Vape pen causes fire inside airplane traveling to Traverse City
Tuesday, October 15th, 2024 A fire broke out on United Flight 1531, a Boeing 737-700 traveling from Chicago to Traverse City, due to a vape pen in the passenger cabin. The incident occurred around 10:10 p.m. on Friday, and the crew extinguished the fire before landing. Central dispatch activated the Airport Emergency Plan, summoning mutual […]
Air France flight lands safely at Stockholm Arlanda after smoke alert
Tuesday, October 15th, 2024 Air France flight AF1062 from Paris CDG to Stockholm Arlanda (Airbus A320 with registration F-GKXC) carrying approximately 170 passengers raised an alarm for smoke in the cabin just before landing at Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport. Oxygen masks were deployed, and 12 emergency service units were dispatched to the scene. Despite the initial […]
Ethiopian Airlines Flight Lands Safely After Smoke Incident
Wednesday, October 16th, 2024 Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Airlines has confirmed that flight ET248, en route from Addis Ababa to Dire Dawa, successfully landed at Dire Dawa Airport after smoke was noticed during the plane’s descent. Despite the unsettling situation, the airline assured that all passengers were disembarked safely and without incident. The source of the […]
184 passengers and crew evacuated as Ryanair Boeing plane catches fire on runway in Italy
Friday, October 18th, 2024 Rome (CNN) — More than 180 people were evacuated Thursday from a Ryanair Boeing passenger jet after it caught fire while taxiing to take off at Brindisi Airport in southern Italy. The incident comes two days after a tire blowout on another of the airline’s Boeing planes during landing led to the temporary closure of Milan Bergamo […]
Shenzhen Airlines A320neo Returns to Shijiazhuang Due to Smoke in Cabin
Friday, October 18th, 2024 A Shenzhen Airlines Airbus A320neo departing for Shenzhen made precautionary to return to Shijiazhuang, China after reporting smoke in the cabin on 18 October 2024. Shenzhen Airlines flight ZH9138, operated by an Airbus A320neo, had been cleared for departure from runway 33 Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW). The scheduled service was […]
Passengers Flee Smoke-Filled Jet Bridge After Power Bank in Carry-on Bursts Into Flames
Sunday, October 20th, 2024 Plane passengers ran to safety after a power bank caught fire in an airport jet bridge. A video of the incident obtained by PEOPLE, showed frightened passengers fleeing as smoke filled the passageway at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport on Sunday, Oct. 20. In the footage, other travelers viewed the smoke on […]
Spokane plane turns back over Montana after fire in cargo hold
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024 SPOKANE, Wash. – A UPS plane en route from Spokane had to make an unexpected return due to a fire in the cargo hold. The Boeing 767 was about to reach Missoula, Montana, around 7:00 a.m. when the incident occurred. Fortunately, the aircraft landed safely at Spokane International Airport. There were two people on […]
JSX ERJ-145 Returns to Denver Due to Smoke in Cockpit
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024 A JSX Embraer ERJ-145 operating scheduled service to Burbank, CA made a precautionary return to Denver, CO after reporting smoke in the cockpit on 20 October 2024. JSX flight XE550, operated by an Embraer ERJ-145, had been given clearance for takeoff from runway 12L Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC). The aircraft […]
Plane Forced to Make Emergency Landing After Smoke Fills Cabin Minutes After Takeoff
Friday, October 25th, 2024 A terrifying incident unfolded just ten minutes after an aircraft took off from Bucharest Airport when the cabin suddenly filled with smoke of unknown origin. Passengers were left in panic as the smoke spread, with no immediate explanation provided by the flight crew. The aircraft, which had just departed on its […]
Fault detected in fan unit of flight that caught fire while landing in Las Vegas
Monday, October 28th, 2024 LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A fault in a fan unit was detected about 20 minutes before a Frontier flight caught fire upon landing in Las Vegas, according to a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report. On Oct. 5 around 3:10 p.m., Frontier Airlines flight 1326 from San Diego to Las Vegas […]