Qantas Boeing 787-9 flies between Melbourne and Los Angeles with engine’s static ports covered by tape
A Boeing 787 was being used for a freight flight flew from Melbourne, Australia, to Los Angeles, California, United States, with tape over four...
Two KLM aircraft (a 747 and a 787) clip wings at Amsterdam Schiphol
On 13 February, two KLM Royal Dutch Airlines aircraft - a Boeing 747-400 (PH-BFV) and a Boeing 787 (PH-BHA) - were involved in a...
United Airlines Boeing 737-900 tail tips during disembarkation
On 17 September, a United Airlines Boeing 737-900ER (registered N78448) operated a domestic flight between Los Angeles and Lewiston, United States. During disembarkation and...
Research team finds and salvages missing Air France Airbus A380 engine part
On 30 September 2017, an Air France Airbus A380 (F-HPJE) was operating flight AF66 between Paris CDG, France and Los Angeles, United States. About...
Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i makes emergency landing in Chicago due to laptop on fire
A Lufthansa flight from Los Angeles to Frankfurt had to land at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport after a passenger's laptop caught fire, the airline...
Philippine Airlines Boeing 777-300 returns to Los Angeles after engine failure
On 21 November, a Philippine Airlines Boeing 777-300 (RP-C775) operated flight PR113 between Los Angeles, United States and Manila, Philippines. Just after take-off, the...
FedEx Boeing 767 freighter successfully makes emergency landing at LAX Airport
On 19 August, a FedEx Boeing 767-300 freighter (registered N146FE) operated a domestic cargo flight between New York Newark and Los Angeles (LAX), United...
Engine failure forces Norwegian Boeing 787-8 to return to Rome Fiumicino
On 10 August, a Norwegian Boeing 787-8 (LN-LND) operated flight DY7115 between Rome Fiumicino, Italy and Los Angeles, United States. During take-off from runway...
An off-duty Delta Air Lines flight attendant wanted to crash flight DL 1730
A Delta Air Lines off-duty flight attendant forced an emergency landing of Delta flight DL1730 from Atlanta to Los Angeles Friday night.A desperate pilot...
Fiji Airways Airbus A350 damaged in alleged hit-and-run incident at LAX
In an incident at Los Angeles Airport (LAX), a Fiji Airways Airbus A350-900 aircraft (registered DQ-FAI) sustained significant damage to its right outer elevator...
Five injured after American Airlines plane crashes into shuttle bus at Los Angeles airport
An American Airlines plane collided with a shuttle on a taxiway at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Friday evening, injuring five people.The collision...
Bizarre toilet troubles: Passengers’ absurd journey on KLM flight
On KLM flight KL601 from Amsterdam to Los Angeles on 12 February (Boeing 787-10 reg. PH-BKF), 318 passengers faced a peculiar ordeal when one...
San Antonio ground staffer dies in tragic incident with Delta Air Lines Airbus A319
On 23 June, a Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 (registered N370NB) operated domestic flight DL1111 between Los Angeles and San Antonio, United States. After...
Ethiopian Airlines launches first of its kind nonstop service connecting Los Angeles and Africa
On 27 November, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) announced that Ethiopian Airlines will launch a new first-of-its-kind flight, connecting Los Angeles travellers to West Africa...
Lufthansa confirms rough landing of Boeing 747-8i training flight at Los Angeles Airport
A Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Los Angeles experienced a "rough landing" at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), as captured on camera by Airline...
Several children injured when Delta Boeing 777 dumped fuel on a school playground before emergency landing at Los Angeles
Some 17 children and 6 adults have been injured after a Delta Air Lines Boeing 777-200ER registered N860DA returning to Los Angeles Airport dropped...
China Airlines Boeing 747 freighter suffers tire burst on take-off Taipei Airport, Taiwan
On 29 August, a China Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter (registered B-18725) operated flight CI5198 between Taipei, Taiwan and Los Angeles, United States. During take-off,...
Lufthansa brings its Airbus A380 back to Los Angeles International Airport
Lufthansa is reintroducing its Airbus A380 aircraft to Los Angeles International Airport, offering increased capacity to the U.S. market. This move is in response...
Global Airlines, the future all-A380 airline, partners with American Express and announces first two transatlantic destinations
Global Airlines, a new long-haul airline flying exclusively Airbus A380 aircraft, has entered into a significant partnership with American Express to collaborate on payments...
Passenger arrested after seen hitting American Airlines flight attendant
On 21 September, an American Airlines Airbus A321 (registered N157AA) operated flight AA377 between San Jose del Cabo aiport, Mexico and Los Angeles, United...