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Emirates Emergency Landing in Singapore due to Turbulence
On May 17, an Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-eoo en route from Dubai to Jakarta suffered turbulence while en route. Three crew and ten passengers were injured by turbulence over the Nicobar Islands. The pilots diverted to Singapore where they made a safe landing with 374 passengers aboard. The injured were hospitalized. The pilots arrived... »
Rolls Royce Trent Engine Defection Causes Singapore Airlines Airbus toReturn to Origin
What: Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-800 en route from Singapore to Frankfurt Where: Singapore When: Mar 27th 2012 Who: 430 passengers Why: While en route, the Airbus’s number three engine surged. Pilots shut down the engine and returned to Singapore. The engine involved was one of four Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines. A “surge” refers to... »
Airbus A380 Wings Subject to Cracking
Cracks have been found on Airbus A380 wings by Singapore Airlines and Qantas. The cracks occurred on the wing ribs of their Airbus A380s. Qantas discovered the problem while repairing a Royce Trent 900 engines blowout in 2010. Airbus says they know the origin and have developed an inspection and repair procedure for scheduled... »
Turbulence Derails Qantas over India
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Edward Zhu What: Qantas Airways A380 en route from London to Singapore to Sydney Where: over India When: Jan 7, 2012 Who: 450 passengers 7 injured Why: While en route, the pilots encountered a storm system. Pilots were in the process of navigating around... »
Singapore Flight Runway Excursion
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Felix Heilmann What: Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter en route from Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, to Singapore Where: Singapore When: Dec 2nd 2011 Why: The freighter flight was landing on runway two, but drove off the runway. The excursion caused the runway closure for... »
Engine Two afire on Cathay Pacific Airbus
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Bui Tuan Khiem What: Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300 en route from Singapore (Singapore) to Jakarta Where: Singapore When: May 16th 2011 Who: 136 passengers Why: After takeoff, the right engine developed problems. Twenty minutes into the flight, the plane started to shake, and the... »
Dash 7 Lands with Engine Shut Down
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Chaity What: Berjaya Air de Havilland Dash 7-100 en route from Tioman Malaysia to Singapore Where: Singapore When: Nov 28 2010 Why: On approach to Singapore, the flight developed a problem with the right engine and had to shut it down. The flight landed... »
Jetstar Airbus A330-200 Autopilot Fails
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer John Richard Thomson What: Jetstar Airways Airbus A330-200 en route from Phuket (Thailand) to Sydney,NS Where: Changi Airport, Singapore When: Nov 1 2010 Who: 288 passengers Why: While en route, the autopilot failed. The pilots diverted to Singapore where they made a safe landing... »
Singapore: Jetstar makes 2nd Pass
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer George Canciani What: Jetstar Airbus A321-200 en route from Darwin, NT to Singapore Where: Singapore on May 26th 2010 When: May 26th 2010 Who: 167 passengers Why: On approach to Singapore, the flight had to make a second go-round due to a warning. The... »
