Dusseldorf at 6:15 Thursday morning, 15 minutes later than scheduled. Shortly into the flight, the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes An overheating, smoking Samsung smartphone forced the evacuation of a Southwest Airlines jet that was preparing to take off Wednesday from the Louisville airport. The incident raised fresh trouble for Samsung, which saw its new Galaxy Note 7 device recalled last month because of overheating batteries. Samsung, Southwest and federal aviation safety officials declined to […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute A TAAG Angola Airlines flight made an emergency diversion 40 minutes after takeoff on Saturday when it was discovered that a worker was trapped in the cargo hold. The flight left Porto, Portugal, on Saturday morning and was on its way to Luanda, Angola, when staff on the ground noticed that the worker was missing, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute A Russian plane en route from Beijing to Moscow was forced to make an emergency landing at a local airport Friday morning after a drunk passenger started brawling, Russian news agency TASS reported. At 8:48 a.m. local time (0148 GMT), the plane of Russian flag carrier Aeroflot landed at Yemelyanovo Airport near the Siberian city […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute A Delhi-bound Singapore Airlines (SIA) Airbus A-380 with nearly 300 passengers on board had to return to the island nation soon after take off on Thursday after its overhead oxygen masks got deployed. The flight 406, which the airline websites says is operated on the super jumbo A-380, landed safely in Singapore and passengers are […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Taiwan aviation officials are investigating Evergreen International Airlines (EVA Air) over claims of negligence during Typhoon Megi. Also, the airline may have broken flight safety regulations when one plane twice attempted to land as Megi neared Taiwan on Tuesday, Apple Daily reports. Megi snarled traffic, halted public transport across the island and caused flight delays […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Airports in Dubai and Abu Dhabi today faced short breaks in operation following two separate incidents – one involving an Etihad flight, the other a drone incursion Abu Dhabi Airports confirmed that at 12.06 pm Etihad flight EY450 bound for Sydney, returned to Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) due to a technical issue. The ADAC […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Authorities told passengers to leave Terminal B as they investigated a car that was left unattended with its doors open. Terminal B evacuated Authorities told passengers to leave Terminal B as they investigated a car that was left unattended with its doors open, several media outlets reported. Military personnel at the airport Several passengers tweeted […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute More than 100 Qantas passengers have been evacuated using emergency slides at Perth airport after a pilot noticed fumes in the cockpit. The F100 flight QF 1623 from the mining town of Newman to Perth was carrying 97 passengers and five crew. The pilot reported hydraulic issues on descent into Perth, an airport spokeswoman said […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes A pilot of a Saudi Arabian Airlines plane mistakenly pressed a hijack warning button as it approached Manila’s airport on Tuesday, causing airport officials to mobilize commando forces and isolate the jet after it landed, Philippine officials said. Manila airport manager Eddie Monreal said Flight SV872 from Jiddah made the distress call about 20 miles […]