Virgin Atlantic flight VS3 departed London Heathrow today at 08:51 GMT to New York JFK Airport.

The Airbus A350-1000 (registration G-VPOP) climbed to 38,000 ft from runway 27R. But hours into the flight and while being only few miles from Canada’s coast, the pilots decided to turn around.

The crew declared an emergency (squawk 7700) 8 hours after departure, while entering UK’s airspace due to hydraulic fault and steering issues.

UPDATE #1
The flight is diverting to Manchester Airport.

UPDATE #2
The A350 has landed on runway 23L with landing gear doors deployed due to a hydraulic issue.

UPDATE #3
The aircraft is currently stuck on the runway surrounded by emergency vehicles.

UPDATE #4
The A350K is being towed.

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Wednesday, September 11 2024, Virgin Atlantic flight #VS8 departed LAX about one hour late at 18:08 PDT. The Airbus A350-1000 took off from the runway 24L.

The aircraft (registration G-VPOP) stopped climbing at 15,000 ft then entered a hold. Pilots had to deal with a technical issue with the aircraft and contacted ATC to require a return to LAX Airport.

The Airbus A350K aircraft landed on runway 25L one hour and 25 minutes after departure.

As the crew didn’t have much time to burn/dump fuel, the plane was met by ARFF to inspect the hot brakes.

The airline confirmed a technical issue. The aircraft is still on the ground at Los Angeles at the time we’re writing this article.

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