Delta B712 near Chicago on Feb 12th 2025, burning odour in cockpit

Saturday, January 12th, 2025 A Delta Airlines Boeing 717-200, registration N993AT performing flight DL-2761 from Detroit,MI to Kansas City,MO (USA), was enroute at FL340 about 10nm southeast of Chicago O’Hare,IL (USA) when the crew decided to divert to Chicago reporting a burning/smokey odour on the flight deck. The aircraft landed safely on O’Hare’s runway 10C […]

Flight Operations at Chennai Airport Disrupted by Bhogi Smoke

Monday, January 13th, 2025 Chennai airport modified the schedules of 30 flights on Monday morning as Bhogi festival smoke reduced visibility. Three IndiGo flights from Delhi and Bengaluru were canceled. Affected flights included routes to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Muscat, Kuwait, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and several domestic cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad. The […]

Cathay Pacific plane declares emergency over Boston after cabin filled with smoke

Monday, January 20th, 2025 A Cathay Pacific flight from Boston has been forced to make an emergency landing after smoke in the cabin was reported minutes after take off. Flight CX811, an A350-1000 bound for Hong Kong, stopped climbing at around 5,000ft, according to aviation news site Air Live. The crew declared an emergency around shortly after […]

Emergency landing for an Air Antilles flight in Sint Maarten

Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025 Shortly after takeoff, the pilots of the Twin Otter DHC-6, registered HB-LUX, detected smoke in the cockpit. In response to this critical situation, they activated the emergency code Squawk 7700, triggering an immediate alert on ground radars. The nearest airport, Sint Maarten, was chosen for landing. The aircraft landed normally, 19 […]

American ERJ-175 Declares Emergency, Diverts to Pittsburgh Due to Smoke Odor Onboard

Thursday, January 23rd, 2025 A Republic Airways ERJ-175 operating an American Airlines service from New York to Indianapolis diverted to Pittsburgh after reporting an odor of smoke on board. American Airlines flight AA4565, operated by a Republic Airways Embraer ERJ-175, had made a departure from New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA). The flight was to be […]

Passengers Forced to Evacuate Flight Over Smoke

Friday, January 24th, 2025 CHARLOTTE — A regional flight in American Airlines’ network was evacuated at Charlotte Douglas International Airport this week due to smoke coming from the plane. According to our partners at the Charlotte Observer, airport officials said this happened Thursday morning on a flight going to Columbia, South Carolina. The Charlotte Fire Department […]

United Airlines makes second emergency landing at Newark Airport in a week

Saturday, January 25th, 2025 NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) — A United Airlines flight en route to Puerto Rico was forced to make an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the pilot reported a fire alarm cockpit. The incident happened just before 10 a.m. Saturday. The pilot was able to […]

Viva A320 at Monterrey on Jan 25th 2025, smoke and burning smell in cabin

Saturday, January 25th, 2025 A Viva Aerobus Airbus A320-200, registration XA-VAY performing flight VB-684 from Monterrey (Mexico) to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA), was climbing through about FL150 out of Monterrey’s runway 12 when the cabin crew noticed thick smoke and a burning odour in the cabin, that quickly covered the cabin and causing irritations and […]