Jet Airways Flight 118 Escorted by German Air Force, 16 February

While en route to London over Germany on 16 February 2017, Jet Airways flight 9W118 lost communication with air traffic controllers for a short period. As is standard procedure, the German Air Force sent aircraft to investigate. The flight landed in London one hour later without incident. An aircraft following the Jet Airways flight to […]

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LX40—a New Engine in Iqaluit

On 1 February, Swiss International Air Lines flight 40 experienced an issue with its number 1 engine—the engine on the left side of the aircraft—and diverted to Iqaluit in northern Canada. After flight LX40 landed, the logistical challenge of getting passengers to their destinations—and a new engine for the aircraft—began.

Flightradar24 Data Regarding the Crash of PR-SOM

A Beech C90GT King Air registered PR-SOM crashed near Paraty, Brazil on the afternoon of 19 January 2017. Flightradar24 did not receive enough positional information from this flight to create a track, however, altitude information was received for a portion of the flight.

Flightradar24 Data Regarding EgyptAir-Air France Incident, 1 January 2017

On 1 January, an EgyptAir Cargo A300 and Air France A320 passed close enough over Belgium that Belgian and French authorities are investigating what the French Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses (BEA) has deemed a ‘serious incident’. According to the BEA’s initial report the EgyptAir A300 (MSX541, registered SU-GAY) was climbing to FL210, while the Air […]

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Data Regarding Crash of PK661

While conducting flight PK661 from Chitral to Islamabad, Pakistan International Airlines ATR 42-500 registered AP-BHO crashed north of Islamabad near Havelian in mountainous terrain.

LMI2933 Crash near Medellin

While conducting flight LMI2933 from Santa Cruz, Bolivia to Medellín, Colombia, a LAMIA Bolivia aircraft (registration CP-2933) crashed south of Medellin Airport near La Union. The flight was carrying Brazilian football club Chapecoense to Medellín for a Copa Sudamerica finals match. Airport and civil aviation authorities are reporting that 81 people were on board the […]

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Flightradar24 Data Regarding Runway Excursion at La Guardia Airport

On Thursday evening 27 October at 23:41 UTC (19:41 EDT) Eastern Air Lines flight 3452 suffered a runway excursion while landing at La Guardia Airport (KLGA/LGA) in New York. The flight was operated by N278EA, a Boeing 737-700, built in 1998. The flight was carrying US Vice-Presidential candidate Mike Pence, campaign staff, and members of […]

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