NEWSOct 27, 2024Qatar Airways 787 Landing Gear Sinks Into Tarmac Drain at Doha AirportWhile taxiing to the runway for takeoff, the right main landing gear of a Qatar Airways 787-8 sunk into a drainage hole at Doha’s Hamad International Airport (DOH). Read More →
NEWSOct 13, 2024Alaska Airlines 737 Windshield Cracks, Forces Emergency Landing in MontanaAlaska Airlines Boeing 737 made an unscheduled landing in Missoula, Montana, after the flight deck windshield cracked mid-flight. The airline issued a statement confirming the diversion resulted from a crack in the flight deck window.Read More →
NEWSSep 22, 2024Mouse ‘Jumped’ Out of Passenger’s In-Flight Meal, Forces SAS Emergency LandingA Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Copenhagen after a mouse leaped out of a passenger’s in-flight meal and into the aircraft aisle. While not seemingly dangerous, rodents, like mice, pose severe safety risks to aircraft operations as the animals tend to chew on electrical wiring. Read More →
NEWSAug 20, 2024Passengers Stranded for Over 20 Hours After Pilot Taxis Swiss 777 Into GrassA Boeing 777 got stuck in grass during an emergency stop in Kazakhstan, leaving over 300 passengers stranded. See how Swiss International Airlines responded and how the flight was able to continue.Read More →
NEWSAug 11, 2024Donald Trump’s Private Jet Forced To Make Emergency Landing After a Mechanical IssueArticle covering Trump's emergency landing in Billings. Possible causes are discussed as well as the history of trump's 757 itself.Read More →
NEWSJun 18, 2024Possible Bird Strike Causes Passenger Plane To Burst into Flames Mid-AirA suspected bird strike has caused a Virgin Australia plane to make an emergency landing in New Zealand after one of its engines caught fire shortly after takeoff. The Melbourne-bound flight left Queenstown on Monday evening with footage emerging later that appeared to show fire coming from the Boeing 737-800.Read More →
NEWSMar 12, 2024Aer Lingus Crew Hospitalized After Possible Toxic Fumes on Flight EI166Several Aer Lingus crew members on flight EI166 had reportedly been exposed to Toxic Fumes which forced the flight to make an emergency diversion back to Dublin. The crew members were hospitalized and are receiving treatment for potential fume inhalation.Read More →
NEWSMar 11, 2024Cargo Door Issue Forces American Airlines Flight to Return to Raleigh-Durham Less Than One Hour After DepartureAn American Airlines plane made an emergency landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) on March 11. Flight AA 802 departed RDU for Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) at 6:53 a.m. local time. After taking off from RDU, the flight crew became concerned with an issue involving the cargo door and returned to RDU after approximately 15 minutes.Read More →
NEWSMar 04, 2024Investigation Underway After Embraer Lands on Closed Section of Runway in Northern BrazilIn a near-catastrophic event, a plane landed on runway 26 under construction at Boa Vista International Airport (BVB) in northern Brazil, almost impacting a maintenance van.Read More →
NEWSFeb 20, 2024JFK-Bound Flight Returns to Toronto After Fire Breaks Out in Cockpit, Pilot Declares 'Mayday' on RadioAn Endeavor Airlines Bombardier CRJ-900 operating flight 4826 between Toronto (YYZ) and New York (JFK) was forced to return to YYZ after declaring an emergency. The pilot returned due to a "burnt electrical smell" in the regional jet's cockpit. After landing at YYZ, the CRJ-900 was checked by firefighters for any potential fire damage before the flight was escorted to its gate by fire trucks. Read More →
