The Learjet departed Austin at 15:37 bound for the Bahamas, climbing to a cruising altitude of 41,000 feet. At 17:35 near Naples, FL, the aircraft began a descent down to 35,000 feet. At 17:48, the aircraft briefly climbed, before entering a steep, righthand descent.
We’re following reports of an aircraft crash near Palm Beach, Florida. Based on ADS-B data, it appears that the involved aircraft is N722BD, a Learjet 60. Last data from the aircraft was at altitude 8,750 ft. Max vertical speed was more than -32,000 fpm.
Inbound flights to London airports + Manchester + Birmingham looking very different tonight compared to last Tuesday.
More than 1,000 flights have been canceled at UK airports following a technical failure at a NATS ATC facility earlier today.
As of 1700 UTC, 625 flights have been canceled at airports in the UK following an earlier technical problem at NATS’ Shanwick ATC facility.
easyJet: 218
British Airways: 132
Ryanair 41
KLM 37
Eurowings 22
425 flight cancellations as of 1600 UTC to/from UK airports as airlines manage their flying programs for the rest of the day.
easyJet 137
British Airways 111
KLM 26
Eurowings 22
Ryanair 21
The aviation community may be global, but it is tight-knit. Help us rally around Brazilian aviation’s @avioesemusicas who has been diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. A pilot in Texas paid Lito this honor.
To learn more about Lito’s situation:
Earlier today in Tokyo, a CAB CitationJet crossed in front of an ANA 767 on approach to Haneda, triggering a TCAS RA. The ANA flight climbed for a go-around. ADS-B data shows closest lateral distance of ~0.776 mi with vertical separation of ~100 ft.
Earlier this week, @Airbus made history with a 24h, 24m flight from Melbourne to Toulouse. Along the way, the flight passed a few special landmarks on A350-1000ULR and Project Sunrise flights.
National standard operating procedures have been introduced for large air tanker firefighting aircraft, including minimum drop heights, addressing a safety issue identified after a Boeing 737 firebomber accident in south-west WA in 2023.
History made.
After a 12,460NM (23,075.92 km) / 24 hours 24 minutes direct flight from Melbourne 🇦🇺, the #A350-1000ULR# arrives home in Toulouse 🇫🇷.
Watch the journey on @FlightRadar24:
#Ultimate# #LongRangeLeader#