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19 Die in Egyptian Balloon Fire
On Feb 26, 2013, a Sky Cruise Egyptian Airship Balloon, an Ultra Magic N-425 hot air balloon, was on a tourist flight and crashed. The balloon caught fire while being tied down. Original reports said there were eighteen fatalities, and two injured tourists. One of the injured tourists died at the hospital on the... »
Snake
What: Egyptair Airbus A320-200 en route from Cairo to Kuwait Where: Egypt When: Dec 3, 2012 Who: 90 aboard Why: We have avoided this report for as long as possible, but finally decided to get it out of the way, since our mailboxes and emails are FULL of reports of: “Snake on a plane... »
Fire in Cockpit Cancels Flight
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Jason Wood What: Egyptair Boeing 777-200 en route from Cairo Egypt to Jeddah Saudi Arabia Where: Cairo When: July 29 2011 Who: 291 passengers, 7 hospitalized Why: After passengers boarded but before takeoff, the cockpit experienced a fire. Smoke leaked into the cabin, but... »
Hard Landing in Cairo by Egyptair
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Giovanni Verbeeck What: Egyptair Airbus A321-200 en route from Brussels (Belgium) to Cairo (Egypt) Where: Cairo When: Apr 1st 2011 Who: 76 passengers Why: On landing at Cairo, the crew aborted the initial approach on receipt of an unsafe gear indication.The plane rotated with... »
Air Charter International Takes Victims Out of Egypt
DUBAI, UAE, February 16, 2011 — As the morning dawns on another day of anger and dissension in Egypt, expats in the country in fear for their lives are making arrangements to flee. Air Charter International has been key in aiding the innocent victims of this political unrest by getting them safely out of... »
Urgent Evacuation From Politically Unstable Area
DUBAI, UAE, February 7, 2011 — In the past few weeks the world watched with pride and shock as the citizens of Middle Eastern Egypt stood up in unison to the almost thirty years of dictatorship from the existing government. This political unrest caused a panic among expats in the country and official consulates... »
Midwest Airlines Boeing Emergency Landing in Estonia
The former Romanian low cost carrier Blue Air EI-EOP was delivered from Shannon to Cairo on December 17 and registered SU-MWF Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographerTrevor Mulkerrins What: Midwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Sharm el Sheikh Egypt to Tallinn Estonia Where: Sharm el Sheikh When: Jan 15th... »
Hydraulic Failure on Egypt Air Airbus
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Kurt Greul What: Egypt Air Airbus A321-200 en route from Cairo to Tripoli Where: Benghazi When: Oct 5 2010 Why: While en route, the plane experienced a hydraulic failure. The flight diverted to Benghazi, where they were able to make a safe landing after... »
Cairo: Windshield Crack Downs Airbus
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Gábor Vilmányi What: Eurofly Airbus A330-200 en route from Mauritius to Rome Where: Cairo When: Oct 5th 2009 Who: 245 passengers Why: When a crack developed in a cockpit window, the plane diverted to Cairo for a safe landing, where passengers debarked and transferred... »
Incidents:
Click to view large photo at Airliners.net Contact Photographer Oleg Chaplin What: Vladivostok Tupolev TU-204-300from Vladivostok to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Russia Where: Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk When: Sep 21st 2009 Who: 95 passengers and 5 crew Why: On approach to Sakhalinsk, the flight underwent a “switch-off” of the right engine, but landed safely. __________ Click to view full size... »
