Category: ACCIDENTS & INCIDENTS

jetBlue Airbus A320 Reported Toxic Fumes on Board

Reading Time: < 1 minute A Jetblue Airbus A320-200, performing flight from Orlando to Newark (USA), reported fumes on board, passenger and cabin crew sick. Aircraft was enroute at FL340 about 90nm northwest of Orlando when the crew advised they had a medical emergency on board and descended the aircraft to FL290 and set course towards Raleigh Durham (USA). About 15 […]

Oxygen Masks Released on China Eastern Airlines A321 Flight

Reading Time: < 1 minute A China Eastern Airlines Airbus A321-200, performing flight from Qingdao to Guangzhou (China), automatically released passenger oxygen masks due to unknown circumstances. Aircraft was enroute at 10400 meters (FL341) about 140nm northeast of Nanchang (China) when the passenger oxygen masks were automatically released, cabin pressure and all other indications remained normal however. The crew decided to divert to […]

Turbulence Injures Flight Attendant on Spirit Airlines A320 Flight

Reading Time: < 1 minute A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320-200, performing flight from Cleveland to Las Vegas (USA), encountered severe turbulence. Aircraft was on approach to Las Vegas when the aircraft encountered moderate turbulence causing injuries to a flight attendant. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Las Vegas’ runway 26L about 10 minutes later. The FAA reported the flight […]

Flydubai Boeing 737 Commences Take-off Without Clearance

Reading Time: < 1 minute A Flydubai Boeing 737-800, performing flight from Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia) to Dubai (United Arab Emirates), commenced takeoff without clearance and rejected. Aircraft commenced takeoff from runway 06R without take-off clearance, tower instructed the aircraft to reject takeoff, the crew complied and rejected take-off. The aircraft vacated the runway about 1700 meters/5700 feet down the runway and […]

American Airlines Boeing 777 Engine Shuts Down in Flight

Reading Time: < 1 minute An American Airlines Boeing 777-200, performing flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Miami (USA) with 206 passengers and 13 crew, engine shut down in flight. Aircraft was enroute at FL350 over the Atlantic Ocean about 650nm westnorthwest of Shannon (Ireland) when the crew declared emergency reporting they had shut down the right hand […]

Turkish Airlines
THY Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 Experiences Bird Strike

Reading Time: < 1 minute A THY Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX, performing flight from Istanbul (Turkey) to Accra (Ghana), experienced bird strike. Aircraft was in the initial climb out of Istanbul Ataturk’s runway 05 when the aircraft received a bird strike prompting the crew to stop the climb at 9000 feet. Crew decided to return to Istanbul for a […]

Avior Airlines Boeing 737 Overruns Runway on Landing

Reading Time: < 1 minute An Avior Airlines Boeing 737-200, performing flight from Caracas (Venezuela) to Manaus (Brazil), overran runway on landing. Aircraft landed on Manaus’ runway 29 but overran the end of the runway and came to a stop past the end of the runway end safety area with all gear on soft ground. There were no injuries.

REPORT | Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX 8 Was Unfit to Fly

Reading Time: 2 minutes Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) has released a preliminary report into the crash of Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX 8. It is confirmed that the aircraft which crashed into the Java Sea killing 189 on board was not in an airworthy condition the day before its fatal flight. Previous Flight Data (28 October, 2018) The […]

Ikar Embraer ERJ-190 Experiences Incorrect Fuel Indication

Reading Time: < 1 minute An Ikar Embraer ERJ-190, performing flight from Orsk to Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia) with 76 passengers and 5 crew, showed incorrect fuel indication. Aircraft was enroute at FL340 about 100nm south of Kazan (Russia) when the crew decided to divert to Kazan due to incorrect fuel indications. The aircraft landed safely in Kazan. Passengers reported that […]

Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-800 Overruns Runway on Landing

Reading Time: < 1 minute A Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-800, performing flight from Jakarta to Yogyakarta (Indonesia) with 153 people on board, overran runway on landing. Aircraft landed on Yogyakarta’s runway 09 but overran the end of the runway and came to a stop with the nose gear about 3 meters past the runway on the paved surface of the runway […]