Breaking news with an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200ER operating OZ214 crash landing at San Francisco International Airport. The airplane was coming in from Seoul, South Korea and apparently crashed sometime after touching down on Runway 28. The Flightware map is at http://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/AAR214/history/20130706/0730Z/RKSI/KSFO Image: KTVU … [Read more...]
Pakistan International Airlines PL709 diverted under fighter escort.
Another breaking news story today is that a Pakistan International Airlines aircraft has diverted from its journey to Manchester to Stansted Airport. Flight PL709 with 297 passengers - operated by a Boeing 777 - from Lahore was brought to Stanstead under fighter escort by two Royal Air Force Typhoon fighters, where it landed safely and taxied away from the terminal … [Read more...]
JAL 787 Fire incident at Boston – More trouble for the Dreamliner
It seems the 787's are starting to run into real trouble, as a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 operating a Tokyo-Narita to Boston service has suffered an a fire after landing at Boston. It seems that a battery in the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) had overheated, causing the combustion. No passengers or crew were aboard the plane at this this point when the fire occurred. Carol … [Read more...]
Glasgow Airport reopens after an emergency landing
Glasgow Airport today had an emergency incident where a Jet2 flight declared an emergency as it was preparing for take off. The flight - LS117 operating a Glasgow to Alicante was operated by a Boeing 737 made an emergency sop on the runway prior to take off due to smoke in the cabin at 07:40 BST. The emergency slides were deployed for evacuation with all 189 passenger … [Read more...]
Safety in the air? Try safety on the ground as a Ryanair and AA plane have an incident on the ground – then BOTH take off
On the ground when we get on a plane, the first thing we see when the doors go to close is the safety video or a safety demonstration - and hopefully a lot of us pay attention to it. However, there are bigger issues on the ground as Flight reports - and it's enough to make you want to head to the small room. The incident occurred on 14th April 2011, when passengers aboard … [Read more...]