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Thomas Cook Unexpected Stop in Bermuda
photographer Andrea Tabanelli-Lugo Spotter A Thomas Cook Airbus A330-200 OY-VKF en route from Cancun to Manchester had 338 people aboard when pilots made an emergency diversion to Bermuda due to what one source called a “reported fire in the cabin” at about 8.20pm. Another account recorded the problem as ‘smoke coming from the in-flight... »
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... »
Emergency Landing near Vancouver
What: two-passenger Piper Cherokee on a training flight Where: emergency landing in Pitt Meadows marsh adjacent to the Swan-E-Set golf course Who: Delta flight instructor and student from Canadian Flight Centre Why: The engine of a school plane failed as the plane heading toward Delta’s Boundary Bay airport Vancouver. Thanks to the instructor, the... »
St Pete Emergency Landing
What: twin engine plane crash Where: South part of runway 39 at the St Pete – Clearwater Airport. When: The plane went down shortly after midnight/early Friday morning. Who: Two women with non-life threatening injures are being treated at separate hospitals. Why: The landing gear was damaged and the plane landed in a grassy... »
U.S Airways flight 321 Delayed by Weather; fuel emergency
What: U.S. Airways flight 321 Where: McCarran Airport When: 4:55 p.m Who: Unnamed Why:Weather conditions at the airport prevented landing until fuel became so low (after circling) that the pilot had to land in spite of conditions »
Spanair Survives Emergency Landing
What: Another Spanair airplane, a SAS Group airline Flight JK-4113 Where: en route from Ibiza to Lisbon landed at Palma de Mallorca Airport When: one hour after take-off Who: 163 people on board Why: unknown reason. The plane had taken off on its third try. Good for you Spanair. Better safe than sorry. But... »
Cockpit Fire forces Landing in Kirksville
What: Private charter jet registered to JJSA aviation out of San Jose, California; and the plane owned by the Honeywell Corporation. Where: Kirksville Regional Airport When: Friday. 1:15 p.m. Who: 20-25 passenger jet was only carrying one passenger. No injuries. Why: electrical fire in the cockpit. The electrical malfunction appeared to stem from a... »
Hong Kong flight Grounded In Chicago
What: United Airlines Flight 895 Boeing 747 bound for Hong Kong Where: emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport When: Saturday 5:27 p.m Who: 323 passengers and 18 crew members Why: One hour into the flight to Hong Kong, the pilot experienced unspecified problems with a temperature probe, and rerouted it back to O’Hare. »
Phoenix emergency landing
What: American Airlines Flight 436 departed Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport at 9:03 a.m. for Chicago O’Hare Where: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport When: 9:22 a.m Who: 138 passengers and five crew members Why: The pilot returned to the airport when he noticed an acrid smell and haze in the cockpit. The auxiliary power... »
Falcon Emergency Landing
What: twin-engine Falcon jet from Delhi en route to Coimbatore owned by the GMR group Where: Bangalore airport When: Thursday-3.05 pm. Who: Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Finance Minister P Chidambaram. No injuries. Why: Engine developed a “snag.” Instruments showed a “drop” for the right engine, so the pilot switched the engine off and... »
