Incidents & Accidents Archives - Travel Radar - Aviation News https://travelradar.aero/category/incidents/ Aviation News | Air Travel News | Insight & Analysis Wed, 20 Nov 2024 17:30:13 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://i0.wp.com/travelradar.aero/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-142341008_3736125383109174_8967045553856800325_n.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Incidents & Accidents Archives - Travel Radar - Aviation News https://travelradar.aero/category/incidents/ 32 32 209674969 TSA intercepts loaded gun from airline crew member’s carry-on https://travelradar.aero/tsa-intercepts-loaded-gun-from-airline-crew-members-carry-on/ https://travelradar.aero/tsa-intercepts-loaded-gun-from-airline-crew-members-carry-on/#respond Wed, 20 Nov 2024 17:30:13 +0000 https://travelradar.aero/?p=56690 The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is investigating “insider threat possibilities” after discovering a 9mm handgun among a flight crew member’s carry-on items at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) on Friday (Nov. 15). There were nine bullets loaded in the gun, including one in the chamber. Airport police confiscated the gun at the security […]

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]]> https://travelradar.aero/tsa-intercepts-loaded-gun-from-airline-crew-members-carry-on/feed/ 0 56690 Amazon Prime Air Overruns Runway in Vancouver Following Flaps Issue https://travelradar.aero/amazon-prime-air-overruns-runway-in-vancouver-following-flaps-issue/ https://travelradar.aero/amazon-prime-air-overruns-runway-in-vancouver-following-flaps-issue/#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2024 15:40:43 +0000 https://travelradar.aero/?p=56609 Aircraft overruns on landing, leading to nose gear collapse

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]]> https://travelradar.aero/amazon-prime-air-overruns-runway-in-vancouver-following-flaps-issue/feed/ 0 56609 Boeing to Cut 17,000 Jobs After Strikes End https://travelradar.aero/boeing-to-cut-17000-jobs-after-strikes-end/ https://travelradar.aero/boeing-to-cut-17000-jobs-after-strikes-end/#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2024 23:48:14 +0000 https://travelradar.aero/?p=56201 Only one day after the machinist strike has ended, Boeing has begun issuing layoff notices. They plan to cut their workforce by 10%, averaging 17,000 jobs. Boeing has reported that these will mostly be affecting white-collar workers and not the machinists who participated in a labour strike for 8 weeks. Current Forecast and Previous Layoffs […]

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]]> https://travelradar.aero/boeing-to-cut-17000-jobs-after-strikes-end/feed/ 0 56201 Volcanic eruption in Bali causes chaos for travellers. https://travelradar.aero/volcanic-eruption-in-bali-causes-chaos-for-travellers/ https://travelradar.aero/volcanic-eruption-in-bali-causes-chaos-for-travellers/#respond Thu, 14 Nov 2024 08:32:24 +0000 https://travelradar.aero/?p=56130 A volcanic eruption left many tourists stranded in their home countries and in Indonesia due to the cancellation of all flights to and from Bali. However, there is now a light at the end of the tunnel as flights are able to resume. The effect of the “Ring of Fire” Indonesia sits on a series […]

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]]> https://travelradar.aero/volcanic-eruption-in-bali-causes-chaos-for-travellers/feed/ 0 56130 Qantas B737 Emergency Landing Caused Grassfire at Sydney Airport https://travelradar.aero/qantas-b737-emergency-landing-caused-grassfire-at-sydney-airport/ https://travelradar.aero/qantas-b737-emergency-landing-caused-grassfire-at-sydney-airport/#respond Sat, 09 Nov 2024 13:30:33 +0000 https://travelradar.aero/?p=55834 On 8th November 2024, a Qantas Boeing 737-800 made an emergency landing at Sydney Airport, causing a grassfire. One of the aircraft’s engines failed almost immediately after departure from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport. Qantas B737 was then forced to return to Sydney Airport and make an emergency landing. Details of the Incident The Qantas Boeing […]

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]]> https://travelradar.aero/qantas-b737-emergency-landing-caused-grassfire-at-sydney-airport/feed/ 0 55834 Birmingham Airport evacuated after suspicious vehicle spotted https://travelradar.aero/birmingham-airport-evacuated-after-suspicious-vehicle-spotted/ https://travelradar.aero/birmingham-airport-evacuated-after-suspicious-vehicle-spotted/#respond Wed, 23 Oct 2024 18:05:44 +0000 https://travelradar.aero/?p=54519 Operations have now resumed at Birmingham International Airport (BHX) after the airport was locked down earlier today.

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]]> https://travelradar.aero/birmingham-airport-evacuated-after-suspicious-vehicle-spotted/feed/ 0 54519 Boeing strike negotiations break down as pay offer is withdrawn https://travelradar.aero/boeing-strike-negotiations-break-down-as-pay-offer-is-withdrawn/ https://travelradar.aero/boeing-strike-negotiations-break-down-as-pay-offer-is-withdrawn/#comments Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:44:57 +0000 https://travelradar.aero/?p=53823 Boeing strike negotiators have suspended talks and withdrawn a 30% pay rise offer to striking factory workers. The stalemate follows unions’ rejection of Boeing’s “best and final” offer from September 23. The proposal included a 30% pay increase over four years, a $6,000 ratification bonus and better retirement benefits. International Association of Machinists and Aerospace […]

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]]> https://travelradar.aero/boeing-strike-negotiations-break-down-as-pay-offer-is-withdrawn/feed/ 1 53823 Turkish Airlines: Pilot’s death raises concerns over single-pilot operations https://travelradar.aero/turkish-airlines-pilots-death-raises-concerns-over-single-pilot-operations/ https://travelradar.aero/turkish-airlines-pilots-death-raises-concerns-over-single-pilot-operations/#respond Sat, 12 Oct 2024 09:20:52 +0000 https://travelradar.aero/?p=53906 The sudden death of Captain İlçehin Pehlivan aboard Turkish Airlines Flight TK204 from Seattle to Istanbul has stirred up the aviation community. Flying over the Canadian territory of Nunavut, Pehlivan, 59, suddenly collapsed leading the flight crew to divert the Airbus A350 to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. Despite immediate attempts to revive […]

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]]> https://travelradar.aero/turkish-airlines-pilots-death-raises-concerns-over-single-pilot-operations/feed/ 0 53906 Air Canada Pilots Vote in Favour of Agreement https://travelradar.aero/air-canada-pilots-vote-in-favour-of-agreement/ https://travelradar.aero/air-canada-pilots-vote-in-favour-of-agreement/#respond Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:30:14 +0000 https://travelradar.aero/?p=53954 The vote, by more than 5,200 pilots represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), approved a Four-Year Collective Agreement between the association and the airline. 67% voted in favour of the agreement, averting a strike. Wage Increase The agreement, retroactively effective from 30 September 2023, will see a cumulative wage hike of nearly 42% over […]

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]]> https://travelradar.aero/air-canada-pilots-vote-in-favour-of-agreement/feed/ 0 53954 Boom Supersonic XB-1 Successfully Completes Fifth Test Flight https://travelradar.aero/boom-supersonic-xb-1-successfully-completes-fifth-test-flight/ https://travelradar.aero/boom-supersonic-xb-1-successfully-completes-fifth-test-flight/#respond Wed, 09 Oct 2024 22:00:40 +0000 https://travelradar.aero/?p=53822 Boom Supersonics’ newest venture, the XB-1, has just completed its fifth test flight and has already reached a new maximum speed and altitude. The aircraft managed to reach a top speed of Mach 0.69, or 324 knots, and a new maximum height of 17,800 feet on the 7th of October, paving the way for further […]

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