Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer João Toste What: Air France Airbus A340-300 en route from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Detroit Where: Cork When: May 2nd 2012 Why: While en route, the plane developed a technical problem and had to divert to Cork and make an emergency landing. The... »
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What: LANG Zenair CH 601 Zodiac Where: Pi?a Airport, Poland When: May 3 2012 Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities Why: 42-year-old Thomas D. Miroslawiec, pilot instructor with the Czech branch of Pila flight school was flying with a 57 year old student, and crashed around 20.00 in a forested area. The accident occurred when... »
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Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Stelios Ioannou What: Airblue Airbus A319-100 en route from Karachi to Peshawar Where: Karachi When: May 4th 2012 Why: After take-off, the flight developed cabin pressure problems. Pilots returned to Karachi and made a safe landing. »
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $445,125 civil penalty against Horizon Air of Seattle for allegedly operating a Bombardier Dash-8-400 aircraft on 45 flights when it was not in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations. The FAA alleges Horizon failed to comply with an airworthiness directive (AD) that required the airline to inspect... »
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The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a civil penalty of $210,000 against Alaska Airlines of Seattle for allegedly failing to properly document and tag deactivated systems and equipment before making repairs. The FAA alleged that on 10 occasions between June 19, 2010, and January 13, 2011, Alaska performed maintenance on six of its Boeing... »
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