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Air China Security Diversion
What: Air China Boeing en route from Beijing to NY Where: Beijing When: August 29, 2012 Why: Passengers aboard an Air China Flight were flown back to Beijing and told there was a “map display error or due to turbulence.” On landing, the captain told passengers there had been a threatening message. Passengers disembarked... »
Air China Flight Diverted, Delayed Due to Fire Cracker Search
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer What: Air China Boeing 737-800 en route from Sanya to Beijing (China) Where: Nanning When: Mar 6th 2012 Why: When a passenger found a string of fire crackers and turned them over to the flight attendants, the plane divert to Nanning where everyone disembarked... »
Hot Phone on Shanghai Flight
What: Air China Airbus A330-300 en route from Beijing to Shanghai Where: Shanghai When: May 25th 2011 Who: passenger Why: While en route, passengers smelled smoke in the cabin. The source was pinned down to an overhood bin, and turned out to be a passenger’s camera battery which caught on fire. The flames were... »
Air China Boeing Lands in AK
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Raymond Wang What: Air China Boeing 747-400 en route from New York to Beijing China Where: Ticonderoga When: Dec 18th 2009 Who: unknown Why: Thirty minutes into the flight, the cabin developed pressurization problems and requested to fly at a lower altitude. Over Canada,... »
Air China Luggage Felon?
What: Air China Boeing 737-800 en route from Beijing to Hohhot Where: en route When: Nov 24th 2009 Who: 1 passenger Why: A plain clothed policeman observed a passenger looking at other passengers luggage. After landing, police officers asked other passengers to check their belongings for missing property. The suspect presented false identities to... »
Airbus Engine Failure
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact Photographer Wim Callaert What: Air China Airbus 340-300 en route from Milan Italy to Beijing China Where: Moscow When: Tuesday 9.07pm Who: 155 passengers 18 crew Why: When one of the Airbus’s 4 engines failed, the crew requested an immediate emergency landing in Russia. 85... »
