Tag: Runway incident

Flights suspended at Shannon Airport following an aircraft runway incident

Shannon Airport, in County Clare, Republic of Ireland, has issued an alert that all flight operations are to be suspended following an aircraft incident on the runway. The Omni Air International Boeing 767 was thought to be taxiing on the runway when air traffic controllers noticed fire and smok...

Istanbul Airport’s third runway to be operational by 2020

A third runway at the new Istanbul Airport is currently being constructed and will be fully operational by the first half of 2020, according to iGA Istanbul Airport CEO Kadri Samsunlu. Once completed, the new runway will increase the current airport capacity of 80 planes per hour to 120 planes p...

Osaka Airport closed when ANA plane stalled after landing

Osaka airport, in western Japan, temporarily closed one of its runways this morning, after an airplane stalled on the tarmac after landing. An All Nippon Airways (ANA) aircraft stalled around 7:30 am, after arriving at Osaka from Tokyo's Haneda airport. The runway was reopened 40 minutes later a...

Cork Airport closed after jet tire bursts on runway

Source: Irish Examiner. Cork Airport was temporarily closed yesterday after the tire of a business jet burst on the runway before take-off. As the jet was ready to depart the south-western Irish city, a tire on the aircraft burst leaving the airport to use a crane to remove it from the runway. ...

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