Passengers aboard a Turkish Airlines jet screamed and sobbed as the pilot tried at least three times to land at a Tunisian airport during a storm, then diverted to a runway 55 miles away. The Airbus A321, bound from Istanbul to Tunis-Carthage Airport in Tunisia on September 10, flew straight into severe weather on its […] The post Turkish Airlines pilot diverted flight after three failed landing attempts in a storm appeared first on American Almanac .
Passengers aboard a Turkish Airlines jet screamed and sobbed as the pilot tried at least three times to land at a Tunisian airport during a storm, then diverted to a runway 55 miles away. The Airbus A321, bound from Istanbul to Tunis-Carthage Airport in Tunisia on September 10, flew straight into severe weather on its approach. The plane shook violently. One passenger shouted "we will die." A Russian-speaking influencer aboard the flight, sobbing as she recorded the ordeal, later wrote that she had "never in my life have I been so scared for my life." The pilot attempted to bring the aircraft down at Tunis-Carthage at least three times. Each approach failed. Video footage posted to social media appeared to show the plane lurching and, in…Open
Fireworks near the Mundo Maya International Airport in Guatemala forced an Avianca flight to perform a go-around before landing safely on its second attempt, according to authorities.
A single-engine crop-spraying plane slammed nose-first into a field in rural Argentina shortly after takeoff, yet the pilot walked away alive, a outcome now under investigation for possible mechanical failure. The crash happened around 1:30 p.m. local time in the farming community of Perdices, in Argentina's Entre Ríos Province. The small aircraft had just lifted […] The post Crop-duster pilot survives nose-first crash into Argentine farmland appeared first on American Almanac .
A single-engine crop-spraying plane slammed nose-first into a field in rural Argentina shortly after takeoff, yet the pilot walked away alive, a outcome now under investigation for possible mechanical failure. The crash happened around 1:30 p.m. local time in the farming community of Perdices, in Argentina's Entre Ríos Province. The small aircraft had just lifted off to spray fertilizer over surrounding farmland when it plunged straight down into an open field, The Sun reported . A worker in a neighboring field captured the moment on video. A small fire broke out on impact. The aircraft was destroyed. But emergency crews who raced to the mangled wreckage found the pilot still alive inside. Firefighters from the town of Ceibas, roughly…Open
South Africa's civil aviation regulator is investigating a dramatic low-altitude flyover by two passenger jets above a packed rugby stadium in Cape Town, a spectacle that thrilled 56,000 fans but left aviation experts questioning whether the stunt left any margin for error. Two Airlink jets swept over DHL Stadium on August 29, just before the […] The post South Africa's aviation authority opens review after Airlink jets buzzed Cape Town stadium at low altitude appeared first on American Almanac .
South Africa's civil aviation regulator is investigating a dramatic low-altitude flyover by two passenger jets above a packed rugby stadium in Cape Town, a spectacle that thrilled 56,000 fans but left aviation experts questioning whether the stunt left any margin for error. Two Airlink jets swept over DHL Stadium on August 29, just before the South African Springboks faced New Zealand's All Blacks in one of rugby's fiercest rivalries. Video of the pass spread online almost immediately. Within days, the South African Civil Aviation Authority, the country's aviation safety regulator, known as SACAA, announced it had obtained the aircraft's black box data and was demanding additional information from the regional carrier. The regulator's…Open
Two American Airlines planes were flying in and out of Phoenix with the same call number on Friday, which could have ended in diaster if an air traffic controller hadn’t noticed just in time by [...]
Potential disaster was averted when a Phoenix air traffic controller recognized two American Airlines jets mistakenly were flying the same flight number.
Potential disaster was averted when a Phoenix air traffic controller recognized two American Airlines jets mistakenly were flying the same flight number.Open
