According to the statement released by the Istanbul airport, the pilot had contacted the air traffic controller (ATC) seeking permission to land due to some malfunctions in the landing gear. No one was injured and the crew was safe.
A Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt landed hard and bounced off the runway at Los Angeles International Airport. Luckily, the flight landed successfully on a second attempt.
This adds to another burden in Boeing's ongoing crisis since the door-plug panel of an Alaska Airlines flight blew open mid-air in January. The company is facing multiple investigations and is also grappling with a recent whistleblower account accusing it of taking manufacturing shortcuts.
The Boeing aircraft bound for Houston Hobby Airport with 135 passengers and six crew members aboard climbed to about 10,300 feet (3,140 m) before returning 25 minutes after takeoff. Later, a video surfaced online which triggered a question: Is it safe to fly on Boeing aircraft?
The Boeing 737 landed safely, and the passengers headed to Houston were being put onto another aircraft, Southwest Airlines said in a statement.
As part of the ongoing exercise Gagan Shakti-24, Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft recently operated from the Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) in the northern sector in Kashmir valley. A large number of troops were airlifted and subsequently, air landed utilising Chinook.
The crew onboard offered assistance to the passenger until the flight made an emergency landing in Indore where the passenger was taken for further treatment.
At least 50 people were injured Monday by what LATAM Airlines described as a “strong movement” on the Chilean plane travelling from Sydney to Auckland, New Zealand.
A spokesman for the South American airline told the Herald there had been a "technical problem" on the flight that affected some crew and passengers, without providing further details.
The report mentioned that the second-in-command pilot had notified his co-pilot earlier in the day that he had not had “proper rest" as he had one-month-old twins and “had to wake up several times to help his wife take care of the babies".
The plane burst into flames when it crashed in a grassy median just off Interstate 40 and behind a Costco on the city’s westside. The crash scene was about 4.8 kilometres south of the general aviation airport.
The bigger plane, a Dash 8 operated by Safarilink Aviation airline with 44 on board, including five crew members, was heading to the coastal resort town of Diani when the crew reported a loud bang soon after takeoff from Wilson Airport and decided to turn back.
The single-engine Cessna 208 was trying to reach the nearby Miami Seaplane Base, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Seven people had been on the plane, and they were all taken to safety.
The AA Flight 1219 was forced to make an emergency landing back to Albuquerque after the unruly passengers tried to open an emergency exit door mid-air. The case is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
According to the authorities, the private plane lost the door around 5:30 p.m. as it flew over Cheektowaga, a few miles south of the airport.
The helicopter carrying Pinera, 74, and three others plunged into a lake in southern Chile. The former president was pronounced dead shortly after rescue personnel arrived at the scene. The other three passengers survived.
A team of investigators has been deployed to look into the accident involving a BAE Jetstream aircraft, Canada's Transportation Safety Board said, adding that it was gathering information.
Fire officials said no injuries were reported in the incident as the Boeing cargo plane made an emergency landing. Boeing has been engulfed in a crisis since an Alaska Airlines plane made an emergency landing after a piece of its fuselage broke off mid-air earlier this month.
The emergency diversion to Tampa was prompted by the activation of a door indicator light, according to a spokesperson from the airport. United Flight 2434 had departed from Sarasota-Bradenton International at 3:42 pm (local time) on January 10.
A source familiar with the matter said United has so far found closer to 10 airplanes with loose bolts during its preliminary checks, up from an initial five first reported by industry publication The Air Current, and the figure may increase.
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