U.S. aviation authorities are reviewing a rare real-world use of Garmin’s Autoland technology after a Beechcraft King Air B200 completed a fully automated emergency landing near Denver.
Emergency landing
A Jet2 flight from London Stansted to Tenerife South requested priority landing after a serious onboard medical emergency, with airport medical teams placed on standby to assist on arrival.
An Air France (AF) Airbus A320 carrying 173 passengers from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Ajaccio (AJA) made an emergency landing at Lyon-Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) on Saturday, December 20, after a technical incident occurred during the flight.
A Jet2 flight from London Stansted to Fuerteventura diverted to Faro after an onboard alert prompted the crew to request priority landing.
Air New Zealand (NZ) faced an in-flight engine shutdown on an Airbus A320 after a defective fire switch triggered an emergency diversion to Auckland (AKL).
Cathay Pacific (CX) grounded an Airbus A350-1000 after a tail strike occurred during a missed approach at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).
Air New Zealand (NZ) flight from Auckland (AKL) to Nelson (NSN) returned to Auckland after an engineering issue triggered an engine shutdown alert.
A passenger on United Airlines (UA) Flight 925 dropped a laptop into the side of a business class seat while crossing the Atlantic, triggering a fire-risk concern.
Canada became a stopover for passengers traveling on SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK) after their transatlantic flight from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), scheduled to land at Copenhagen Airport (CPH), requested an emergency landing.
A Qantas (QF) flight bound for Canberra (CBR) made an emergency landing shortly after takeoff on Wednesday morning following reports of smoke filling the cabin.