British Airways faced an in-flight emergency when one of its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners operating a service from Sydney (SYD) to Singapore (SIN) was forced to return shortly after departure. The flight crew reported detecting a fuel odor in the cockpit, prompting them to declare a “mayday” call as a precaution.
American Airlines Flight 3023 experienced a serious emergency at Denver International Airport on Saturday afternoon, when the left landing gear of the aircraft caught fire during takeoff preparations. The flight, operated by a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was bound for Miami and was taxiing at approximately 2:45 PM local time when smoke and flames were observed.
Jeju Air’s catastrophic Boeing 737-800 crash in December 2024 has officially entered the record books as one of South Korea’s deadliest aviation disasters, with 179 fatalities. Preliminary findings from the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board (ARAIB) have revealed that the sequence of events leading to the crash stemmed from a critical pilot error following a bird strike.
