Flight AF446 departed Paris CDG at 10:02 CET today to Saint Martin but in middle of Atlantic, the crew decided to divert to Canada.

The Airbus A330-200 (registration F-GZCM) headed to St. John’s, the nearest Airport but finally was vectored to Gander.

After 9 hours into the flight, the flight AF446 is on approach to Gander Airport.

UPDATE #1
The airline is confirming us a stopover of 40 minutes, to refuel. Possibly due to a medical emergency on board.

UPDATE #2
The A330 is on final approach to YQX.

UPDATE #3
AF446 has landed runway 03 at Gander.

UPDATE #4
As the crew is now out of hours, Air France plans a takeoff tomorrow Saturday at 16:00.

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The flight AF30 departed Paris CDG today at 11:03 CET for a 9h 45m flight to Atlanta.

The Airbus A350-900 (registration F-HTYI) was cruising at 38,000 ft at North of UK when the crew declared an emergency almost 2 hours into the flight.

UPDATE 12:15 GMT
Flight AF30 is circling near Scotland, still holding 38,000ft.

UPDATE 13:10 GMT
Flight AF30 is finally crossing Atlantic but will have to divert to Detroit to refuel. The airline is planning a stopover of 1 hour.

UPDATE 14:55 GMT
Flight AF30 circled due to a technical issue until crew solved it. As we said earlier, the A350 will refuel in Detroit.

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The Boeing 777-300ER with registration F-GSQX departed Paris CDG Airport at 15:07 CET Thursday, February 6 2025.

The flight AF898 to Fort-de-France was cruising at 31,000 ft when it was about to start crossing the Atlantic Ocean when the crew declared an emergency (squawk 7700) and started to circle about 40 minutes into the flight.

Pilots finally decided to return to Paris CDG as a female passenger has dropped her cell phone in the galley area. The phone went through a grate, then fell into the cargo hold. Lithium battery may have been altered when the phone dropped so the crew didn’t want to take the risk of a fire during the flight.

The Boeing aircraft landed back at 17:18 (local time) and maintenance team had to remove two pallets to finally find the woman’s phone.

The 471 passengers resumed their flight to Martinique on the same plane which took off at 18:49 and landed at 22:39 more than 2 hours late.

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A 29 year-old aircraft declared an emergency right after takeoff from runway 27L at Paris CDG Airport.

The flight #AF7500 departed Paris CDG to Nantes when the A321 (registration F-GMZD) stopped the climb at 4,500 ft. The pilots declared an emergency (squawk 7700) due to a bird strike.

The crew contacted ATC mentioning an engine failure and required an immediate return.

The aircraft landed on runway 27R only 14 minutes after takeoff and taxied to a remote stand of the airport.

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Air France flight AF480 departed Paris CDG Airport at 15:18 CET for a 12 hours and 40 minutes flight to Lima.

The flight operated by a Boeing 777-300ER (registration F-GSQR) climbed to 31,000 ft and flew for about one hour before the crew declared an emergency (squawk 7700) at 16:34 CET..

The pilots contacted ATC about an issue on board, the aircraft turned around.

UPDATE 16:45 CET
The flight is diverting to Brest.

UPDATE 16:48 CET
The airline is planning a 2-hour stopover.

UPDATE 17:08 CET
The Boeing 777-300ER just landed on runway 25L.

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Air France flight AF758 departed paris CDG to Pointe-à-Pitre at 15:16 CET but 1h30 into the flight, the crew declared an emergency (squawk 7700).

The Boeing 777-300ER with registration F-GSQT has turned around over Atlantic while cruising at 34,000 ft.

UPDATE 16:57 CET
The flight is diverting to Brest due to a medical emergency on board (AIRLIVE source).

UPDATE 17:12 CET
Flight AF758 just landed at Brest.

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A passenger died on an Air France flight from Paris to Boston on Tuesday despite life-saving efforts by a doctor on the plane.

The Air France flight AF334 departed from Paris CDG at 15:06 CET onTuesday, January 14 2025.

The A350-900 (registration F-HUVB) landed at Boston Logan International Airport at 16:51 EST where emergency services awaited.

Air France confirms that a customer on flight AF334 from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to Boston on 14 January 2025 was taken ill during the flight. Despite the assistance of a doctor on board, the customer couldn’t be rescued. Air France reminds that its crew members are regularly trained to handle these kinds of situations.

There were few details available about the person’s death; police described the death as unattended but didn’t share more information, including the identity of the person who died, which won’t be released until loved ones are notified. Detectives were looking into what happened.

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Pilots for an Air France flight AF484 were forced to make an emergency landing in Brazil after a passenger is said to have clogged the toilet.

The Boeing 777-300ER (registration F-GZNI) had to make an unscheduled landing on Friday, January 3 2025 while on route to its destination from Paris.

The plane wasn’t far from its destination of Rio de Janeiro when it had to divert to Pinto Martins International Airport in Fortaleza.

Fraport, which manages the Brazilian airport, said Flight AF484 had to make the stop due to a QTU (Quick Toilet Unit) on board needing to be serviced and cleared of sanitary waste.

Brazilian media reports the incident was caused by a passenger who had caused the toilet to be unusable, although did not provide further details.

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Air France flight AF1448 departed Paris CDG to Barcelona on Friday but was forced to return only few minutes in the air.

The airbus A318 (registration F-GUGR) climbed to 29,000 ft and turned around only 20 minutes into the flight.

The A318 suffered a loss of cabin pressurization forcing the pilots to make a rapid descent to 8,000 ft.

Air France confirms that the crew of flight AF1448 on 3rd January 2005, from Paris CDG to Barcelona BCN operated by Airbus 318 decided to return to its base after 17 minutes of flight due to cabin pressure malfunction.

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The aircraft returned back to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport for an emergency landing on Saturday. No injuries have been reported.

In application of the emergency descent procedure, the crew activated the fall of the oxygen masks in the cabin because the automatic mask drop altitude had not yet been reached.

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Aircraft emergency oxygen systems or air masks are emergency equipment fitted to pressurized commercial aircraft, intended for use when the cabin pressurisation system has failed and the cabin altitude has climbed above a safe level.

It consists of a number of individual yellow oxygen masks stored in compartments near passenger seats and near areas like lavatories and galleys, and an oxygen source, like a centralized gaseous cylinder or decentralized chemical oxygen generator.

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Air France flight AF1058 has declared an emergency after landing attempt on runway 25 at Newcastle airport, UK.

The wind is gusting up to 43 kt from 240° this morning at Newcastle airport, making landings very challenging.

The crew declared an emergency due to low fuel and required a diversion.

The flight is operated by an Embraer 190 (registration F-HBLL).

UPDATE 11:05 GMT
Flight AF1058 is diverting to Edinburgh.

UPDATE 11:22 GMT
The aircraft has landed runway 24 at Edinburgh Airport.

The airline is planning a short stopover and will resume the flight to Newcastle when the wind will calm down.

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Air France flight AF650 departed from Paris CDG terminal 2E today at 14:51 CET for a scheduled 11 hours and 15 minutes flight to Cancún.

The Boeing 777-300ER climbed to 32,000 ft then started to hold at West if France about 45 mins into the flight.

The 18-year-old aircraft (registration F-GSQO) returned to Paris CDG where it landed 1 hour and 45 minutes after departure due to “operational issues”.

The airline is rescheduling the flight departure at 23:45 CET.

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The flight AF990 departed Paris CDG Wednesday, December 18 2024 at 21:32 CET for a 12-hour flight.

But 7 hours into the flight, while flying over Western Africa, pilots of the flight AF990 squawked 7700 (general emergency) and turned around.

The Boeing 777-300ER turned around toward Abidjan where it landed in the middle of the night at 04:18 due to a medical emergency.

After a 1-hour stopover, the aircraft (registration F-GZNT) resumed the flight to Johannesburg.

The airline says the flight is expected to land at 13:15 at Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport.

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