Volcanic disruption at Anchorage could hit transpacific airfreight operations
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) and its users are bracing for disruption that could ...
© Nikolay Antonov
By Alex Lennane
Atlas Air has suffered its third aircraft ‘incident’ this month, causing Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) to close a runway and delaying some 186 flights this morning. The airport managed to re-open its dual-runway operation at 3.45pm local time.
An Atlas 747-400F, on route from Hong Kong to Chicago, via Anchorage, suffered a hydraulic failure near Taiwan. The crew decided to return to Hong Kong and landed two hours later.
However, the aircraft burst “a number of tyres” on landing, according to ...
Comment on this article