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Airblue Crash Heirs Case Hits Immobile Object
If you’re wondering about the Airblue 202 case, it has run into the politics of Pakistan. The situation has been piled high with difficulty. Even though I am an optimist and see opportunity in every difficulty, even though I have a great team of attorneys in Pakistan, and a great team here in the... »
Vueling F16 escort in Holland
What: Vueling Airbus A320-200 en route from Malaga to Amsterdam Where: Amsterdam When: Aug 29 2012 Who: 183 passengers Why: While en route, the pilots of the Vueling Airbus lost contact with Dutch ATC. The lack of communication led the Airbus to be escorted by F16s to “establish visual contact with the crew.” On... »
British Airways Emergency Landing in Amsterdam
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Rafael Alvarez Cacho What: British Airways Airbus A321-200 en route from London to Amsterdam Where: Amsterdam When: Mar 2nd 2012 Why: While landing in Amsterdam, communications became disrupted between two landing pilots. The crew of the British Airways flight made a cautious safe landing... »
TAAG Lost Communication, Emergency Landing in Lisbon
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Tiago Palla – Portugal Spotters What: TAAG Angola Airlines Boeing 777-300 en route from Lisbon (Portugal) to Luanda (Angola) Where: Lisbon When: Feb 27th 2012 Who: 197 passengers Why: On departure from Lisbon, ATC said that the frequency was blocked. The pilots began responding... »
China Takeoff Sans Clearance
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Sebastian Sowa What: China Eastern Airlines Airbus A330-200 from Osaka Kansai (Japan) to Shanghai (China) Where: Osaka When: Nov 28th 2011 Who: 245 people on board Why: The pilot was positioned for takeoff, and then took off without waiting for clearance. A chopper on... »
Asiana Cargo Jet Lost at Sea
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Niki Kapsamunov What: Asiana Boeing 747-400 Cargo plane en route from South Korea’s Incheon International Airport and to Pudong China Where: southern resort island of Jeju, South Korea When: July 27, 2011 3:05am local time Who: two people Why: At 7600 feet, the crew... »
Pilot Dies in Alaska Crash
What: Cessna 150 en route from Anchorage to Beluga Lake Where: west side of Cook Inlet, Beluga Lake Alaska When: June 26, 2011 Who: 2 aboard, 1 fatality Why: Pilot Timothy Hudok was killed in his Cessna three miles west of Beluga Lake. The wreckage was found by Alaskan State Troopers at Triumvirate Glacier... »
Belgium: Spanair Airbus Lost Communication
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Matthias Mai What: Spanair Airbus A320-200 en route from Barcelona to Stockholm Where: Belgium When: May 20th 2011 Why: While over Belgium, radio communication was disrupted. (This occurred during the handover to Dutch ATC.) A Dutch escort was sent (2 F-16s) to intercept. The... »
Controller Suspended by FAA
The single-engine, four-seat Cirrus SR22 was on course for Kissimmee, Fla., and maintaining altitude at 11,000 feet, but had not responded to repeated contact attempts from controllers; at the same time, ten miles behind the Cirrus at 12,000 feet was Southwest Flight 821, a Boeing 737. Rather than following the protocol for unresponsive aircraft,... »
Washington National: Act II
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Jean-Claude Simard What: United Airlines Airbus A320-200 en route from Chicago O’Hare,IL to Washington National Where: Washington DC When: Mar 22nd 2011 Who: 68 people aboard Why: The United crew was informed that the airport was “uncontrolled” via the advisory frequency. The plane made... »
