Dozens of passengers who boarded a Qatar Airways plane in Athens, Greece on Monday expected to be on their way to their destination – Doha, Qatar – relatively quickly. Instead, they found themselves trapped inside a grounded plane for more than three hours, according to passenger Garth Collins, who posted about his experience on Instagram. […]
Flights at Palma de Mallorca airport in Mallorca, Spain, were suspended Tuesday after a sudden storm flooded runways. Video footage from inside the airport terminal show water gushing through the roof of the building, and photos show flood waters almost reaching the bottom of plane engines. Operations were “temporarily suspended” as flooding affected part of […]
Bailee Ann is in big trouble. The 16-year-old daughter of country music singer Jelly Roll didn’t consider one very important thing when she snuck out of her house with a friend: Technology. Gone are the days of secretly climbing out a window and scurrying down a tree under the guise of darkness. Security cameras will […]
A flight from Dallas to Tokyo was grounded last week after its pilot reportedly drank too much during the hours before the plane was set to take off. Japan Airlines canceled the flight set to take off on April 23, according to the online site Flight Aware, which tracks flight paths. The airline transferred its […]
Apr. 30—1/1 Swipe or click to see more COURTESY HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES / 2023 BLNR seeks to fine the operator/owner of the Nakoa $1.8 million for the damages to corals and live rock, as well as damages to culture and community caused by the yacht’s grounding at Honolua Bay. The Hawaii […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Alaska Airlines grounded all flights in the U.S. early Wednesday morning, according to the air carrier. The aircrafts “experienced an issue while performing an upgrade to the system that calculates our weight and balance,” Alaska Airlines officials said in a statement to KOIN 6 News. ‘If something’s broken, you fix it’: […]
Conor Bradley’s head could have been left spinning from a whirlwind few months but the Liverpool and Northern Ireland youngster’s feet remain firmly on the ground. This time last year the 20-year-old was starring on loan at League One Bolton, but since breaking into Jurgen Klopp’s side before Christmas he has turned in a string […]
A Russian Beriev A-50.AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool, File Russia’s early warning aircraft fleet is likely grounded, the UK MoD said. Russia only has a handful of the hi-tech planes that detect incoming missiles and identify ground targets. Ukraine has been having great success in shooting down Russian aircraft in recent weeks. Russia has likely grounded […]
Monroe County has temporarily grounded its three air ambulances after one of the Sikorski S76 helicopters made an emergency landing at Florida Keys/Marathon International Airport Thursday morning, according to the sheriff’s office. The helicopter was on its way to transport a patient to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital when the crew noticed its landing gear wasn’t […]
Michael Carrick has urged Middlesbrough supporters to dream of Carabao Cup glory even if he is keeping his feet firmly on the ground. Head coach Carrick, 42, will send his Sky Bet Championship side into semi-final, second-leg battle with Premier League Chelsea on Tuesday evening knowing they could be just 90 minutes away from Wembley […]
Four days after a section of the fuselage suddenly detached as an Alaska Airlines plane was taking off, United Airlines reported Monday its inspectors discovered several “instances that appear to relate to installation issues in the door plug,” including bolts needing additional tightening. United Airlines said it has been inspecting its fleet of Boeing 737 […]
United Airlines on Monday said it found loose bolts and other “installation issues” on a part of some Boeing 737 Max 9 jets that were inspected after a mid-flight blowout on a similar Alaska Airlines jet on on Friday. The inspections are focused on plugs used to seal an area set aside for extra emergency […]