Major news from Warsaw, with news of a LOT Boeing 767 having to land with a landing gear failing to deploy before landing. Flight reports video footage from Reuters... and it doesn't look good. The 767-300ER - forming flight LO016 from New York - Newark to Warsaw was carrying 220 passengers and 11 crew. Thankfully all were safely evacuated from the … [Read more...]
** BREAKING NEWS ** Ethipoian Airlines airlines crash near Beirut
An Ethiopian Airlines flight 409 from Beirut to Addis Ababa has crashed 5 minutes after take off. Search and Rescue operations are in progress - it is unknown if any of the 83 passengers or 9 crew survived. The plane - a Boeing 737, is said to have disappeared from radar screens some five minutes after take-off in stormy weather at about 0200 local time. News is still … [Read more...]
Air Accident in Mashhad (Iran)
Emergency teams in Mashhad, Iran have been attending the scene of a landing accident involving a Tupolev Tu-154M. The TU-154M owned by Taban Air flight 6437 from Abadan to Mashhad , suffered damage on landing, losing its undercarriage and a wing. Iranian State media said almost 170 people were on board and that at least 46 were injured. There were no … [Read more...]
Air Berlin 737-800 copies Ryanair… skids off Taxiway
We'll be doing a mini catchup over the next couple of days. Lots been happening - me mostly sleeping through it. I'm also in the middle of planning my next trip at the mo - a post on that later. An Air Berlin Boeing 737-800 Flight AB2450 departing Dortmund (Germany) to the to Las Palmas, Canary Islands (Spain) overran the runway during takeoff, and ended up at the … [Read more...]
The Miracle of Flight AA331
This was going to be published yesterday - but I honestly was in superranty mood after the laughable misoperation of the ID Cards. Plus it's given me more time to write this entry with a few more facts, so all the better really.. American Airlines Flight AA331 was a simple Washington DC (Regan National) to Jamaica Service via Miami service, served by a Boeing 737-800 … [Read more...]
Ice and Snow still causing trouble – Ryanair 737-800 skids off the taxiway
One word: Ouch. Picture - BBC News It seems that everywhere is a bit of a skidpan at the moment - especially at Glasgow Prestwick Airport were a Ryanair 737 that arrived from Dublin skidded off a taxiway after landing safely. No injuries thankfully amongst the 129 passengers and 6 crew, and were evacuated normally. Whilst the aircraft has been deemded safe to fly … [Read more...]
Caspian Airlines 7908 – Crash
Another sad day, another crash. Today - Caspian Airlines flt 7908, left Tehran, heading to Yerecan. Alas, it failed to make it, and crashed 16 minutes after take off with 168 souls aboard. Currently the makeup of the passengers is mostly Armenian, but not 100% accounted for. The aircraft involved was a Tupolev, Tu-154M, built in 1987, and took off safely with no … [Read more...]
The year gets worse for Aviation – Yemenia Air Crash
It seems anunas horriblus is getting more horribuls this year with the loss of another aircraft - this time a Yemenia Air Airbus A310 from on route IY626 Sanaa to Moroni in the Comoros islands. Picture (c) Baron Inchcap, - http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/photos/baron_inchcape1/airbus-a310-f-ohpr-yemenia-3198.aspx It seems the aircraft made one attempt at landing … [Read more...]
Welcome!
Welcome to GhettoIFE.com! I'm your host - Kevin - and I'll be here to guide you through the maze of modern travel, and hopefully add some insightful comment and humour. With GhettoIFE getting on for 2 years old, I've had a bit of a design refresh, and tidied up, so for older viewers who make it here - yes, it's the same content will all the usual sarcasm as always. As … [Read more...]
