Crushed phone sparks a fire on British Airways Dreamliner, investigators find
The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) published an investigation report on the incident of a fire onboard…
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Qatar Airways Boeing 777 suffers tire damage, diverts to Doha
A Qatar Airways Boeing 777 aircraft suffered nose tire damage while departing from Doha, Qatar to Bangkok, Thailand,…
Passengers evacuate after Viva Aerobus A320 nose gear collapse
A Viva Aerobus Airbus A320 aircraft suffered a gear failure while departing from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.According to the…
Irish Air Corps PC-9 glides back to safety after engine failure
An Irish Air Corps PC-9 suffered an in-flight engine failure on February 26, 2021. The mishap happened amid…
Boeing 747 engine catches fire, debris falls onto Dutch town
Shortly after taking off from Maastricht-Aachen airport, freighter Boeing 747-400 experienced engine fire resulting in debris falling on…
Air India Express Boeing 737 declares emergency but lands safely
Air India Express Boeing 737 made an emergency landing at Trivandrum International Airport (TRV), India, after suffering an…
DHL Boeing 757 freighter diverts due to cargo door opening
A DHL UK Air Boeing 757-200 returned to Leipzig Halle Airport (LEJ) after its main cargo door opened…
Delta Air Lines Boeing 717 slides off taxiway before takeoff
Delta Air Lines Boeing 717-200, carrying 77 passengers, slid off from the taxiway prior to departure to Atlanta…
Nippon Cargo Airlines Boeing 747 freighter suffers tailstrike
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) Boeing 747 freighter experienced a tailstrike while performing a go-around at Tokyo Narita Airport…
Pegasus Airlines Airbus A320 lands with tilted nose gear
Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines Airbus A320 experienced a nose gear problem during the landing at Basel Mulhouse-Freiburg EuroAirport (BSL),…
Man lives unnoticed at Chicago airport for 3 months
A fear of becoming infected with the COVID-19 virus sometimes makes people take unusual measures for self-protection. Reportedly…
Southwest crew finds written threat, evacuates plane
On January 11, 2020, Southwest Airlines (LUV) crew found a written threat upon arrival at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood…
Air France Boeing 777 diverts due to hydraulic leak
Air France Boeing 777-200 aircraft returned to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) shortly after the crew reported…
Indian authority probes GoAir for taking passengers on cargo-only flight
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) initiated an investigation on an unusual operation of a GoAir cargo-only…
Harsh weather forces two Vistara A320 flights to divert
Two Vistara flights were forced to divert to Mumbai and Kolkata due to bad weather conditions, announced the…
Investigation opens into SCAT B737 collision with bird flock
The Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan (AAK) initiated an investigation of the incident that involved on SCAT Airlines flight…
FAA closes Harrison Ford’s case: 78-year-old actor to fly again
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) closed the investigation of an incident, in which actor Harrison Ford was piloting…
Water, smoke and arcing electricity in the cockpit of Safair B737
On December 10, 2019, a crew of Boeing 737-400 belonging to South African low-cost carrier Safair experienced an…