Category Aviation Red Alert

Destruction & Devastation: Typhoon Nepartak slams into Taiwan

Super Typhoon Nepartak Heading For Taiwan

People in Taiwan are being warned to brace themselves for the arrival of Super Typhoon Nepartak.   Authorities have urged residents to take precautions as fierce winds and torrential rain are expected to batter the island from Thursday evening.  …

‘Catastrophic’ Engine Failure Causes BA Jet Fire

A British Airways plane bound for London with 170 people on board has burst into flames on the tarmac at Las Vegas Airport.   The Boeing 777-200 was preparing to take off shortly after 4pm (local time) on Tuesday when…

Red Alert Issued For Approaching Super Typhoon Soudelor to China

Typhoon Soudelor made landfall in the town of Hsiulin in eastern Hualien county at 4..40am (0640 AEST) Saturday morning, bringing fierce winds and torrential rain.    Forecasters had predicted the storm would have maximum sustained winds at landfall of about…

Volcanic ash spewing from the Mount Raung volcano continues to cause havoc

Virgin Australia has cancelled all flights in and out of Bali as volcanic ash spewing from the Mount Raung volcano continues to cause havoc.   Virgin says the eruption and unfavourable winds have created unsuitable flying conditions, and the airline…

RED ALERT ISSUED Large explosive eruption, ash to 36,000 ft at Manam volcano in Papua New Guinea

A large explosive eruption occurred at the volcano today. The event produced an ash column that rose to approx. 65,000 ft (20 km) altitude and started to drift SW.    VAAC Darwin changed aviation color code to red. This explosion,…

Severe dust-storm causes blackout in parts of Karachi, Pakistan

A severe dust-storm paralyzed the Karachi Airport temporarily on Wednesday and also caused 50 feeders of KElectric (KE) to trip, causing a blackout in parts of the metropolis.   According to KElectric spokesman Usama Qureshi the dust-storm caused 50 out…