Airport Mishap

One of the two runways at Japan's Narita Airport was closed on Tuesday after an American cargo plane made an emergency landing due to an issue with its hydraulic system, officials said.

A video of the incident shows a piece of the engine cover barely hanging as the crew lands the plane.

The wing tips of two passenger jets "scratched" each other at a Japanese airport on Thursday morning, an airport operator said, with reports saying no one was injured.

A major mishap was averted at the Delhi airport on Wednesday morning as a Vistara Airlines aircraft was given permission for take-off while another was in the process of landing. The take-off was aborted after instructions from ATC.

Two days after Indigo apologised for an incident in which a passenger fell off her wheelchair while being assisted by an employee, the airline today said the mishap resulted from a crack in the floor at the airport. The Airport Authority of India or AAI, however, termed the cause as incorrect and said the reason behind the mishap was "gross neglige...

Two corpses were left behind at a New York airport instead of being flown to Lahore, Pakistan's national airline said, apologising Wednesday for the latest embarrassing mishap to hit the troubled carrier.

A mishap was averted at the Mangaluru airport in Karnataka in the wee hours today when an AI aircraft from Dubai with 185 passengers on board, veered off the runway slightly while touching down, an Air India Express official said.

A major mishap was averted when an Air Vistara flight was asked to abort its take off at the last moment to avoid crashing into an Indian Air Force plane that was landing on the same runway at the International Airport in Chandigarh.

An Air Traffic Controller was taken off duty by the aviation regulator DGCA after a major accident was averted at the Delhi airport on Tuesday morning as an IndiGo and a SpiceJet aircraft came face-to-face on the runway, allegedly because of "miscommunication".

A major accident was averted at the Delhi airport this morning as an IndiGo and a SpiceJet aircraft came face-to-face on the runway, allegedly because of "miscommunication".

A major mishap was averted today when the wingtips of two aircraft--one of them taxiing and the other on the verge of takeoff--touched each other at the city's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai.

A timely intervention by the Air Traffic Control (ATC) averted a major mishap at the Gaya airport after a Myanmar Airways International aircraft intruded into the runway on which an Air India aircraft was to land.

"Stepping out in Mumbai is not fun anymore; photographers just pounce on U ! No one politely asks 4 a photo anymore. They actually scare u.(sic)," tweeted Preity Zinta

It was a close shave for a Nepal Airlines aircraft today after authorities noticed the plane carrying 16 people on board had the wire of its nose gear steering-wheel snapped.

Author William Dalrymple was on the Air India flight that made an emergency landing at the Delhi airport on Monday night and has asked why a faulty aircraft took off at all.

One of the two runways at Japan's Narita Airport was closed on Tuesday after an American cargo plane made an emergency landing due to an issue with its hydraulic system, officials said.

A video of the incident shows a piece of the engine cover barely hanging as the crew lands the plane.

The wing tips of two passenger jets "scratched" each other at a Japanese airport on Thursday morning, an airport operator said, with reports saying no one was injured.

A major mishap was averted at the Delhi airport on Wednesday morning as a Vistara Airlines aircraft was given permission for take-off while another was in the process of landing. The take-off was aborted after instructions from ATC.

Two days after Indigo apologised for an incident in which a passenger fell off her wheelchair while being assisted by an employee, the airline today said the mishap resulted from a crack in the floor at the airport. The Airport Authority of India or AAI, however, termed the cause as incorrect and said the reason behind the mishap was "gross neglige...

Two corpses were left behind at a New York airport instead of being flown to Lahore, Pakistan's national airline said, apologising Wednesday for the latest embarrassing mishap to hit the troubled carrier.

A mishap was averted at the Mangaluru airport in Karnataka in the wee hours today when an AI aircraft from Dubai with 185 passengers on board, veered off the runway slightly while touching down, an Air India Express official said.

A major mishap was averted when an Air Vistara flight was asked to abort its take off at the last moment to avoid crashing into an Indian Air Force plane that was landing on the same runway at the International Airport in Chandigarh.

An Air Traffic Controller was taken off duty by the aviation regulator DGCA after a major accident was averted at the Delhi airport on Tuesday morning as an IndiGo and a SpiceJet aircraft came face-to-face on the runway, allegedly because of "miscommunication".

A major accident was averted at the Delhi airport this morning as an IndiGo and a SpiceJet aircraft came face-to-face on the runway, allegedly because of "miscommunication".

A major mishap was averted today when the wingtips of two aircraft--one of them taxiing and the other on the verge of takeoff--touched each other at the city's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai.

A timely intervention by the Air Traffic Control (ATC) averted a major mishap at the Gaya airport after a Myanmar Airways International aircraft intruded into the runway on which an Air India aircraft was to land.

"Stepping out in Mumbai is not fun anymore; photographers just pounce on U ! No one politely asks 4 a photo anymore. They actually scare u.(sic)," tweeted Preity Zinta

It was a close shave for a Nepal Airlines aircraft today after authorities noticed the plane carrying 16 people on board had the wire of its nose gear steering-wheel snapped.

Author William Dalrymple was on the Air India flight that made an emergency landing at the Delhi airport on Monday night and has asked why a faulty aircraft took off at all.