Lufthansa fined $2.6m for refusing to board Orthodox Jewish travellers: reports
Lufthansa (LHAB) (LHA) will provide financial compensation to Jewish passengers who were barred from boarding the carrier’s flight…
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Stay updated on aviation incidents, which refer to unexpected events or occurrences during flights or ground operations that may impact safety or operations.
Ural A320 incident at IKT airport caused by pilot’s handbag strap: report
A leaked memo appears to suggest that the placement of the pilot’s handbag led to an incident where…
Single-engine plane crashes into power line tower in Montgomery County, Maryland
A small aircraft crashed into a high-tension power line tower in Montgomery County, Maryland on the evening of…
Gulf Air A321 jet diverted to Iraq after crew member suffers heart attack
A Gulf Air Airbus A321 passenger aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in Erbil, Iraq after…
Rachet strap punctures Link Airways plane mid-air, three assessed for injuries
Three passengers were assessed for minor injuries after a Link Airways SAAB 340 turboprop suffered fuselage damage during…
Airbus A320 blocks runway for 12 hours after brakes jam while landing in Irkutsk
An Airbus A320-200 operated by Russia’s Ural Airlines paralyzed Irkutsk Airport (IKT) for 12 hours after the aircraft’s…
Korean Air to inspect Airbus A330s after runway excursion, engine incidents
Korean Air is taking dozens of Airbus A330 aircraft out of service for inspections after two incidents involving…
LATAM Airbus aircraft A320 suffers heavy damage after flying through storm
A LATAM Airbus A320 aircraft sustained significant damage to its windshield, engine and radome after flying through a…
VivaColombia A320 nearly runs out of fuel after two diversions
A VivaColombia Airbus A320 has landed with minutes to spare, having just 200 kilograms of fuel remaining after…
Ethiopian Airlines flight ET-3717 intercepted after hour-long radio silence
UPDATE 20-10-2022, 15:30 (UTC +3): This article was updated with a statement from the Hellenic Air Force.Ethiopian Airlines (EA) flight ET-3717…
Aeroflot Boeing 777 flight from Moscow evacuated in Delhi after bomb threat
An Aeroflot Boeing 777 passenger plane carrying 400 people on board made an emergency landing at a Delhi…
Footage captures moment Boeing 747 Dreamlifter loses a wheel after take-off
Footage has emerged showing the shocking moment a Boeing 747 Dreamlifter, owned by the Boeing Company, lost one…
Two Singapore Airlines cabin crew assaulted in Melbourne near layover hotel
Two Singapore Airlines (SIA1) (SINGY) cabin crew members became victims of a random assault in Melbourne on the…
Myanmar National Airlines plane attacked by gunfire; one passenger injured
A passenger onboard a Myanmar National Airlines domestic flight suffered facial injuries when a bullet pierced the aircraft…
Transavia Boeing 737 suffers structural damage during landing in France
A Transavia France Boeing 737 passenger aircraft suffered structural damage to its airframe while landing at Nantes Atlantique…
Boeing 737 freighter overshoots runway, dips in water at Montpellier Airport
A West Atlantic Boeing 737 freighter overshot the runway at Montpellier Airport and partially submerged into a lake…
Why did the flaps extend inadvertently on a Bombardier business jet?
UK aviation accident investigators have issued a special bulletin after the flaps on a Bombardier Challenger 604 extended…
Passenger dies while boarding Kenya Airways flight to Mombasa
A passenger died while boarding Kenya Airways (KQ) flight KQ612 from Nairobi to Mombasa after developing “breathing issues”…