Takeoff

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  Video: Smoke Comes Out Of Dubai-Bound Flight In Chennai Before Takeoff

  Smoke started billowing out of the tail of a Dubai-bound Emirates flight at Chennai airport last night. A plume of white smoke was coming out from the engine compartment of a Boeing 777 aircraft while it was stationed on the tarmac.

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  Alaska Airlines Plane Aborts Takeoff To Avoid Collision With Southwest Jet

  An Alaska Airlines airplane aborted takeoff on a runway at Nashville International Airport on Thursday to avoid a potential collision with a Southwest Airlines jet, the airline said.

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  Video Shows Exact Moment Plane Crashed At Kathmandu Airport

  A plane carrying 19 people crashed during takeoff from Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport. The accident resulted in multiple fatalities, with only the pilot surviving the crash.

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  Nepal Jet That Crashed Was Bombardier CRJ 200, Fuselage In Pieces

  Eighteen people were declared dead after a plane crashed during takeoff in Nepal's capital Kathmandu today. Authorities have launched a search and rescue operation at the accident site.

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  Nepal Home To Some Of World's Trickiest Runways

  A passenger plane carrying 19 people crashed during takeoff in Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Wednesday morning, with fire crews working to douse the flaming wreckage.

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  Pilot Of Plane That Crashed At Kathmandu Airport Taken To Hospital: Report

  An aircraft belonging to a private airline company with 19 people on board crashed during takeoff at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Wednesday morning.

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  Near Catastrophe: Boeing 777 Scrapes Tail On Takeoff, Avoids Major Incident

  The aircraft, bound for Sao Paulo, was seen dragging its tail along the runway, producing grey smoke and sparks.

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  Watch: Pilot Aborts Takeoff After Smoke Billows From Tyres

  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after the pilots mentioned experiencing "multiple blown tyres."

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  South Korean Airport Briefly Shuts Due To N Korea's Trash Balloons

  Takeoffs and landings at South Korea's Incheon International Airport were disrupted on Wednesday for about three hours before dawn because of balloons launched by North Korea filled with refuse, an airport spokesperson said.

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  Watch: United Airlines Plane Engine Catches Fire Moments Before Takeoff

  A United Airlines flight aborted takeoff after one of its engines caught fire, temporarily halting arrivals atChicago'sO'HareInternational Airport amid busy Memorial Day travel.

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  Video: Frontier Airline Passenger Arrested For Refusing To Comply With Exit Row Instructions

  Notably, passengers sitting in emergency exit rows are asked by flight attendants before takeoff if they are willing and able to operate the exit door in the event there is an emergency during the flight.

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  Boeing Plane Skids Off Runway At Senegal Airport, 11 Injured

  A plane with dozens of passengers skidded off a runway before takeoff at Senegal's main airport on Thursday, injuring at least 10 people and bringing the facility temporarily to a halt, the airport and Senegalese transport ministry said.

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  Video: Boeing 737 Loses Wheel During Takeoff, Makes Emergency Landing

  Boeing has yet again drawn controversy after its 737 aircraft had to make an emergency landing after losing a wheel during takeoff.

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  Swiss Air Jet Nearly Collides With Four Other Planes At US Airport

  The FAA revealed the Swiss Air flight aborted takeoff due to four unidentified aircraft crossing the very same runway at JFK

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  Airline Runs Out Of Alcohol Within 30 Minutes After Takeoff, Courtesy UK Passengers

  The US-German Chief of the airline Max Kownatzki said that British travellers were "more high-spend, more hedonistic" than those from other nations.