Serious incident: investigators probe thrust reverser deployment on TAP A320
Danish air accident investigators have released a preliminary report into a serious incident at Copenhagen airport, when thrust…
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11 things you need to know about aircraft black boxes
As Chinese investigators scour the wreckage of flight MU5735 for the black boxes that will provide vital clues…
Qatar Airways A350 jet diverts to Pakistan due to smoke alarm in cargo hold
A Qatar Airways flight scheduled to fly passengers from India to Qatar was diverted to Pakistan’s Karachi after…
Malaysia Airlines A330 jet took off with pitot tubes covered: ATSB report
The Australian Safety Transport Bureau (ATSB) published a final investigation report into a case of airspeed indication failure…
Finnair Airbus A350 jet collides with large bird in Bangkok
Another incident for Finnair. An Airbus A350 passenger aircraft operated by the Finnish flag carrier collided with a…
Finnair ATR 72-500 turboprop diverts to Riga due to smoke in cabin
A Finnair ATR 72-500 turboprop regional airliner was forced to make an emergency landing in Riga, Latvia due…
British Airways Boeing 777 loses door during Cape Town Airport incident
A British Airways Boeing 777 aircraft suffered significant fuselage damage while preparing for departure at Cape Town Airport…
Ryanair Boeing 737 jet diverts to France following reports of fire on board
A Ryanair Boeing 737 passenger aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in France following reports of…
PIA Airbus A320 diverts to Islamabad following reports of technical faults
A Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 passenger jet carrying 180 passengers was forced to return to Islamabad International…
SpiceJet Boeing 737 MAX diverts to Mumbai due to reported engine problem
A SpiceJet Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft diverted to Mumbai, India, due to a reported engine issue on…
Sita Air turboprop hits wild boar during takeoff in Nepal
Three wild boars caused an aircraft incident on a runway of Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) in Nepal. A Sita…
Boeing 767 freighter suffers tail strike, but continues flying for 8 hours
A Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft suffered a tail strike while departing from Tokyo, Japan, to Vancouver, Canada, but…
Air India Airbus A320 jet performs rejected takeoff after bird strike
An Air India Airbus A320 aircraft suffered an engine issue and performed a rejected takeoff after it collided…
Skyward Dash 8 skids off runway after gear collapse in Kenya
A flight scheduled between Nairobi and Elwak in Kenya concluded with a Dash 8 skidding off the runway…
UK Authority issues special bulletin about BA Boeing 787 nose gear incident
A Boeing 787-8 aircraft, registration number G-ZBJB, suffered damage to its lower forward fuselage following a nose gear…
Douglas DC-3 goes missing minutes after takeoff in Colombia
A 77-year-old Aliansa Aerolineas Douglas DC-3 went missing minutes after taking off from Villavicencio La Vanguardia Airport (VVC),…
Lufthansa CRJ-900 jet diversion potentially caused by e-cigarette
Smoke onboard forced a Lufthansa CRJ-900 flight crew to divert to Italy. But the costly diversion could have…
IndiGo ATR-72 suffers critical nose gear failure upon landing
An IndiGo ATR 72-600 (VT-IYX), built in 2019, experienced a critical nose gear failure upon landing at runway…