Irish cargo plane's landing gear failure causes runway closure at East Midlands

An Irish-registered cargo aircraft suffered a landing gear failure that led to a runway closure at East Midlands Airport overnight, according to reporting from the Irish Post. The Irish Post's account states that the incident prompted authorities to respond to the gear issue and resulted in the runway being closed the following morning. No information is provided about the aircraft’s operator, the exact time of the incident, or any resulting injuries in that piece.

Yahoo Finance compounds the East Midlands development by noting that the airport is expanding its all-cargo portfolio with another operator from China, China Central Longhao Airlines, which has begun operating cargo flights to East Midlands. The report frames this as part of the airport’s broader strategy to grow international freight connections between China and the United Kingdom, but it does not add specifics about the landing gear incident itself.

Air Cargo Week corroborates the China Central Longhao Airlines development at East Midlands, indicating that the carrier has started operations at the airport, signaling a new entry for the carrier in the region. Like the Yahoo Finance piece, Air Cargo Week does not provide further details about dates, schedules, aircraft types, or the scope of operations related to the East Midlands incident, and it does not connect the airline entry to the landing gear event beyond featuring East Midlands Airport in its coverage.

The Irish Post report, in contrast to the China-centered expansion note, focuses specifically on the Irish cargo aircraft incident at East Midlands. It reiterates that the runway was closed the morning after the gear failure and emphasizes the response by authorities, but it again omits operator identity, exact timing, and any injuries or subsequent actions beyond the closure.

ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos discusses two distinct aviation incidents within its broader aviation coverage: an NTSB investigation into an Amazon Air overrun at Miami International Airport and unrelated regional aviation context. The Miami incident is described as ongoing with the agency planning to interview the two pilots in the cockpit and assess CVR data as part of the early-stage investigation. However, this material does not provide any new information about the East Midlands incident or its outcomes, and ABC’s coverage here does not establish details about the East Midlands event.

Air Cargo Week’s broader note about Central China Longhao Airlines starting operations at East Midlands appears again in the combined reporting set, reinforcing the airport’s status as a growing hub for international freight. Like its other mentions, this does not supply additional facts about the Irish cargo aircraft’s gear failure, such as the model, operator, or timing, but it does situate East Midlands within a larger context of cargo activity and new carrier openings noted by industry outlets.