Blogroll
Legal
Tag Archive
Airbus Emergency Landing in Prague
On May 13, 2013, an Aeroflot Airbus A320-214 en route from Sheremetyevo Int’l Moscow to Vaclav Havel Airport Prague made an emergency landing in Prague. The plane landed with emergency services on standby, and was towed from the main runway. Passengers disembarked and were taken to the gate by bus. The tires were damaged... »
Nordwind Commercial Passenger Flight Dodges Missiles over Syria
On April 29, we saw a report that Nordwind passenger airlines dodged missles over Syria. The Airbus A320-232 was flying from Sharm el Sheikh-Ophira Airport to Kazan Airport (from Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt to Kazan, Russia) was over Syria when two missiles exploded in the air close by. Interfax.ru reported the crew steered the... »
Wizz Air Airbus Turns Back
On April 28, 2013, a Wizz Air Airbus A320-232 took off from Warsaw then descended rapidly from about 11000ft. Passengers smelled smoke. A passenger named Barbara was quoted (machine translation) “Zachybota?o plane dropped like a machine. Then I felt a burning smell. Other passengers can feel it. After a while we went to the... »
Singapore Airlines Emergency Landing
The Singapore Airlines Airbus A330-300 en route from Singapore Dhaka with 105 passengers and 12 crew aboard diverted to Bangkok when they got an internal flight warning. There were no injuries. In spite of the cargo fire suppression system, there was a burning smell and a fire. The plane made a safe landing in... »
Air France Flight 447
Air France 447 went down over the Atlantic in 2009. The fly-by-wire A330 incorporates technology that prevents the airplane from entering a stall, but during a complete loss of airspeed information, however, the system reverted to manual control. The final report said said the pilots were “completely surprised” by technical problems experienced at high... »
Air Mediterranée Airbus Runway Overrun
On March 29, 3013, an Air Mediterranée Airbus A321-111 en route from Agadir-Al Massira International Airport to Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport ran off the runway on landing at Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport. The flight from Dakar had a stopover in Agadir. The plane was mired in soft ground. Firefighters assisted the passengers out one by one... »
Robinson, Cessna, Spitfire, Airbus, Piper and Homebuilt Crashes
On March 17, 2013: The aircraft and pilot were hijacked at gun point. The Quebec Helicoptor’s Robinson R44 made an illegal flight and crashed in Quebec Canada while en route from Mot-Tremblant to Saint Jerome. Hijacker took the chopper to St. Jerome, where two escapees attached to cables, and were taken to Mont-Tremblant. The... »
The Airbus “No Major Malfunction” Malfunction
Rumors are multiplying. Now there is an unconfirmed rumor that the captain was absent from the cockpit at the time of the event. In NOT a Flight of Imagination , we did not go into depth about the false-rumor buzz initially created by the French publication “Le Figaro” which is owned by Dassault Group.... »
Lufthansa Airbus Engine Shut down
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Bjoern Schmitt What: Lufthansa Airbus A380-800 en route from Tokyo to Frankfurt Where: Estonia When: Aug 6th 2010 Why: While en route, the left engine developed oil pressure problems and the crew shut it down. The flight continued to Frankfurt where they made a... »
UA Airbus Diverts to Omaha. Twice.
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Royal S King What: United Airlines Airbus A319-100 en route from Denver to Des Moines Where: Omaha When: Aug 10th 2010 Why: After take-off, the flight ran into weather. The pilot diverted to Omaha, where they made a safe landing. However, on departure from... »
