KLM flight KL-1387 had to return and make an emergency landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, the Netherlands, on July 5th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying to Kiev, Ukraine, had to return because of wrong indication of its main gear.
The plane landed uneventfully.
No one was injured.
An Expressjet/Continental Flight landing at Rochester
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What: ExpressJet/Continental Airlines Embraer RJ145 en route from Houston to Minneapolis/St. Paul
Where: diverted to Rochester
When: August 9
Who: 47 passengers
Why: The flight was diverted by storms to Rochester and landed safely which is certainly a good thing.
George’s Point of View
Flight 2816 is going down in aviation customer service infamy. After landing safely at an airport with a closed terminal–with a crew that had run out of flying time so that an alternate crew had to be flown in–the passengers were basically locked in the plane overnight. After six hours of being stuck in the plane with no food, and a stinking bathroom, at 6 a m, understandably grumpy passengers streamed into the terminal to complain. It is not clear who is responsible (ExpressJet or Continental Airlines.) From the sound of the irate passengers, it’s difficult to say if they’d rather have compensation, or just be allowed in a no holds-barred boxing match with whoever is responsible.
What: Boeing 777 flight BA 82, en route London from the Nigerian capital
Where: Nigeria
When: Sat Jan 24
Who: 155 passengers and 14 crew
Why: Smoke had first been detected in the cockpit early on Saturday and the problem was supposedly fixed. An hour into the flight, pilots detected fumes /smoke in the cockpit., they requested the emergency landing in Kano. Passengers were promised a speedy replacement flight, and the 777 underwent another inspection.
The Nigerian media reported that one of the engines was in flames.
Safair flight 103 made an emergency landing at Johannesburg Airport in South Africa, on January 24.
The plane was heading to Cape Town when it lost cabin pressure, prompting the pilot to return for an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully. No injuries were reported.
CYPRESS, Calif., Feb. 1, 2011– Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) has awarded a multi-year contract to CDG, a Boeing Company to provide technical publication services. Following an analysis and RFP process, CDG was awarded the contract to provide technical publications for the HBC fleet of general aviation aircraft.
HBC, a world-leading manufacturer of business, special-mission and trainer aircraft is headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, and has been a client of CDG for the past 24 years. HBC was in need of reducing the expense of technical publications, while still maintaining the high level of quality for which they have become recognized. In particular, they were exploring the use of off-shore resources. CDG provided the solution by utilizing resources in the CDG India location. The Chennai, India location has allowed CDG to provide its customers with a broader global extension of its technical authoring capabilities, and to take advantage of lower labor costs while maintaining consistency in processes and quality. CDG was able to meet the HBC challenge of reducing expenses, allowing for a flexible and changing work statement and eliminating risks associated with performing work off-shore.
Terry Clark, Manager, Commercial Maintenance Publications at HBC stated, “CDG continues to be an excellent partner to HBC. Work is always performed to agreed timescales, and is of good quality resulting in few subsequent complaints from the field. Overall, I would highly recommend CDG to anyone interested in getting the job done with the minimum of worry.”
A military helicopter made an emergency landing in Prentiss County, Mississippi, on March 23rd.
Authorities said the pilot decided to make an emergency landing after the Apache helicopter, heading to Tupelo, Mississippi, developed a transmission problem.
The aircraft landed safely near Booneville. There were two people aboard at the time; both remained unharmed.
The aircraft was returning after a training mission in Tennessee.
