The incident occurred on July 3, 2024 at around 16:04 local time.  Flight BR395 was preparing for takeoff to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) in Taipei, and was taxiing when the aircraft精东影业 left wing hit a lighting pole.

The collision caused the pole to collapse, denting the aircraft精东影业 left wing.

Photographs of the incident were taken and posted on various social media platforms, including X (formerly Twitter). The light pole can be seen on the ground next to the aircraft.

Airport authorities said that conditions on the runway during the incident, including weather, visibility and signals, were as normal.

Fortunately, the incident did not disrupt the flight精东影业 operation, and the aircraft was able to depart and arrive at TPE airport safely.

The B777-300ER was grounded for repair when it arrived in Taipei.聽

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• Aviation Safety

byJean Carmela Lim

2024-05-09

The incident occurred around 05:00 local time on June 28, 2024, when the airport area received about 148.5mm of rain in a span of just three hours, more than the average for all of June, according to India’s weather office.

A portion of the canopy at the departure area of Terminal 1 collapsed, and flight operations were then shut down until 14:00 local time.

During a press briefing, India精东影业 Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu told reporters that the entire terminal had been evacuated and an investigation into the collapse ordered.

Video footage and photographs posted on social  media platforms such as X (formerly known as Twitter) show pillars supporting the roof smashing into cars parked along the airport’s Terminal 1.

Airport officials said that the roof sheet and the support beams gave in, damaging four cars parked in the pick-up and drop area of the terminal.

Reports indicate that one person has died, with six others injured.

Naidu stated that a compensation fee of two million rupees ($24,000) will be paid to the family of the deceased, and 300,000 rupees ($3,600) to those injured.

The minister also declared that all flights scheduled until 14:00 have been canceled, with affected passengers receiving full refunds or alternate flight options. Flights scheduled to depart from Terminal 1 were diverted to Terminals 2 and 3 of the airport.

Flight tracking site Flightradar24 showed that at least 10 flights were canceled and another 40 delayed, while departures from Delhi airport were running late by an average of 50 minutes.

The airport confirmed the incident on social media, saying that emergency personnel are working to provide all necessary assistance and medical aid to those affected.

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The video clip, which was uploaded to social media platforms, including X (formerly Twitter), shows the aircraft, which appears to be empty, angling to its right until it comes to a stop at a nearly 90 degree angle to its initial position at gate C21. 

The incident occurred in the early morning of May 28, 2024. According to weather reports, powerful wind gusts in the Dallas-Fort Worth area reached over 70 miles per hour and were accompanied by thunder.聽

An American Airlines spokesperson told 精东影业: “Severe weather, including straight-line wind gusts up to 80 mph, at our Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) hub affected several parked unoccupied aircraft. There were no injuries. Our maintenance team is currently conducting thorough inspections and will make any needed repairs.”

DFW airport advised passengers with early morning flights to check their flight status due to delays. 

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• Airlines
• Aviation Safety

byJean Carmela Lim

2023-11-17

The tragic incident occurred on May 19, 2024 when the A320, bound for Manas International Airport (FRU) in Bishkek, began taxiing prematurely.

Disturbing footage of the moment this happened was captured and uploaded to several social media platforms, including X (formerly Twitter).

The footage shows the airport worker, identified as Rail, aged 32, standing under the 77-ton A320. The plane can be seen taxiing while Rail is still underneath the aircraft. 

鈥淲hile taxiing from the aircraft parking lot, the technician suffered a leg injury,鈥� a spokesperson for Ural Airlines told . 鈥淎n ambulance was called to the scene, and the circumstances are being clarified.鈥�

The aircraft精东影业 pilot was removed from the flight, and after a three and a half hour delay, the plane left for Bishkek.

According to The Sun, the pilot, who is yet to be identified, has been interrogated and was found to be in violation of safety rules that resulted in serious harm to health through negligence.

Meanwhile, the airport worker in question required emergency amputation surgery, and is still reported to be unconscious.聽

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• Airport
• Aviation Safety

byJean Carmela Lim

2024-02-06

The incident occurred on May 7, 2024 when flight UA 2308 arrived in Edmonton from Denver International Airport (DEN). 

Edmonton Airport told Canadian news outlet Global News that the aircraft, which was carrying 165 passengers and five crew members, saw its back wheel become stuck 鈥渏ust off the maneuvering area while taxiing into YEG airport鈥�.

The airport spokesperson said that Edmonton had been experiencing some rainfall and that the A320 was 鈥榙isabled鈥�.

United Airlines then offloaded the passengers and crew, who were transported to the terminal by bus. 

A passenger on the flight posted video footage on social media X (formerly Twitter), saying they had been stuck inside the plane for 45 minutes.

A subsequent video post by the same passenger was taken from inside the bus transporting the travelers to the terminal. The footage shows the aircraft精东影业 wheels stuck deep in the grassy area of the runway. 

The airport declared that operations were not affected, as the aircraft did not block any operational part of the runway. 

As of writing, it is still unknown whether the aircraft has been moved to a different part of the airport.

The incident was first reported by A Fly Guy精东影业 Cabin Crew Lounge, a social media page with over 1 million followers, composed mostly of aviation professionals. 

According to the post, the aircraft, with registration N216HA, had just arrived from Maui’s Kahului Airport (OGG), operating as flight HA42 on May 2, 2024.

The jetway, which was numbered A1, collapsed after all passengers from the aircraft had deplaned, and no injuries were reported.

However, the aircraft精东影业 L1 door, where the jet bridge had been attached, sustained considerable damage, enough for the airline to cancel the plane精东影业 return flight, HA41, back to Kahului Airport, the following day. 

As of May 5, 2024, the aircraft is still in SFO Airport, likely undergoing repairs.

精东影业 contacted Hawaiian Airlines for a statement and update on the incident.

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• Airlines
• Airport

byIan Molyneaux

2023-07-10

The incident occurred in the afternoon of April 26, 2024 when the man reportedly made his way past airport immigration controls and onto the tarmac.

Video footage of the incident, which has been published across social media platforms, shows the moment Australian Federal Police (AFP) and airport ground workers stopped the man from getting inside the aircraft精东影业 cargo hold. 

The man appears to have reached the platform leading to the aircraft cargo area. The video clip shows airport ground workers lowering the platform so that AFP officers can get hold of the man, who can then be seen resisting until he was subsequently pinned to the ground. 

The aircraft, a Sri Lankan Airlines Airbus A330, was due to operate flight UL 607 bound for Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) in Colombo. 

鈥淎FP officers arrested a man, 30, who allegedly ran through the main screening area and gained access to restricted areas, including the apron”, the AFP said in a statement seen by Australian media. 

The man was eventually given a court attendance notice for breaching restricted areas of the airport. Following his arrest, he was also issued a 12-month ban from SYD Airport.

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• Airport

byJean Carmela Lim

2023-11-03

Ryan Tyler Watson (40), of Oklahoma, flew to the British Overseas Territory with his wife on April 7, 2024, celebrating his birthday.

Airport officials found the ammunition in Watson精东影业 carry-on luggage, contained inside a ziplock bag. Watson claimed that he was not aware of having brought ammunition with him from a previous hunting trip and that it was entirely accidental. 

Although this appears to have been an honest mistake, lawmakers in Turks and Caicos had already passed a bill creating a 12-year minimum prison sentence for anyone caught bringing a firearm or ammunition to the islands.

“They were hunting ammunition rounds that I use for whitetail deer,” Watson said in an interview with . 

“I recognized them, and I thought, ‘Oh, man, what a bonehead mistake that I had no idea that those were in there鈥�,” Watson said.

Watson精东影业 wife, Valerie, was allowed to return to the US and is now reunited with their children. 

However, Watson himself remains in Turks and Caicos and has been charged with one count of possession of ammunition. 

According to the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force, Watson appeared in the Supreme Court on April 23, 2024.

Although Watson was granted $15,000 bail, he still cannot travel out of Turks and Caicos Islands without the court精东影业 permission. He has also been required to surrender his passport and other travel documents to the court, and report to Grace Bay Police Station between the hours of 0800-1600 local time on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 

Watson has been given an address in Providenciales where he can stay. 

The incident occurred on February 12, 2024 at around 18:00 local time, after Nigerian airline Dana Air announced the cancellation of two flights bound for Port Harcourt Airport (PHC) and Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW) in Owerri. Both flights were originally scheduled to depart at noon.

Nigerian media outlets reported that Dana Air officials informed waiting passengers that flights that had been postponed from February 11, 2024  would be departing on February 12, 2024 at 10:00 and 12:00 noon.

One of the frustrated passengers took to X (formerly Twitter) to post about the cancellations that stretched from 08:00 to 20:00

鈥淯nfortunately, around 6 PM, Dana announced more cancellations with no concrete plan on refunds or rebookings. That is when the furious passengers started vandalizing airport property,鈥� an aviation official told local media outlets.

鈥淪ome passengers had been waiting since yesterday after their initial flights were canceled. They were promised the flights would depart today, but after over three hours of further delays, there were more cancellations,鈥� the official added.

Witnesses told Nigerian media that several passengers started disconnecting the airline精东影业 check-in computers, and that some airline staff were also 鈥渞oughed up鈥� by the angry crowd.

Airport security eventually took control of the situation, and the enraged passengers were able to depart to their destinations at 21:00 local time.

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• Airport

byJean Carmela Lim

2023-06-29

In an email statement sent to 精东影业, Airport Authorities Hong Kong (AAHK) said airport authorities received a report around 03:00 local time on February 6, 2024, stating that a China Aircraft Services staff member had been found lying on a taxiway. 

Emergency crews arrived at the scene and pronounced the man dead.

After initial investigations, it is believed that the man was riding in the passenger seat of a tow truck when he fell out of the vehicle and was hit by the plane being pulled behind.

According to AAHK, it is suspected that the seat belt was left unfastened while the staff member was working on the tractor and police have classified the incident as a traffic accident.

A Channel News Asia report said police have arrested the vehicle’s 60-year-old driver on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death.

The airport said it is facilitating investigations, which are underway. 

鈥淎AHK expresses sorrow over the death of the airport staff, and extends its condolences to his family. AAHK has contacted the concerned ground services company to follow up on providing assistance to the deceased精东影业 family,鈥� the airport said.聽

Rex Airlines ground crew has barbecue on tarmac at Brisbane Airport: video

• Civil Aviation

byEmilia Stankeviciute

2023-11-09