NEWSMar 05, 2024Haiti's Gang Violence: Sky Cana Airbus A321 Shot While Landing in Port-au-PrinceOn the morning of February 29, an Airbus A321 was shot at upon arrival at Port-au-Prince Airport (PAP) in Haiti, damaging the fuselage. The aircraft, operated by Avion Express Malta on behalf of Dominican Airlines, managed to land safely with no reported injuries for the passengers onboard.Read More →
NEWSMar 05, 2024Pilot Helps Woman Deliver Baby During VietJet Flight From Taipei to BangkokA Pilot for VietJet by the name of Jakarin Sararnrakskul, helped deliver a baby while he was flying from Taipei, Taiwan, to Bangkok, Thailand. Read More →
NEWSMar 05, 2024Five Killed After Small Aircraft Crashes on Nashville FreewayFive dead in a west Nashville plane crash, as a single engine aircraft crashes next to I-40. The FAA and NSTB will be investigating the cause of the crash.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 →
NEWSMar 04, 2024Plane Takes King Harald V Back to Norway After Medical Procedure in MalaysiaEurope's oldest reigning monarch, 87-year-old Norwegian King Harald V, has returned home to Norway after receiving a pacemaker while on vacation in Malaysia. On February 28, Scandinavian Airlines' dedicated Boeing 737-700 medevac (air ambulance) aircraft took off from Oslo Airport (OSL) bound for Langkawi (LGK). On March 3, the SAS medevac aircraft began its return to Oslo, carrying King Harald.Read More →
NEWSMar 01, 2024Woman Dies After Getting Ill on American Airlines Flight From Punta CanaA 41-year-old female passenger suddenly fell ill on an American Airlines flight from Punta Cana (PUJ) to Charlotte (CLT). The aircraft made an emergency landing in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos (PLS) on February 28.Read More →
NEWSFeb 27, 2024Ryanair Flight Diverted to London-Gatwick Amid Flap MalfunctionDue to a flap malfunction, Ryanair flight FR 3945, operated with a Boeing 737-800, diverted to London-Gatwick (LGW) instead of its intended destination, Bournemouth (BOH). The flight departed from Faro at 7:20 p.m. local time before heading to Bournemouth's Hurn airport. While approaching the destination, the aircraft started a go-around and proceeded immediately to London Gatwick for emergency purposes.Read More →
NEWSFeb 26, 2024Power Bank Explodes on AirAsia Flight in Thailand, Causing Fear Among PassengersAbout 30 minutes after a Thai Air Asia flight from Bangkok-Don Mueang (DMK) took off, smoke emanated from row 15. It was soon discovered that this smoke was coming from a portable power bank that had suddenly ignited. The smoke caused the flight attendants to promptly grab one of the onboard fire extinguishers and put an end to the sudden fire.Read More →
NEWSFeb 26, 2024Unruly Passenger Restrained After Fighting With Crew on Emirates Flight to IslamabadOn February 24, an unruly passenger forced the cabin crew to intervene because of his violent actions on an Emirates Boeing B777-300 ER. The crew restrained him using cable ties during Emirates flight EK 614 from Dubai (DXB) to Islamabad (ISB). Emirates also confirmed the event's occurrence in an official statement.Read More →
NEWSFeb 26, 2024Passenger Receives CPR as Madrid-Bound Iberia Flight Diverts to Gran CanariaIberia flight IB 6844 from Buenos Aires-Ezeiza (EZE) to Madrid (MAD) diverted to Gran Canaria (LPA) on February 23. An Airbus A350-900, with registration EC-NJM, operated IB 6844 that day. The aircraft was back on the ground nearly ten hours after departure due to a passenger's medical issue. Read More →
