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AccidentsAttacks by airplanes. The memory of September 11th
They changed American history and that of aviation
Today we commemorate 22 years since the terrorist attacks by airplanes of September 11, 2001, which struck the heart of the United States. The history of the world would have changed, first and foremost... more
AirlinesUK: airline chaos will cost 90 million euros
According to the International Air Transport Association; 1100 flights cancelled
The chaos recorded in recent days in the skies of the United Kingdom could cost airlines up to 90 million euros. Indeed, due to a technical failure, 1,100 flights have been canceled since Monday, causing... more
AirlinesUnited States: traveller attacks stewardess
670 reports of harassing passengers from the beginning of 2023
Another attack in the United States by a passenger harassing a flight attendant. This time it happened on an aircraft of the ultra low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines, after the cabin crew asked the traveler... more
AirportsNew York airport: terminal closed
Operation suspended after long power outage
Terminal 1 of New York's "John Fitzgerald Kennedy" International Airport will be closed for the whole day today due to problems with the electrical system. Some scheduled inbound and outbound flights have... more
HelicoptersUkraine aircraft crash: sabotage is considered
Zelensky: "Several theories are being examined" in the investigation into the crashed helicopter
Ukrainian investigators are evaluating several theories about the causes of the aircraft crash that happened yesterday in the city of Brovary, a suburb in the Kiev region. A Ukrainian Air Force Emergency... more
AirlinesWing touch of an ITA Airways plane in New York
Reconstruction with audio recordings between pilots and control tower - VIDEO
The audio recordings relating to the wing touch by the pilot of an A-330/200 aircraft (registration EI-EJM) of the national airline ITA Airways, to the detriment of a Bombardier CRJ-900 aircraft (registration... more
Civil aviationPilot unconscious, passenger lands Cessna 208 plane
Following instructions from the control tower - VIDEO
The pilot of a Cessna 208 plane fainted and a passenger, sitting at the controls and following instructions from control tower operators, landed the aircraft without ever having any flying experience.... more
AirlinesUnruly passengers (3): flight hijacked in the USA
Violent traveller held in his seat by flight attendants
The number of air transport incidents caused by unruly passengers continues to rise in the US skies. One of the most significant cases in 2022 was the party organised on board a charter flight, operated... more
AirportsItalian Ansv: final report on serious incident to a Boeing aircraft in Fiumicino in 2019
Registration LN-LND, occurred to the B-787/8 on August 10 -ATTACHMENT
The Agenzia nazionale per la sicurezza del volo (ANSV, Italian Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authority) published on its website the investigation final report about the serious incident involving... more
AirportsChina: bad weather blocks Harbin-Taiping airport
This is the effect of an unprecedented snowstorm
In these hours China is shaken by an unprecedented snowstorm. According to the railway company China Railway Harbin Group, around 60 trains were blocked throughout the province, while others had to reschedule... more
Civil aviationScotland: plane carrying German national team makes emergency landing
The KlasJet airline plane had departed from Iceland and headed to Germany
The flight KLJ2703, operated by the Lithuanian company KlasJet, carrying the German national football team, makes an emergency landing in Edinburgh. The plane took off from Reykjavik airport, Iceland,... more
AirlinesZurich: United Airlines plane came back after bird-strike
The occurrence happened a few minutes after take-off
Yesterday, Monday August 9, 2021, an aircraft of the air carrier United Airlines was forced to cancel its take-off due to a bird-strike, specifically some birds entered the engine of the plane. It was... more
OccurrencesBird-strike for an ATR-72 aircraft of Air India Express
With 45 passengers on board
An Air India Express ATR-72-600 aircraft received sustainable damage to its right-hand wing after a large bird impacted and penetrated the wing-to-body fairing.The airplane, registration VT-RKM, was performing... more
AccidentsAircraft: collision in flight between KC-130J Hercules and Marine F-35B
Contact during in-flight refuelling; no casualties -VIDEO
A United States Marine Corps Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II airplane collided with a KC-130J Hercules yesterday during an in-flight refuelling operation. The pilot of the F-35B successfully ejected,... more
AirportsEmergency landing for Air Force Two: Mike Pence aboard
It would have been a bird strike - VIDEO
In the last few hours there was some apprehension in United States after the emergency landing of Air Force Two, the Boeing C-32 that normally carries US vice president. On board was White House number... more
Occurrences"Ciara" storm: "abnormal" air landings in northern Europe
Aircraft in distress at airports crowd the web - VIDEO
Half of Europe was hit by the "Ciara" storm. France, Germany and Great Britain are the most affected countries with flooding, blocking of aircraft and rail connections, interruption of the electricity... more
OccurrencesIran: plane finished off the runway, the tragedy is close
The causes have not yet been clarified - VIDEO
An airplane ended up off the runway in Iran while landing at Mahshahr airport. Fortunately, there were no casualties, despite the fact that the aircraft had arrived very close to the town. The 135 passengers... more
OccurrencesSharm el Sheikh: airplane caught fire at the airport
This is an aircraft of the new Ukrainian carrier SkyUp Airlines
Today a B-737/800 plane of the Ukrainian carrier SkyUp Airlines caught fire with 196 passengers on board a few minutes after landing at Sharm el Sheikh airport. Starting from Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine, once... more
OccurrencesTurbulence on the plane and moments of panic for Prince William and Kate
Landing out of the program - VIDEO
Moments of panic for Prince William and Kate Middleton: last night, due to the violent turbulence, their A-330 Raf Voyager plane bound for Islamabad, Pakistan, had to divert its route to Lahore airport.... more
OccurrencesMC-21/300 aircraft lands in emergency in Moscow
The latest Russian model plane would present technical problems
Today, a new-generation MC-21/300 aircraft made an emergency landing at Zhukovsky airport near Moscow. The airplane probably developed technical problems during a test flight.A source from the "Gromov... more
OccurrencesFlybe: passenger from Sierra Leone shows gastrointestinal symptoms
Quarantine takes place on the plane
Today on August 9, 107 passengers of the British company "FlyBe" departed from Paris, it has been "quarantined" for over an hour on a plane at Manchester airport after a traveller from Sierre Leone experienced... more
OccurrencesA Ryanair passenger would have punched a hostess
Portuguese law enforcement agencies have intervened - VIDEO
A Ryanair passenger was arrested by the Portouguese police on August 7th because he could beaten a stewardess before a Ryanair plane took off for 20 minutes late from Faro and headed to London-Stansted... more
OccurrencesBritish Airways (2): IT bag has been solved
Check-in and flights resumed after a few hours
British Airways apologized for the enormous inconvenience caused by an IT problem which arose on August 7th (see AVIONEWS) which prevented the check-in and long delays in flight; a BA representative communicated... more
OccurrencesBA: a plane to Valencia forced to emergency landing
The engine caught fire terrorizing the passengers - VIDEO
A British Airways (BA) A-320 airplane from London caught fire and it had to make the emergency landing in Valencia on August 5. Passengers and crew spreading were in panic while they had been evacuated... more
OccurrencesNordWind aircraft aborts takeoff with about 180 on board
At the Moscow-Sheremetyevo airport: passengers and crew evacuated; wounded
It happened at 00:45 this morning on July 19, when the commander of a B-737 aircraft of the NordWind Airline company bound for Yerevan had to interrupt the take-off run on the runway of the Moscow-Sheremetyevo... more
OccurrencesOut of mind passenger forces plane to reverse course
For security reasons, return to New York
A passenger began to heavily insult the crew and passengers on the plane that took off from New York's "JFK" airport and headed for Malpensa. The pilot was forced to make the decision to safeguard the... more
OccurrencesEmbraer on occurrence to E-190 aircraft
Occurred yesterday to the flight UB103 by Myanmar National Airlines
Embraer was informed, yesterday, of the occurrence with an Embraer E-190 aircraft operating the flight UB 103 by Myanmar National Airlines at the airport of Mandalay, in Myanmar. All passengers and crewmembers... more
OccurrencesUK: a Piper PA-46 airplane has disappeared during flight over the English Channel
On board there seems to be Cardiff striker Emiliano Sala
A Piper PA-46 Malibu plane that took off last night from Nantes and destined to Cardiff disappeared from the radar of French flight controllers while flying over the English Channel, specifically in the... more
OccurrencesBrazil: helicopter falls and kills man on the ground
Safe the three people on board -VIDEO
Fatal misfortune for a 42-year-old Brazilian who was killed yesterday in the crash of a Robinson R-44 Raven II helicopter, which crashed into the ground during a scenic flight while walking down the street,... more
OccurrencesGermany. Emergency landing for Merkel's aircraft
Technical problem?
The State aircraft used to transport Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel to Buenos Aires for the G20 summit had to make an emergency landing yesterday evening at Cologne airport after taking off from Berlin... more