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CNN —A United Airlines flight was forced to return to Sydney just two hours into its nearly 14-hour journey to San Francisco, in the carrier’s fifth flight incident in seven days. The Boeing 777-300 aircraft, carrying 183 passengers and crew, was redirected due to a “maintenance issue,” according to a statement from United Airlines. We provided accommodation overnight for passengers and rebooked them to San Francisco,” the airline added. The incident Monday on United flight 830 is the latest in a string of incidents to hit the US airline in recent days. US aircraft manufacturer Boeing is also under intense scrutiny following a series of quality and safety issues.

Organizations: CNN, United Airlines, Boeing, United, United Airlines aircraft, US Locations: Sydney, San Francisco, Mexico City, Los Angeles

HOUSTON (AP) — A United flight from Houston to Fort Myers, Texas, was forced turn around Monday after one of the plane’s engines caught fire. The plane landed back at Bush Airport at 7:13 p.m., just 33 minutes after takeoff. The plane with engine trouble is scheduled to depart Bush Airport for Orlando at 7:20 a.m. Thursday. “United flight 1118 returned to Houston shortly after takeoff due to an engine issue. We arranged for a new aircraft to take our customers to their destination, which departed for Fort Myers later that evening,” the airline said in a statement.

Persons: “, ”, David Gruninger, ” Gruninger, KTRK, Fort Myers Organizations: HOUSTON, Boeing, George Bush, Airport, Bush Airport, ” United, Bush, Orlando, Fort Locations: Houston, Fort Myers , Texas, Florida, Mexico, Fort

☆ A man managed to board a flight at a London airport without a ticket by tailgating through checkpoints, the 2nd similar incident in 2 months
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA man boarded a plane without a ticket at the UK's second-busiest airport, a second such incident in under two months at London airports. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. In a statement shared with Business Insider, Sussex Police, which has jurisdiction over Gatwick, described the event as a "medical incident." The incident is the second time in under two months that a passenger has managed to board a plane at a London airport without a ticket. In December, a British man managed to fly without a passport from London Heathrow Airport to New York.

Persons: —, Craig Sturt, Sturt wasn't, Sturt Organizations: Service, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Business, Gatwick Airport, Police, Passengers, BI, Boeing, Sussex Police, Gatwick, Airport, British Airways, Sun, London's Metropolitan Police Locations: London, London Gatwick, Copenhagen, Denmark, Flightradar24, British, New York

☆ American Airlines flight’s hard landing leaves six injured
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Raja Razek | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —One passenger and five flight attendants were injured when an American Airlines flight made a hard landing at Kahului Airport in Hawaii on Saturday. “American Airlines flight 271 with service from Los Angeles (LAX) to Maui (OGG) experienced an issue upon landing in OGG,” American Airlines told CNN in a statement. The plane was “taken out of service for inspection by our maintenance team,” according to American Airlines. “The safety of our customers and team members is our top priority,” the company added. Hawaii’s transportation department also confirmed to CNN the airline “made a hard landing” at the airport Saturday afternoon.

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CHICAGO (AP) — A plane taxiing for departure clipped another aircraft at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Sunday evening, the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday. No injuries were reported, both planes were of Boeing design, and the FAA says it will investigate the incident. The All Nippon Airways flight was a Boeing 777, and the Delta Airlines aircraft was a Boeing 717. Raymond Bongalon, a customer service representative with All Nippon Airways, said Monday afternoon that the airline could not yet provide any information on what happened. The airline's flight status search said Flight 11 was bound for Tokyo but canceled because of “aircraft inspection.”The Chicago Department of Aviation did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Persons: Tony Molinaro, Emma Johnson, Raymond Bongalon, ___ Savage Organizations: CHICAGO, Chicago O'Hare International, Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing, FAA, All Nippon Airways, Delta Air Lines, Delta Airlines, Max, O'Hare, Associated Press, Delta, Chicago Department of Aviation, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: O'Hare, Detroit, Tokyo

☆ UBS sold a Credit Suisse private jet that was used by its ex-chair to fly to Wimbledon and the Euros, breaking COVID rules — and the Maldives for a family vacation
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A former Credit Suisse chair used the bank's private jet to breach COVID restrictions. AdvertisementUBS has sold the Credit Suisse private jet that prompted its ex-chairman's resignation after just nine months, according to the Financial Times. António Horta-Osório used the bank's Dassault Falcon 7X to travel to sports matches and breach COVID travel restrictions, an internal investigation found. A used Falcon 7X typically sells for around $18 million, according to listings on AV Buyer. The FT reported that Credit Suisse planned to sell its jet before being rescued by UBS earlier this year, but UBS executives pushed through the sale.

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☆ An arguing couple forced a Lufthansa A380 to divert after the husband reportedly threw food and tried to set fire to a blanket
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An arguing couple forced a Lufthansa A380 to be diverted to Delhi, per The Times of India. The husband shouted at his wife, threw food, and tried to set a blanket on fire with a lighter, the paper reported. Lufthansa confirmed an incident involving an "unruly passenger" on the flight to Business Insider. AdvertisementA Lufthansa flight was forced to divert on Wednesday after a severe argument between a husband and wife, The Times of India reported. It prompted pilots to tell air traffic control at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India about a "situation and possible unruly passenger," per The Times of India.

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☆ EasyJet flight canceled due to ‘defecation’ incident
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —An easyJet flight was canceled and its passengers made to disembark after someone onboard the aircraft apparently defecated on the airplane bathroom floor. As the delay extended, the atmosphere on the packed flight was characterized by “suspense and anger,” Gedhu said. So that’s when the stairs reconnected, and the cleaners came on to deep clean the flooring.”According to Gedhu, passengers remained in their seats during the cleaning process. In September, a Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Barcelona was forced to turn around after a passenger had diarrhea. CNN Travel has also reported on an incident on board an Air France flight from Paris to Toronto in which a passenger discovered potentially toxic blood and feces left over from an incident from a previous flight under his seat.

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☆ Mother, Accused of Human Trafficking While Flying With Daughter, Sues Southwest Airlines
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Christine Chung | More About Christine Chung | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The mother and daughter had flown a Southwest Airlines flight to Denver for a funeral. Unbeknown to Ms. MacCarthy, a flight attendant had suspected Ms. MacCarthy, who is white, of human trafficking, Ms. MacCarthy said in an interview Monday. Moira, her daughter, is Black. The officers questioned them, Ms. MacCarthy said, adding that her daughter cried in her arms throughout the entire interaction. Ms. MacCarthy showed her driver’s license to the officers; they did not ask for identification for Moira, proving that they were related.

Persons: Mary MacCarthy, Moira, MacCarthy’s, Unbeknown, MacCarthy Organizations: Denver International Airport, Denver, Southwest Airlines Locations: Denver

☆ An inflatable evacuation slide suddenly 'exploded' inside the flight cabin of a Delta plane injuring a crew member, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The inflatable air slide on a Delta flight from JFK to LAX was deployed inside the plane on Saturday. One crew member was hit by the slide and needed treatment at a nearby hospital. The uncontrolled escape slide hit a crew member, and they were hospitalized. A Delta spokesperson told Insider the crew member has now been discharged from hospital. A Delta spokesperson told Insider, "Delta flight 520, operating from New York-JFK to Los Angeles, diverted to Salt Lake City due to a maintenance issue.

Organizations: LAX, New York Post, Morning, Delta Locations: JFK, Utah, New York, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City , Utah, Salt Lake City

☆ A Delta passenger was arrested after he opened the plane door, activated the emergency slide, and slid down it as the plane was preparing for takeoff
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Delta passenger was arrested after he opened the emergency plane door right before takeoff. He slid down the emergency slide and later hopped onto a luggage cart. —New York Post (@nypost) March 26, 2023At around 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, the passenger pushed open the plane's emergency door and triggered the emergency exit slide, the Los Angeles Airport Police told CBS News. "Due to the circumstances, FBI has been notified," Los Angeles Airport Police Captain Karla Rodriguez said to CBS News. Representatives for the Federal Aviation Administration, the Los Angeles Police Department, and Delta did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment sent outside regular business hours.

☆ A SkyWest flight attendant burst into tears after arguing with a colleague over a seat change, then both stormed off the plane, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A SkyWest flight from Houston to LA was delayed after two flight attendants deplaned, per The Hill. A passenger on the flight said the crew members had an argument, causing one to burst into tears. The passenger was ESPN anchor Ashley Brewer, who said the male flight attendant approved the seat change, while the female flight attendant said it wasn't allowed under the airline's policy, per The Hill. The male flight attendant started to yell and the female flight attendant burst into tears and ran to the front of the plane, Brewer said, per The Hill. SkyWest did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, but in a statement provided to Nexstar Media Group, which publishes The Hill, it said that it was aware of reports regarding a "flight attendant issue."

☆ Two United aircraft collided at Newark Liberty Airport and now the FAA is investigating
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Two United Airlines aircraft collided at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Friday. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyTwo United Airlines aircraft collided at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday morning, the airline confirmed to Insider. "The left wing of United Airlines Flight 2135, a Boeing 757-200, was struck by a Boeing 787 aircraft around 8:45 a.m. Friday, at Newark Liberty International Airport," the FAA said in a statement to Insider. The Orlando-bound passengers, who were on the jet at the time of the event but were uninjured, were deplaned and rebooked on different aircraft, United told Insider. Friday's event comes three weeks after a Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 and an American Airlines Boeing 777 narrowly avoided a collision at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport.

☆ Agencies investigate averted plane crash at New York's JFK airport
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Brian Heale, a passenger on the Delta flight, said at first he thought the abrupt stop was a mechanical issue. “There was this abrupt jerk of the plane, and everyone was sort of thrust forward from the waist,” he recalled. The Delta plane stopped about 1,000 feet (about 0.3 kilometers) from where the American Airlines plane had crossed from an adjacent taxiway, according to the FAA statement. The plane returned to the gate, where the 145 passengers deplaned and were provided overnight accommodations, a Delta spokesperson said. We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience and delay of their travels,” a Delta spokesperson said in a statement.

☆ FAA launches investigation after two planes nearly collide at JFK airport
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( Ashley Capoot | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Grounded Delta Airlines planes are parked at gates at John F. Kennedy International Airport on January 11, 2023, in New York. The FAA said a Boeing 737 operated by Delta Air Lines stopped its takeoff around 8:45 p.m. when air traffic controllers noticed another American Airlines aircraft crossing the runway. The Delta flight "stopped its takeoff roll approximately 1,000 feet" from the point where the American Airlines Boeing 777 had crossed, according to the FAA's preliminary analysis. Flight watcher @xJonNYC noticed the near miss and shared audio of the tense air traffic control exchange on Twitter Saturday. A spokesperson for American Airlines said the company will defer to the FAA for comment.

☆ Delta flights in Boston were severely delayed due to 'improper de-icing' of planes with passengers waiting over 4 hours
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Delta flights were severely delayed at Boston Logan International Airport on Sunday night. But two hours later, Vilches said that Delta canceled the flight, "due to improper de-icing of the plane and the pilot was tired." Brandon Truitt, a local reporter at WBZ-TV shared a graphic on Twitter showing rows of incoming and outgoing Delta flights "waiting for gates." Boston 25 reporter, Julianne Lima shared a video on Twitter of people sleeping on cots at the airport after delayed flights. Boston Logan International Airport and Delta Air Lines did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

Odell Beckham Jr. was escorted off of an American Airlines flight by police Sunday morning after crew members who tried to wake him up before departure grew concerned because he "appeared to be coming in and out of consciousness," according to officials. The Miami-Dade Police Department responded to American Airlines flight 1228 in Miami, bound for Los Angeles, at around 9:30 a.m. after flight attendants called for help out of fear that Beckham Jr. was ill and "his condition would worsen through the expected 5 hour flight," police said. "Upon the officers arrival, the flight crew asked Mr. Beckham several times to exit the aircraft, which he refused," police said in a statement. In a tweet published Sunday morning, Beckham Jr. said "Never in my life have I experienced what just happened to me… I’ve seen it alll..""Never. Representatives for Beckham Jr. did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

A Frontier Airlines flight bound for Tampa changed course Friday night after an unruly passenger was discovered with a box cutter, according to officials. After the suspect was taken into custody and searched, a second box cutter was found in their carry-on, according to the agency. The plane was then "diverted to Atlanta after a passenger on board the aircraft was observed in possession of a box cutter," according to a statement from the airline shared with NBC News. Frontier Airlines didn't provide any additional information on the incident, but according to the Transportation Security Administration, there had been a disturbance involving the passenger in possession of the box cutter. "FBI and Atlanta Police Department responded to the incident, took the suspect into custody and the flight was canceled."

☆ Flames shot out of the engine of a United Airlines plane after a bird strike, forcing its return to Chicago O'Hare Airport
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A United flight made an emergency landing after it hit a bird shortly after takeoff, per abc7. A video posted on Twitter shows United flight 1930 spitting flames out of its left engine. Witnesses on the ground told the news channel they could see flames coming from United flight 1930 shortly after it took off. Chris McCullough told abc7 he heard "this tremendous rumble" that shook his home as the plane passed over him in Bensenville. A United spokesperson said in a statement to abc7: "United Flight 1930 returned to Chicago after experiencing a bird strike shortly after take-off.

☆ The smell from a passenger's carry-on bag forced an American Airlines flight to make an emergency landing in Florida
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency return to a Florida airport on Wednesday due to a chemical odor. The odor had seeped out of a passenger's carry-on bag and into the cabin, officials said. American Airlines flight No. "HazMat units performed a hazard assessment due to reports of a strong chemical smell inside the plane," a fire department spokesperson told Insider. It wasn't clear what caused the chemical smell, but one man aboard the flight told WSVN 7News that the odor was similar to nail polish remover.

☆ United Airlines flight circles over Atlantic for hours, makes emergency landing over mechanical issue
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Jay Blackman | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A United Airlines flight from New Jersey to Brazil ended up circling over the Atlantic Ocean for nearly two hours Wednesday and making an emergency landing because of a mechanical issue, flight officials said. Flight 149 departed from Newark Liberty International Airport at 11 p.m. ET Wednesday night, bound for São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport with 256 passengers on board, according to the flight's history. The plane experienced a “mechanical issue shortly after takeoff,” United Airlines said in a statement, revealing that initial maintenance inspection points to a hydraulic pump issue. The plane, a Boeing 777-200, landed after the crew reported an "emergency," the Federal Aviation Administration said, noting that an investigation was underway.

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