Allegiant Airlines Makes Forced Landing

Another day, another mechanical problem and another forced landing by Allegiant Airlines aircraft. This one, which received virtually no media coverage, occurred on 2 January 2016 in Grand Junction, Colorado. A Billings, Montana to Mesa, Arizona flight (Flight # 145) made an emergency landing after a failure in the #2 engine. (The photo accompanying the story appears to be an MD-80 aircraft.) According to an Allegiant Airline release: "The crew reacted appropriately to an indicator relating… (www.ktvq.com) Mehr...