Royal Air Maroc 737-800 Suffers Runway Excursion on Landing in Monrovia
A Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737-800 arriving from Casablanca suffered a runway excursion on landing in Monrovia, Liberia on 17 August.
Incident
Incident
Tokyo-Bound Lufthansa A350 Returns to Munich With Hydraulic Problem
- by Len Varley
- August 19, 2024
Lufthansa flight LH714, an Airbus A350-900 bound for Tokyo Haneda, made a precautionary return to Munich with a hydraulic problem on 16 August.
Airline
Air Astana Expands Fleet with New Airbus A320neo
- by Len Varley
- August 19, 2024
With international and domestic demand continuing, Kazakhstan's Air Astana has added the 56th Airbus A320neo to its fleet.
Airline
Cathay Pacific Achieves Post-Pandemic Milestone in July Traffic
- by Len Varley
- August 19, 2024
Signalling its recovery, in July Cathay Pacific carried over two million passengers for the first time since the pandemic first began.
Airport
Malaysia Airports Group Sees Record Traffic in July
- by Len Varley
- August 19, 2024
For the first time since 2020 Malaysia Airport Group's monthly passenger traffic, including its Turkish asset Istanbul (SAW), surpassed 12 million passengers.
Incident
SWISS 777-300 Suffers Runway Excursion at Astana Following Diversion
- by Len Varley
- August 19, 2024
A SWISS 777-800 which diverted to Astana due to a medical emergency suffered a runway excursion whilst backtracking the runway on 17 August.
Airport
Delhi Airport’s New Terminal 1 Commences Operations
- by Len Varley
- August 19, 2024
Delhi Airport has officially opened its new Terminal 1 on August 17. This state-of-the-art terminal is a crucial component of the Phase 3A expansion project.
Incident
Bag Catches Fire at Mumbai Airport: Ethiopian Airlines Flight Halted, 5 Arrested
- by Len Varley
- August 19, 2024
Five persons were arrested at Mumbai Airport on 16 August after a bag containing chemicals caught fire before loaded on an Ethiopian flight for Addis Ababa.
Airline
American Airlines Extends Israel Flight Suspension Until April 2025
- by Len Varley
- August 19, 2024
Due to ongoing regional tensions, American Airlines has made the decision to extend the suspension of its flights to and from Israel until April 2025.
Emergency
Avianca 787-8 Paris-Bogota Declares Emergency
- by Len Varley
- August 19, 2024
Avianca flight AV229, a Boeing 787-8 operating from Paris to Bogota, has declared an emergency and is currently initiating a diversion.