Air New Zealand flight NZ81 braking fault blocks Auckland Airport runway, causing flight diversions and delays across New Zealand.
Aviation Incident/Accident
United Airlines’ brand new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner diverts to Singapore after electrical smell on its first transpacific flight.
A Singapore Airlines (SQ) long-haul service to Frankfurt was delayed after a ground vehicle struck one of the aircraft’s engines at Singapore Changi Airport (SIN).
FAA probes JFK near miss after American Airlines, Air Canada jets came within 350 feet during parallel approach. Second close call in days.
Frontier Airlines sues American Airlines again over a $670K wing collision at Boston Logan Airport that grounded an Airbus A321 for six days.
Southwest Boeing 737 returns to Las Vegas after HUD unit strikes captain during takeoff, First Officer lands safely.
Jet2 Boeing 737-800 flight LS3643 diverts to Faro after cabin smoke. 141 passengers safe; 95 emergency crew responded.
Woman dies on Qantas flight QF4 from New York JFK to Auckland. Police investigate sudden death as crew and doctors provided aid.
Air France flight 25 aborted takeoff at LAX after a Gulfstream jet entered runway 24L without clearance. FAA is investigating the April 8 incident.
A KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight heading to France was forced to return to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol after striking a heron shortly after takeoff, causing a technical incident that delayed passengers by nearly four hours.