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Contact photographer Sergey Nesterenko
What: Thomas Cook Airlines Airbus A320-200 en route from Brussels to Taba
Where: Athens
When: Mar 8th 2010
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the crew noticed fumes in the cabin, and diverted to Athens where they made a safe landing. An alternative flight was provided.
Jet Airways flight 9W-063 landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India under emergency conditions on May 7.
The plane was en-route from Bangkok to Delhi when the pilot fell sick and the co-pilot had to take over the controls. According to an airline spokesperson, “The Captain was being looked after by a Doctor that was traveling as a passenger on board the flight. The first officer was assisted by another Jet Airways Captain that was positioning as a passenger from Bangkok to Delhi.”
The plane, carrying around 200 people, landed safely.
The incident is being investigated.
On July 9, 2013 at 9 a.m., a Southwest Airlines flight en route from Baltimore’s BWI Marshall Airport to Las Vegas with 174 passengers, and 6 crew aboard developed engine trouble. The right engine developed a leak.
Pilots diverted to Kansas City International Airport where they made a safe landing.
Good job pilots. Safe landing. No injuries.
I’ve said it before and likely will say it again. Maintenance, Maintenance, Maintenance.
Commercial planes are up and down all day long. It’s constant.
Problems with these planes are just a matter of time. There must be absolute iron-clad maintenance and inspection that is equally as aggressive as the operator that wants their entire fleet in the air all the time.
You know the old adage:
For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
For want of a horse the rider was lost.
For want of a rider the message was lost.
For want of a message the battle was lost.
For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.
And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.
Think of how easily this applies to a plane.
For want of a maintenance check a washer was lost
For want of a washer the oil was lost.
For want of the oil, an engine was lost.
For want of an engine, the pilot was lost.
For want of the pilot, the plane was lost.
For want of the plane, the passengers were lost.
And all for want of a maintenance check.
So…I wasn’t really expecting to say it again so soon:
Maintenance, Maintenance, Maintenance.
Pictured: A WestJet Boeing 737-7CT Vieux Fort St. Lucia
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Contact photographer Gianni Deligny
What: Westjet Airlines Boeing 737-700 en route from Victoria to Calgary
Where: Victoria
When: Dec 30th 2009
Who: not available
Why: After takeoff, the plane developed a problem with cabin pressure. The flight flew at a lower altitude and continued on to Calgary where it landed safely.
A passenger plane had to make an emergency landing at Boryspil International Airport, Ukraine, on July 11th.
The plane heading from Kiev, Ukraine, to Antalya, Turkey, was diverted due to a bird strike.
There were one hundred and seventy-four passengers and six crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
The flight was being operated by tour company JoinUp.
KLM flight KL-765 made an emergency landing in Aruba on May 16.
The plane was heading from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Aruba when the crew reported a suspected fuel leak on the left side.
The Airbus A330-200 plane landed safely and emergency services confirmed a fuel leakage from its left engine. The engine was then shut down before it taxied to apron.
All 203 people aboard remained unharmed.
Air France flight AF-1025 made an emergency landing in Lisbon, Portugal, on June 1st.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, but had to turn back after the crew reported a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. There were 131 passengers and 5 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
