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OccurrencesSydney airport. Singapore airlines aircraft hits aerobridge
Sydney, Australia - An Airbus A-380 was pulling into the gates when one of its engines impacted
An aircraft of Singapore airlines made contact with one of the gate's aerobridges while taxiing at Sydney airport, today May 26. The Airbus A-380 had just landed and was pulling into the gates when... more
OccurrencesChina, two aircraft to Urumqi diverted after suspected terrorism threat
Shanghai, China - The city, in the autonomus and troubled region of Xinjiang, was hit hours earlier by blasts at a street market, where 31 people were killed
Two flights of the Chinese airline Juneyao flying from Shangai to Urumqi, in the autonomous and troubled region of Xinjiang, were diverted yesterday, May 22, to other airports after warnings of possible... more
OccurrencesNigeria, British spy plane to help schoolgirls search breaks down
Waddington, England - The Sentinel R-1 is planned to be used for its advanced ground scanning radar
A Royal Air Force (RAF) spy plane sent to join the international hunt for more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants in the town of Chibok on April 15 (AVIONEWS) had been grounded en route... more
OccurrencesChicago airports, about 1.100 flights were deleted after an electrical problem
Chicago, USA - A faulty bathroom exhaust fan forced the evacuation of an air traffic control facility near the city
More than 1.100 flights were deleted yesterday, May 13, in both Chicago international airports because of an electrical problem in the Chicago Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON), an air Illinois... more
OccurrencesLinate airport. Alitalia's flight involved in bird strike: runway closed for 15 minutes
Milan, Italy - The aircraft coming from Varsavia was in landing phase. No consequences
An Alitalia's flight was involved yesterday at 4:30 pm local time in a bird-strike while landing in Milan's airport of Linate, Italy. The event, as reported by "Il Giorno", didn't cause any consequence... more
OccurrencesOslo: SAS aircraft evacuated because of smoke in the cabin
Oslo, Norway - The problem occurred just after the engines were started
The passengers of a Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) aircraft bound for Brussels were evacuated today, Tuesday 6 May 2014, at Oslo-Gardemoen Airport because of the presence of smoke in the cabin, at about 8:30... more
OccurrencesAustralia, emergency landing for a Cobham Aviation plane
Perth, Australia - An engine fire occurred after take-off: the aircraft returned to Perth with no consequences
A big scare only for the 93 passengers on board into the British Aerospace 146 four-engine plane flying from Perth to Barrow Island, in Western Australia, today 29th of April at 10:40am local time. None... more
OccurrencesComputer glitch grounds one of LOT's Dreamliner aircraft
Warsaw, Poland - The problem emerged just before the takeoff
Another problem for a Boeing 787. This time is one of LOT Polish Airlines' Dreamliner aircraft to be involved: the plane was grounded for a malfunctioning of the on-board computer, just before the departure... more
OccurrencesB-767 airplane forced to make emergency landing at East Midlands Airport
Castle Donington, UK - Second case after the FAA’s Airworthiness Directive
Six fire engines were alerted yesterday at East Midlands Airport in Castle Donington, after a B-767 aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing. The B-767 was en route from Barbados to "Birmingham... more
OccurrencesDreamliner problems hit again: glitches on Nowegian and Air India's aircraft
Oslo, Norway - Fuel leak on a 787 flying to Oslo, trasnponder malfunctioning on a London-bound Boeing
Problems again for the 787 Dreamliner aircraft, which in the past few days returned at the centre of attention for some glitches: the latest reports involve Norwegian Air Shuttle and Air India. On Monday... more
OccurrencesNTSB to take part in the investigation over the new problems for the Dreamliner aircraft
Tokyo, Japan - Criticism emerges again for the solution implemented by Boeing for the battery system
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) of the United States will participate in the investigation of a smoke event involving the main battery of a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft... more
OccurrencesKLM aircraft damages 17 cars at S. Maarten Airport, the planerpotters' paradise (VIDEO)
St. Maarten, Sint Martin - The jetblast caused by the enginers blew out windshields and windows
A KLM 747 aircraft arriving from Amsterdam damaged 17 cars which were parked close to Saint Maarten's "Princess Juliana" Airport, which is considered hte planespotters' paradise because of the proximity... more
OccurrencesNew battery issues for the Dreamliner aircraft: 787 grounded in Japan
Tokyo, Japan - The problem emerged during maintenance activities
New problems emerged for Boeing's Dreamliner aircraft: Japan Airlines communicated it grounded one of its 787s at Tokyo-Narita Airport, since the company engineers detected smoke outside of the airplane,... more
OccurrencesSikorsky wins contract for the development of the X-Plane, the VTOL aircraft which will be the successor of the Osprey
Stratford, USA - It will have a maximum speed higher than the V-22's
The US' Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Sikorsky Innovations (the technology development organization of Sikorsky Aircraft) a contract for Phase 1 of the Vertical Take-Off and... more
OccurrencesEtihad aircraft issues mayday and makes emergency landing in Australia
Brisbane, Australia - The A-330 of the Abu Dhabi-based company had just took off from Brisbane
On Thursday 21 November 2013 a Singapore-bound Airbus A-330 operated by Etihad Airways issued a mayday call and was forced to reverse its course and make an emergency landing at Australia's Brisbane Airport,... more
OccurrencesBoeing cargo aircraft lands at the wrong airport, and now it cannot take off
Wichita, USA - The runway of the facility is too short
A Boeing cargo aircraft landed at Jabara Airport, Kansas during the night between Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 November 2013: the weird aspect of this fact is that it was supposed to land at McConnell... more
OccurrencesTurbulence for Dublin-bound United aircraft, injuries for eight passengers
Dublin, Ireland - The flight had took off from New York
A United Airlines aircraft experienced a strong turbulence in its flight to Dublin today, Monday 21 October 2013, causing injuries for eight oput of the 137 persons who were on board (129 passengers and... more
OccurrencesCagliari: problems after the takeoff for a Ryanair aircraft
Cagliari, Italy - It seems that one of the engines shut off during the flight
A Treviso-bound Ryanair aircraft which departed from Cagliari-Elmas experienced some problems this morning: the pilot of the Boeing 737 aircraft of the Irish low-cost company was forced to reverse its... more
OccurrencesProblems to the engine of the aircraft, Italian passengers stranded in Benghazi
Milan, Italy - The flight had departed on Saturday night from Milan-Malpensa
Unlucky journey for 231 Italian tourists, who hoped to spend some pleasant days in Zanzibar and instead, after an unscheduled stop in Benghazi, Libya, were forced to come back home. The aircraft, flight... more
OccurrencesHelicopters and industry. Shutdown of the US' government: the consequences for United Technologies
Stratford, USA - The company is forced to furlough thousands of employees
The shutdown of the Government of the United States, which entered into effect in the evening of September 30, 2013 because of the Congress' failure to agree on a federal budget for fiscal year 2014, is... more
OccurrencesAll Nippon Airways Dreamliner aircraft forced to reverse course due to radar malfunctioning
Tokyo, Japan - Passengers moved to another 787
A Dreamliner aircraft was once again involved in a problem while in flight: a Boeing 787 operated by All Nippon Airways was forced to reverse its course and return to Tokyo-Haneda after just one hour of... more
OccurrencesAn alert indicator comes on: Japan Airlines' Dreamliner aircraft reverses course and returns to Boston
Boston, USA - "Just a precautionary measure", a company spokesperson declares
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner bound for Tokyo-Narita was forced to reverse its course and return to its departure airport, Boston's "Logan", because a mechanical indicator alert came on in the cockpit. Flight... more
OccurrencesHoneywell joins AAIB, NTSB and FAAA in the investigation on the fire on a Dreamliner aircraft at London Heathrow
London, United Kingdom - Fire appeared to be burning in the zone where the transmitter, which is manufactured by the US' company, is installed
Honeywell joined the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) of the United Kingdom, the National Transportation Safety Board NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the investigation regarding... more
OccurrencesFire on a Dreamliner at Heathrow: airlines confirm their trust in Boeing's aircraft
London, United Kingdom - British Airways reiterates start of the operations with the 787s from September
The fire which involved a 787 Dreamliner operated by Ethiopian Airlines at London-Heathrow Airport on Sunday 14 July 2013 reignited the debate about the safety of Boeing's state-of-the-art aircraft, which... more
OccurrencesMilitary aircraft crashes in Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan - The pilot has reported minor injuries
The pilot of a Pakistani military aircraft has experienced dramatic moments today during a routine operational training. Due to problems that are still unknown, the aircraft has gone out of control... more
OccurrencesProblems again for LOT's Dreamliners
Warsaw, Poland - According to the company spokesperson, the two issues are not related with the glitches of the battery system
On Thursday 4 July 2013 LOT Polish Airlines was forced to cancel an intercontinental flight and to postpone a second one because of problems which occurred on two Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft which were... more
OccurrencesTwo problems in two days for 787 Dreamliner aircraft in Japan
Tokyo, Japan - Malfunctioning for an engine and the deicing system
Two Dreamliner aircraft of two Japanese companies were characterized by technical glitches between yesterday and today: these kind of problems are not unusual on commercial airplanes, but in this case... more
OccurrencesAirplane crash-lands in Indonesia
Kupang, Indonesia - Two people injured, reasons unknown yet
A MA-60 airplane has crash-landed today at El Tari Airport, near the city of Kupang, the capital of the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara. The 5617 flight took off from Indonesian Bajawa Soa... more
OccurrencesLight airplane risks crash in Great Britain (VIDEO)
Cheltenham, United Kingdom - The pilot has suffered minor injuries
A light aircraft Cirrus Sr-22 has risked crash this morning at 10:45 local time. The accident occurred in the town of Cheltenham, in the Gloucesershire region in the United Kingdom. The aircraft has fallen... more
OccurrencesNew battery problem for a Dreamliner aircraft of Japan Airlines
Tokyo, Japan - Problem cause by an erroneous maintenance operation
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by Japan Airlines, which was ready to takeoff from Tokyo and was bound for Beijing was grounded because of a battery problem. No, you are not reading an article which dates... more