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Flight 409: Ethiopia Airlines Rejects Official Report
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Alastair T. Gardiner The report from Lebanon on the January 2010 crash of ET409 has been rejected by Ethiopia Airlines. It is not surprising that they would reject it as the report blames Ethiopian airlines; specifically they cite the probable cause of the crash... »
Lebanon Crash Investigation Hung Up
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Alastair T. Gardiner Lebanon’s public works minister announced the investigation report (re: Ethiopian jet that crashed into the Mediterranean in 2010 four minutes after takeoff on Jan. 25, 2010) has been finalized. Ethiopia Airlines accused Lebanon of failing to provide evidence critical to the... »
Revisiting Ethiopia Flight 409
We’ve been studying Ethiopia Flight 409 for a while, and now that the official investigation Progress Report is out, we have looked at it with quite some interest. The 28 page report is attached as a pdf at the end of this editorial, so if you haven’t seen it yet, we have it handy–... »
Ethiopia 409: Almost A Year Later
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Alastair T. Gardiner Update: It has been 11 months since the crash, and families of the 90 people who died in the crash are fretting over delays in their insurance settlement. Families approaching the EIC (Ethiopian Insurance Corporation) plead for their compensation to no... »
Storm Arrives at Beirut Airport
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer What: Flying Carpet Air Transport & Services Piper PA-28-235 Pathfinder Where: Beirut International Airport, Lebanon When: Dec 11, 2010 Why: In the course of inclement weather in Beirut, a number of small planes (including the above-listed Piper) parked on the tarmac were damaged. The... »
Lebanon: Bird Strike
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Thomas Posch What: UM Ukrainian Mediterranean Airlines Douglas DC-9-50 en route from Beirut (Lebanon) to Kiev Where: Beirut When: Sep 21 2010 Who: 91 passengers Why: After takeoff, an engine ingested a bird, resulting in engine problems. There were reports of an engine surge,... »
Gulf Air Flight Diverts to Beirut
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Akin Diler What: Gulf Air Airbus A319-100 en route from Athens Greece to Bahrain Where: Beirut Lebanon Rafik Hariri International Airport When: Jul 20th 2010 Who: 101 passengers Why: While en route at an altitude of 36000 feet, the plane developed a crack in... »
Ethiopia Flight Makes Cautionary Landing
What: Ethiopian airplane Boeing 737-800 Flight 407 en route from Addis Ababa to Beirut Where: Beirut International Airport When: June 17 2010 Who: 78 passengers Why: The flight returned to the airport because of an “undisclosed technical problem.” Crew noticed a door was rattling and had been closed improperly. (It is unclear if that... »
Flight Update: Ethiopian Death Toll Rising
By nightfall tonight, 34 bodies have been recovered. Investigative crews sort through baby sandals, and airplane parts drifting ashore. People are questioning why the flight was not delayed due to the storm raging at the time of takeoff. The USS-Ramage, and US P-3 surveillance aircraft are helping with search and rescue efforts. The plane... »
Ethiopian Airlines Jet Crashes in Na’ameh Lebanon with 90 Passengers
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Alastair T. Gardiner What: Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 en route from Beirut to Addis Ababa Where: 2 miles west of the coastal village of Na’ameh. When: Jan 25 2010 Who: 7 crew 83 passengers Why: Shortly after taking off in stormy weather and heavy... »
