Air Safety news and insight from around the United Kingdom
A helicopter with two people onboard has crash-landed in a field and burst into flames after the pilot attempted to make an emergency landing. The aircraft came down near the Masons Arms Pub, Long Marston, Warwickshire just after midday. Local reports say both the pilot and passenger were able to [read more]
CCTV images that have been been widely shared show the moment that ground staff lose control a former Flybe Dash 8 at Aberdeen Airport last tuesday. The aircraft apparently had no braking ability and the video shows ground staff desperately trying to stop the aircraft rolling forward before it collides [read more]
The wife of First Lieutenant Kenneth “Kage” Allen has lead tributes after the US Air Force officially named Lt Allen as the pilot killed in Mondays F15 Crash in the North Sea. Hannah Allen described her husband as “perfect” adding that she had “never been treated with more love and [read more]
A US Air Force (USAF) F15 Eagle has crashed into the North sea off the Yorkshire Coast. A search and rescue operation was put into action near Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire. Later in the day, Col. Will Marshall, Commanding Officer of the 48th Fighter Wing confirmed that the body of [read more]
The pilot of a Cirrus SR22 (G-CTAM) was able to avoid a potentially fatal crash by deploying the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) earlier today. The aircraft was on a flight from Dunkeswell Airfield in Exeter to Lee-On-Solent before the pilot lost control of the aircraft for an unknown reason [read more]
A privately owned aircraft landed at a closed RAF Base without permission on Bank Holiday Monday according to the MOD’s Air safety information management system (ASIMS). The report filed says that a Pilatus PC12 N412MD took off from Fairoaks Airfield in Surrey and flew to RAF Valley on Anglesey. As [read more]
Local media in Pakistan is reporting that a Pakistan International Airways Airbus A320 has crashed in Karachi whilst attempting to land at Jinnah International Airport (KHI/OKPC). Flight PK8303 crashed in the Karachi’s Model-Colony district after reportedly developing a “technical fault”. Local reports suggest the aircraft hit 5 houses on the [read more]
A member of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Snowbirds has been tragically killed following a crash shortly after take-off yesterday from Kamloops airport. A video of the accident shows a pair of Canadair CT114 Tutors, the type used by the Snowbirds take off before one pitches up before appearing [read more]
Irish carrier Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) has come under fire after images appeared on social media showing a packed flight from London to Belfast. The images posted on twitter by BBC NI journalist Kelly Bonner show a packed flight with most of the seats taken in breach of social distancing guidelines. [read more]
A British Airways Airbus A350 has collided with an Emirates Boeing 777 on the ground at Dubai International (DXB/OMDB). The aircraft, G-XWBA, was due to operate British Airways flight BA106 to London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL). An image posted on Twitter by @airline_kitty shows that both aircraft appear to have suffered damage [read more]
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