A former employee of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) has lost a legal battle for compensation after a Dutch court ruled that his actions during an aircraft refueling operation created a serious safety risk and justified his dismissal.
Aviation Incident/Accident
An Iberia (IB) Airbus A350 suffered damage during a ceremonial water salute at Guayaquil International Airport (GYE) in Ecuador, forcing the aircraft to cancel its scheduled return flight to Madrid and remain grounded for inspections.
Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 suffers nose gear collapse at Frankfurt Airport, injuring staff and cancelling flight LH450 to LA.
Virgin Atlantic A350 G-VLIB diverted to Halifax after a cabin smoke smell on the VS148 Toronto to London Heathrow flight.
Delta DL83 Boeing 767 diverted to New York JFK after a lavatory and waste system failure during its transatlantic flight.
Delta pilot Dave Fiji died in a Georgia helicopter crash hours after his wedding; his bride survived the tragic accident.
British Airways stranded a Wick hotel manager and his fiancée in India for 12 days after cancelling their flight home.
Emirates A380 wake turbulence over Sarajevo injures five on Eurowings A320 flight EW-635 from Rhodes to Cologne.
United flight UA-236 to Mallorca diverted to Newark after a teen’s Bluetooth speaker named ‘BOMB’ triggered a security alert.
United Airlines (UA) flight UA2005 was operating from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Minneapolis-Saint Paul (MSP) when pilots declared a Level 4 passenger threat.