Typhoon escorted aircraft into Prestwick

[MrLeGuen]

Italian C 27 apparently


http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/major-incident-at-prestwick-airport-1-3737298

[shaun.s]

Huge emergency services turnout at EGPK according to my social media.

Anybody know the story?

NOTAM:

Q) EGPX/QMRLC/IV/NBO/A/000/999/5531N00436W005
B) FROM: 15/04/02 18:20C) TO: 15/04/02 21:00
E) RUNWAY 03/21 CLOSED

[MrLeGuen]

Radio Clyde reporting on twitter that the plane lost communications with ATC

https://mobile.twitter.com/radioclydenews

[PAXfips]

A330-243MRTT Tanker still circling

Flightradar24.com - Live flight tracker! (http://www.flightradar24.com/Z3060/5e7ab6e)

[LandingConfig]

Comms failure. Airport in lockdown, surrounding roads closed and massive police response including firearms and dogs.

[MichaelOLearyGenius]

Must be serious if they have called the dogs out 🐶

[MrLeGuen]

Police speaking over a tannoy trying to get people out of the aircraft?

[jimbo canuck]

Apparently an Italian AF C-27 lost all comms. and was escorted to PIK
J

[beamender99]

Prestwick Airport: Plane lands safely after 'emergency' - BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-32171407)

[susier]

The linked tanker just passed very near to FR4382, both in the 27,000s - is that normal? I thought there had to be more gap than that.


ETA sorry, forgot we weren't in Spotters [blush]




Oh...and now we are!

[mikehammer]

Broken radio.
Aircraft performs landing.
Non event?

[mikehammer]

BBC: Prestwick Airport also remained open throughout, and a Ryanair passenger flight to Malta took off a short time after the Italian plane landed.

Sounds hugely sensationally undramatic.

[GlobalNav]

I thought these were military transports.

Anybody know who the operator was?

[Severe Clear]

C-27J Spartan Tactical Transport Aircraft - Airforce Technology (http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/spartan)

[grumpyoldgeek]

PP here. Am I the only one that carries a $200 handheld aviation radio in his flight bag?