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Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
American Airlines plane forced into emergency landing after catching fire mid-air
An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after an engine appeared to catch fire mid-air, officials said. Flight 1665 took off from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas for Charlotte, North Carolina, at 8.11am local time on Wednesday, according to Flightradar24. But it returned to the Las Vegas airport after smoke were seen coming from its left engine shortly after take-off, CBS reported. A total of 153 passengers and six crew members were on board, American Airlines confirmed. They disembarked from the aircraft at the Las Vegas airport. Videos posted to social media showed smoke and flame blasting out of the engine. American Airlines said that, in a later inspection, a maintenance team found no evidence that the engine caught fire. "The aircraft taxied to the gate under its own power and customers deplaned normally," the airline said in a statement. "We appreciate the professionalism of our crew and thank our team who are working to get our customers to their destinations as quickly as possible." The plane, an Airbus A321, has now been taken out of service to be evaluated, the airline said. The Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the incident.
New York Times
4 days ago
- General
- New York Times
Video Shows Engine Fire as Plane Returns to Las Vegas Airport Just After Takeoff
An American Airlines plane that had what appeared to be an engine on fire returned to the airport in Las Vegas and landed shortly after takeoff on Wednesday, according to video of the plane and the Federal Aviation Administration. A video of the plane, which was operating as American Airlines Flight 1665, showed it banking in the sky with smoke and what appeared to be flames sputtering from an engine. My parents are in Vegas right now a planes engines caught fire right after take off.. The F.A.A. said the crew had reported 'an engine issue,' and the plane, which was headed to Charlotte, N.C., 'returned safely' to Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas at about 8:20 a.m. local time. It was unclear how many people were on board. American Airlines did not immediately respond to a request for comment. FlightRadar24, a flight tracking service, showed the plane, an Airbus A321, took off at 8:11 a.m. and flew in a small loop around the Las Vegas area before landing at the airport.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE We survived the most vile cruise in history where passengers acted like 'animals'... we couldn't even watch the Netflix trailer
Human feces in red biohazard bags lined the corridors. Toilets overflowed and left the floors slippery. Waste streaked down the walls and the smell was unbearable. These were the shocking scenes that unfolded on the notorious 'poop cruise' in February 2013 when 3,100 passengers and 1,100 crew were left stranded aboard the Carnival Triumph in the Gulf of Mexico after it was brought to a standstill by an engine room fire - and all the bathrooms stopped working.
