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DELTA Flight Diverts to Dublin
The Delta Boeing 767-300 en route from Newark to Amsterdam was en route when pilots received and indication and shut down an engine. They descended to a safe altitude and continued to Dublin where they made a safe landing Passengers were provided an alternative flight. http://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL34/history/20130212/2310Z/KEWR/EHAM/tracklog »
Final Report on Sikorsky Incident
When a Bristow S-76 Helicopter with eight passengers and two crew fishtailed as it was flying from from Humberside Airport to a gas platform in the North Sea, the helicopter made a precautionary landing. The crew smelled smoke in the cockpit at the time. The investigation concluded that an electrical short had occurred in... »
Boeing Diverts to Shannon
On Feb 8 2013, a United Boeing 777 was en route from London to Los Angeles when pilots reported that there was smoke the cockpit. Pilots dumped fuel and diverted to Shannon airport in Ireland. None of the 182 passengers or ten crew was injured. They landed with emergency services on standby. I wasn’t... »
British Airways 747 Diverts to Cardiff
British Airways Boeing 747 with 158 passengers aboard en route from Houston to London diverted to Cardiff today after developing a “technical problem.” The flight made a safe landing at 10:43 in South Wales with emergency services on standby. There were no injuries. The Mayday was attributed to an instrument problem. After the plane... »
London Investigates Agusta Westland Helicopter Crash
London’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch is working the first helicopter accident in London since 1976. A review of helicopter flight regulation over the UK capital is already underway. In low broken clouds with visibility of 2,300 feet, the AgustaWestland struck a crane on January 16 on top of the Tower at St George Wharf... »
London Helicopter Crash Continued
The Wednesday January 16, 2013 crash of the helicopter that struck a crane on top of London’s St George Wharf Tower did result in two casualties. Two office buildings, 5 cars & 2 motorbikes were damaged. The AgustaWest AW109E #G-CRST was flown by Rotormotion, and leased from Castle Air. Weather people are saying that... »
London Helicopter Hits Crane, 2 fatalities, 9 Injured
On Wednesday January 16, 2013, a helicopter crashed into a crane and fell to a London street just south of the River Thames near the Underground and mainline train station at Vauxhall, killing two and injuring nine. London Ambulance said only one of the people they took to the hospital had critical injuries. The... »
Boeing Emergency Landing, Dumps Fuel
photographer Andy Egloff On Jan 8 2013, a Delta Airlines Boeing 777-232LR was en route from Johannesburg to Atlanta when one of the engines developed problems. The pilots dumped fuel and diverted to the island of Ascension where they made a safe landing. Passengers say the plane swerved and fuel came pouring out. The... »
Pioneer Crash Lands in Goucestershire
On Dec 17, 2012, an Alpi Aviation Pioneer 400 en route to Gloucestershire did a visual flyby over Gloucestershire Airport before it skidded on landing. The registered owner of the plane is CORRADO RUSALEN, HARDWICK ABERGAVENNY. A wheel collapsed (or failed to extend) and the plane collapsed in grass off the runway. Great Western... »
BAE Smoke in Cockpit Returns to Edinburgh
What: British Airways Boeing 767 en route from Edinburgh to London Where: Sanquhar When: Dec 11, 2012 12:45 Who: crew (2 pilots) Why: Fifteen minutes after taking off, the BAE flight developed smoke in the cockpit and returned to Edinburgh. No passengers were aboard the flight. Emergency services were on standby. The flight made... »
