What: IndiGo Airbus A320-200 en route from New Delhi to Jammu Where: Jammu When: Jun 13, 2012 9 am Who: 130 passengers Why: The Indigo flight arrived in Jammu with smoke coming out of an engine. The flight was given priority to make an emergency landing. There were no injuries reported. Passengers were evacuated... »
Archive for June 13th, 2012
Nigerian Aviation Under Scrutiny
The numbers for the Dana Air crash may be as high as 222: 153 passengers and crew and a possible 69 ground casualties. The Voice of America puts the Nigerian death toll from 110 recorded crashes since 1943 with a total of 1500 fatalities. AllAfrica puts that number at 162 fatalities and 16 crashes.... »
NTSB Investigation Arrives in Lagos
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Peter Tonna What: Dana Air McDonnell Douglas MD-83 en route from Abuja to Lagos, Nigeria Where: Iju neighborhood, Lagos When: June 3, 2012 Who: 153 passengers Why: The plane crashed after experiencing failure in both engines. The black boxes were sent last week to... »
Turbulence Sends Flight to Lake Charles with Injured Flight Crew
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Alevik What: United Airlines Boeing 737-700 en route from Houston to New York Where: Lake Charles Regional Airport When: June 12, 2012 9 pm Who: 88 passengers 3 injured Why: While flight attendants were about to serve drinks when the flight encountered severe turbulence... »























