by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 3, 2021 | News
The crew of a Spirit A320neo ordered an evacuation after a bird strike appeared to cause an engine fire. There were no significant injuries. The incident happened on Saturday, the 2nd of October. It involved Spirit flight NK-3044, from Atlantic City International...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Aug 24, 2021 | News
An Alaska Airlines 737 crew decided to evacuate after landing, as a passenger’s phone sparked and caught fire. There were some injuries. The incident happened on Monday, the 23rd of August, on Alaska Airlines flight AS751. The aircraft flew from New Orleans (KMSY) in...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Aug 17, 2021 | News
The prototype of the Ilyushin Il-112V aircraft suffered a crash, reportedly as its crew of three attempted to land. There were no survivors. The accident happened today, as the Ilyushin Il-112V crew flew near Kubinka Air Base (UUMB), near Moscow. According to local...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Jul 22, 2021 | News
A UPS Boeing 747 freighter had to return to its origin airport, after its crew faced an engine fire, that they were unable to extinguish in the air. The crew were performing UPS flight 5X-3 from Hong Kong (VHHH), China, to Dubai (OMDB) in the United Arab Emirates. But...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Jun 11, 2021 | News
A Southwest flight had to divert after a passenger’s phone began to emit smoke. The episode began when one passenger struck another, with the phone. The incident happened on Southwest flight WN-4699, from Dallas Love Field (KDAL), Texas to Fort Lauderdale (KFLL) in...
