American Airlines flight 1691 was en route from Newark to Dallas Texas and diverted to Lambert Airport in St. Louis when passengers aboard the flight were concerned about a passenger’s use of an electronic device.
The person in question was taken into police custody.
The flight continued to Dallas.
The person who was the security risk was taken off the plane in police custody but released after the interview, and provided a hotel room. The passenger will be provided another flight.
What: Transaero Airlines Boeing 777-312 Moscow – Khabarovsk
Where: Yemelyanovo International Airport
When: Dec 13, 2012
Who: 1 fatality
Why: While en route, a five year old child, Jaroslav Zaripov who was suffering from cancer, became ill. The pilot dumped fuel in order to land.
The pilot diverted to Krasnoyarsk but the child died as the plane was landing. He has a twin who is cancer free, and who had not yet been told his brother died.
The West Siberian Transport Investigative Committee is investigating.
A small plane crashed near China Beach on the Palisades Reservoir in Idaho, on March 13th.
The Cessna 182 aircraft crashed and burst into flames around 1 mile north of Alpine Airport, from where it departed.
There were four people aboard at the time; all of them were killed in the crash. They were identified as the pilot Jerry “David” Anderson, 40, his wife Jessica Ann Anderson, 38, Thomas “Brook” Summers, 39, and his wife Heidi Summers, 36. All of them were residents of Idaho Falls.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating the incident.
Citing Failure to Reach a Mutually Beneficial Commercial Agreement American Revokes Orbitz Authority to Display and Sell American Airlines Fares
FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 21, 2010 — Effective immediately, American Airlines will discontinue displaying and selling fares through Orbitz (www.orbitz.com) and its subsidiary Orbitz for Business. Tickets for travel already purchased through Orbitz remain valid but changes must be made through American Airlines reservations by calling 1-800-433-7300.
Tickets for travel on American Airlines and American Eagle – including all international and domestic classes of service – are widely available through a number of outlets, including American’s own website, AA.com, which features our Lowest Fare Guarantee. Tickets, fares and schedules are also available through American’s reservations agents, thousands of travel agencies in locations worldwide, other online travel agencies such as Priceline.com, and metasearch engines such as Kayak.com.
“American Airlines regrets any inconvenience this may cause our customers. While we could not reach an agreement with Orbitz, we are committed to letting customers know of the multitude of options they have to purchase travel on American Airlines,” said Derek DeCross, Vice President – Sales. “In today’s competitive marketplace, it is important for American to be free to customize its product offerings to improve the customer experience as well as distribute its products in a way that does not result in unnecessary costs.”
American also continues to provide its fare content to travel agency partners, both through global distribution systems and through American’s own direct connection technology that is powered by Farelogix. There is no charge to agencies for using American’s direct connection, which allows travel agencies to offer their customers more complete and tailored travel choices, including fares and optional services
A small amphibious plane crashed into the Banks Lake near Steamboat Rock State Park in Grant County, Washington, on the evening of May 24.
The pilot, Kenneth A. Berger, 60, of Monroe, died shortly after having been rescued from the water. He was the only one aboard the plane.
Eye witnesses described that the plane sank in the water in a nose-first position.
The Grant County Sheriff’s Office said nearby boaters rescued the pilot and took him to the hospital in an ambulance waiting outside of the lake.
The Federal Aviation Administration is further investigating the crash.
A chartered plane crashed into waters in Aaparagus village of Kema district, North Minahasa regency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, on December 2.
The accident happened when the Pilatus Porter plane, carrying 2 people, was heading from Jalaluddin Airport, Gorontalo to Ternate, North Maluku. Authorities said the pilot reported bad weather and sought permission for landing at Sam Ratulangi Airport, North Sulawesi, before losing contact at around 10:15 a.m.
The Gorontalo-chapter National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) said some parts of the aircraft were found however, both people aboard were missing. They were identified as the pilot Capt. Roni Jasril and engineer Fian Sophian,
The aircraft was registered to PT Elang Nusantara Air, an airline company based out of Pekanbaru.
An armed forces reconnaissance aircraft crashed near an airport in Fayoum, Egypt, on September 21.
The authorities said that the accident happened due to technical malfunction.
According to Army Spokesman Mohamed Samir, 6 people were killed in the crash while one was seriously injured.
Minister of Defence, Sedki Sobhi, ordered the formation of an investigation committee to determine the cause of the crash.
