In the last 10-15 minutes, an American Airlines flight from Monterey to Dallas has declared an emergency and diverted to Las Vegas.
Information is limited surrounding the incident at hand.
Below is what we know on this so far…
American Airlines Flight AA2879 – Monterey to Dallas…
American Airlines flight AA2879, which declared an emergency in Las Vegas, is a routine scheduled flight between Monterey and Dallas.
Furthermore, the aircraft involved in the incident was N938AN.
As per data from Planespotters.net, N938AN is a 26.2 year old Boeing 737-800 that was delivered to the airline back in July 2000.
Of the 737-800 variant, which was involved in the Las Vegas emergency, American Airlines has 303 of them in their fleet, of which 295 are in active service, and eight are parked, with an average fleet age of 16.8 years.
As well as the 737-800 variant, the carrier has the following other aircraft in their mainline fleet:
- 132 Airbus A319s.
- 48 Airbus A320s.
- 311 Airbus A321s.
- 103 Boeing 737 MAX 8s.
- 67 Boeing 777s.
- 70 Boeing 787s.
In total, the airline has 1,034 aircraft in their fleet, of which 999 are in active service and 35 are parked, with an average fleet age of 14.7 years, with the airline operating out Las Vegas as well.
American Airlines flight AA2879, which declared the emergency in Las Vegas, departed from Monterey at 1236 local time this afternoon and tracked towards Dallas.
Near Warm Springs, the aircraft then deviated south and started descending, whilst squawking the 7700 emergency code.
Not too long after that, the aircraft landed safely without any further incident.
Reason for the Emergency in Las Vegas?
At this stage, the reason for the emergency in Las Vegas onboard American Airlines flight AA2879 Monterey-Dallas is unclear.
What we do know is that it is serious enough to force an emergency diversion and landing to a different airport.
As soon as we have more information pertinent to the incident at hand, we will update you accordingly.
For now, this remains a developing story.
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