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What: Air India Boeing 747-437 to Copenhagen
Where: Indira Gandhi International Airport
When: Dec 17, 2009 2:30 pm
Who: Prime Minister
Why: While on the tarmac, the Boeing 747 “Agra” was struck by a food delivery vehicle.
The plane involved in the incident was the Indian Prime Minister’s plane. Subsequent to the incident, the Prime Minister departed from Delhi on an alternate plane.
The big question: was there foul play involved in the crash of the Mexican governmental airplane that resulted in the death of José Luis Santiago Vasconcelos, Miguel Monterrubio, Arcadio EcheverrÃa, Norma DÃaz, Ãlvaro Sánchez, Gisel Carrillo, and several people in the vicinity of Paseo de la Reforma?
The Mexican government is at war against the drug cartels and apparently the drug cartels had put a price on the head of Vasconcelos. The problem of figuring out the truth is exacerbated by the citizenry’s distrust; the Mexican government is not exactly known for disclosure. In fact, if the facts prove this was indeed an accident, how will people ever be convinced of it? Because no sign of any explosives were found in the wreckage; and the presumed cause of the crash is that the Lear Jet was adversely affected by turbulence from a large Boeing jet in front of it.
What: Learjet 45 flown by the Mexican government
Where: Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City
When: 04 NOV 2008
Who:Passengers included:
Why: At 18:45, although the aircraft was instructed to switch to the Tower frequency which the pilot acknowledged but never contacter Mexico Tower. The Learjet then crashed on the Avenida Reforma and caught fire. Several cars were destroyed and at least five people on the ground were killed.
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A small plane crashed in La Verne, California, on September 30th.
The plane was carrying a man and a woman when it went down near Brackett Field Airport.
The male occupant of the plane was killed in the crash. The woman was injured and was taken to a hospital.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
FlyDubai flight FZ-343 made a safe emergency landing at Faisalabad International Airport, Faisalabad, Pakistan, on July 1st.
The Boeing 737-800, flying from Dubai, UAE, was on approach to Faisalabad’s runway when a bird impacted its nose.
The plane landed safely.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
What is significant here is that no report was filed on the United Boeing 787-800 (Washington Dulles,DC-Paris Charles de Gaulle) that received a main battery overheat indication while landing in Paris on
Nov 12th 2017. The battery was venting fluid via from the forward vent relief system. The NTSB reported to Aviation Herald that the occurrence was rated a non-reportable incident. No investigation was opened. 14 other SDR reports were filed).
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Pictured: flight 8095
Contact photographer Jerome Mervelet
Pictured: TAM Linhas Aereas Airbus A330-200 registration PT-MVN
What: TAM Linhas Aereas Airbus A330-200 en route from Miami,FL (USA) to Sao Paulo
Where: Sao Paulo
When: May 25 2009
Who: 154 passengers
Why: On approach to Sao Paulo, the flight experienced turbulence. Fasten seat belt signs were illuminated about 20 minutes before landing–Some passengers struck the ceiling.
Thirteen were treated at the airport; eight were taken to the hospital. No mention is made of any injuries to crew members
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What: Delta Airlines Airbus A330-200 en route from Portland, OR to Amsterdam
Where: Atlantic Ocean
When: Jul 6th 2010
Who: 236 passengers
Why: While en route south of Greenland, the plane’s pressurization system developed problems, and the pilot decided to divert to Goose Bay, landing safely at Goose Bay about an hour before their scheduled landing in Amsterdam. A replacement jet (Boeing) was provided for the passengers so that 22 hours later, they arrived in Amsterdam safely. The original Airbus was relegated to maintenance and repaired.
