A British Airways (BA) flight carrying around 180 passengers narrowly avoided a serious accident during its approach to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), according to reports that have prompted a formal safety investigation.
Emergency landing
SWISS Flight LX16 diverted to Bangor after smoke filled its Airbus A330 cabin during a Zurich to New York JFK flight.
Human vision requires time to adapt to darkness, and beginning this process before takeoff or landing allows passengers to see more clearly if electrical power is lost during an emergency evacuation.
Delta Air Lines A321neo returned to New York JFK after a fuel leak, cockpit fumes, and an overweight emergency landing.
A British Airways (BA) Airbus A320 safely landed at London Heathrow Airport (LHR) on Wednesday after the flight crew declared an emergency following the discovery of a hydraulic system fault during the aircraft’s final approach.
Two Lufthansa (LH) Boeing 747-8 flights bound for the United States were forced to perform overweight landings within less than 24 hours after separate emergencies shortly after departure from Frankfurt Airport (FRA).
An Air India Express (IX) flight operating from Kannur International Airport (CNN) to Jeddah (JED) returned to its departure airport on Tuesday after pilots received an engine-related warning during the journey.
A Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 767 made an emergency landing at Narita International Airport (NRT) on Friday after a mechanical issue was reported during a domestic flight from Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) in southwestern Japan.
An Air France (AF) passenger flight traveling from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH) made an emergency diversion to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) on Monday after smoke was detected inside the aircraft cabin.
The reported F-35 incident comes amid heightened military tensions in the region between the United States and Iran, with Tehran launching fresh attacks in the Gulf.