Descending into an airport is rarely considered the highlight of a journey, but some runways turn a standard arrival into an unforgettable experience. A new global study has crowned Lord Howe Island Airport in Australia as the world’s most beautiful airport landing, thanks to its rare ocean-to-beach runway and the breathtaking natural setting of this […]
A near-catastrophic incident occurred on Monday at Mexico City’s airport when an AeroMéxico regional aircraft landed while crossing over a Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 that had begun its takeoff procedure on the same runway.The Delta aircraft, Flight 590, carrying 144 passengers and six crew members, was initiating its departure when the flight crew noticed […]
People fleeing using emergency slides (screengrab from video taken from X) A landing gear malfunction during takeoff caused an American Airlines aircraft to abort its departure at Denver International Airport, resulting in at least one passenger injury and prompting an emergency evacuation on Saturday.The incident occurred at 2.45 pm local time when American Airlines Flight […]
The Ryanair plane’s wing tip collided with a fence at the Kalamata International Airport in Greece shortly after landing (Image credit: X@aviationbrk) A Ryanair Boeing 737, operating as Flight FR6080 from London Stansted to Greece’s Kalamata international airport, collided with a perimeter barrier while taxiing after landing on Wednesday. The impact caused significant damage to […]
SAN DIEGO: The runway lights were out, a weather alert system wasn’t working and there was heavy fog at a San Diego airport when a pilot who had flown across the country made the decision to proceed with landing but came up short and crashed into a neighborhood, likely killing all six aboard the aircraft, […]
Debris covers the ground after a small plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, setting homes and cars on fire and forcing evacuations (PTI Image) When the pilot attempted landing at the San Diego airport, the runway lights were out, a weather alert system wasn’t working, and there was heavy fog, leading to a crash […]
Passenger jet had to abort takeoff to avoid runway collision at New York’s LaGuardia Airport (Photo: AP) Federal officials are investigating why two planes got dangerously close on a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport earlier this month despite the airport being equipped with an advanced surface radar system that’s designed to help prevent such […]
