American Airlines flight AA-996 had to return and make an emergency landing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on March 29th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane took off for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards due to issues with the cabin pressure.
The plane landed back safely and was towed to the apron.
All passengers and crew members remained safe.
A Challenger II amateur-built experimental seaplane made an emergency landing in ocean water, around 2 miles south of Cocoa Beach Pier, Florida, at about 12:50 p.m. on November 13.
The Brevard County sheriff’s office confirmed that the pilot decided to make an emergency landing after the seaplane developed some engine problems.
The pilot remained uninjured. His identity has not yet been disclosed.
The red-colored plane is registered to a Virginia Beach resident Charles Guiter.
The FAA is investigating.
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What: American Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Dallas to London
Where: UK
When: Mar 2nd 2010
Who: 161 passengers and 12 crew
Why: While en route, a female passenger apparently became hysterical and attempted to gain access to the cockpit. She was “chilled” down by the crew, and provided a reception by UK police on arrival to Heathrow. She was arrested on suspicion of endangering an aircraft.
On receiving news of the unruly passenger attempting to gain access, the UK also provided two Royal Air Force fighter Typhoon jets from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire as escort, flying side by side with the American Airlines flight.
Although the jets returned to base when it was determined the incident was the woman’s emotional meltdown (reputedly due to an illness in her family), and not a “terror incident, it is a sign of the times that fighter jets are pulled into service and London Airspace is placed under a Restricted/security Alert when a pilot requests a priority approach (even though the situation is under control). Of course, if this were a terror incident, why would they continue to route to Heathrow? I find the course of action confusing.
Consider some points and see if there is some kind of balance to be found:
Is this a little like using the lid of the superdome to contain a butterfly? And how reasonable is it to arrest someone for a panic attack? It seems that in response to her panic attack, everyone else must have had one too. Is it catching?
An American Airlines Boeing 757 en route from Honolulu to Los suffered engine trouble en route and one of its two engines was shut down.
Flight 246 declared an emergency in one of its two engines. Emergency services was on hand when the flight landed at 5:19 a.m. from Kona.
No injuries were reported of the 140 passengers and seven crew aboard the flight.
The last hour was flown on one engine.
More than 700 airplanes, worth $80 billion, needed in region over 20 years
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Sept. 21 — Boeing forecasts that air carriers in Africa will experience steady growth over the next 20 years as air travel in Africa continues to grow with the economy.
The African economy is projected to grow 4.8 percent in 2010 following 2.9 percent growth in 2009. This strong growth results from worldwide recovery stimulating demand for African exports as well as imports into the continent. West Africa shows the strongest growth with foreign interest in petroleum development.
“As the demand for African commodities grows and foreign development and tourism increase, African carriers will require a modernized fleet in order to compete on routes historically dominated by foreign carriers,” said Mike Warner, senior market analyst for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, today at a media briefing in Cape Town.
“Africa’s current fleet is nearly 20 years old on average in a market that demands newer, more fuel-efficient airplanes to help offset the rising cost of fuel.”
Boeing’s forecast calls for the delivery of more than 700 airplanes with a value of approximately $80 billion for the African airplane market over the next 20 years.
Growth in the airline market, along with the demand to replace older, less fuel-efficient single-aisle airplanes and regional jets with new-generation, more fuel-efficient models, will drive new airplane deliveries.
Strong demand exists to support increased non-stop routes between Africa and Europe, the United States, the Middle East, India, and China. Twin-aisle fleets will evolve in the region as airlines continue to expand international services. Boeing forecasts that twin-aisle airplanes will account for 32 percent of new airplanes delivered to African carriers over the next 20 years compared to 23 percent worldwide. Single-aisle airplanes will represent 60 percent of the African new-airplane market, compared to 69 percent worldwide.
Newer airplane types such as the Next-Generation 737 and 787 Dreamliner offer significant advantages in environmental performance as well as improved capabilities, fuel efficiency and maintenance costs.
Today’s market update was part of a series of briefings that highlight Boeing’s airplane capabilities and advantages as well as discuss the African aviation market for the next 20 years. Boeing kicked off the effort at last month’s Aviation & Allied Business Leaders conference in Gaborone, Botswana. Later this year, Boeing will participate in the Airlines Association of South Africa Annual General Meeting in Manzini, Swaziland, in October and the African Airlines Association General Assembly and conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in November.
Aeroflot Airlines flight SU-1871 had to return for an emergency landing in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on December 12th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Moscow, Russia, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew received a cargo door indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-392 had to divert for an emergency landing in Ankara, Turkey, on June 8th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Istanbul, Turkey, to Batumi, Georgia, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
