Airbus

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    Proximity Blamed on Tenerife South ATC

    On November 12, 2011, the Iberia Airbus A321 had been approaching Tenerife South airport at high speed just before it landed on the same runway that a Jet2 Boeing 757-200 was departing did so because of a premature take-off clearance to the 757.

    The 757 was airborne over the runway as the A321 touched down at an unexpectedly fast approach. Although the A321’s airspeed had decreased constantly through the descent, its ground speed was 210kt. Expected airspeed is in the 180-203kt range.

    The planes were separated by at least 4,100ft.

    The incident has been attributed to the tower controller’s “improper handling” of the take-off clearance to the 757.

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    EasyJet Falling Pieces


    On August 12, an easyJet Airbus A320-214 en route from Milan-Malpensa Airport to Lisbon took off okay, but pieces of the plane were falling.

    The control tower spotted the debris on the runway.

    After losing parts of the engine cowling, pilots made a safe, if dramatic landing back at the Milan-Malpensa. None of the 174 passengers and crew sustained injury, though most of them went through an emotional roller coaster, especially when a passenger screamed out that “A piece of the wing has gone flying.”

    Pilots circled for twenty minutes before landing; then after landing safely, when pilots put engines into reverse, more stuff fell off the engine. Although fire engines were on standby, standby is all they had to do. Passengers and crew exited via the staircase.

    In a genius of understatement, Easyjet confirmed “flight EZY2715 from Milan Malpensa Airport to Lisbon on 12 August returned from airborne shortly after take off due to a technical issue with one of the engines.”

    Passengers were provided an alternative flight.

    In George’s Point of View

    I don’t make a lot of comments, due to my copious free time, but I can’t resist. In the meantime while waiting for the updates, we are considering shipping easyJet some Superglue, or maybe a certified mechanic or two. In the words of mechanics everywhere, lefty loosie, righty tighty. I am no mechanic, but this smells to me like…dare I say it…

    Maintenance! Maintenance! Maintenance!

    Not to make light of the situation though–airline safety is no joke. We expect there will be public updates about the investigation into this incident.

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    UPS Crash in Birmingham Alabama


    A UPS Airbus A300F4-622R cargo jet en route from Louisville to Birmingham International Airport was on final approach to runway 1-8 when it crashed in Birmingham. The two pilots aboard sent no warning message, and died on impact.

    There is no indication yet if something in the cargo contributed to the crash, or if there was mechanical failure or some other factor involved.

    Visibility was 10 miles and there was a 700 ft cloud ceiling.

    KBHM 140953Z 34004KT 10SM FEW011 BKN035 OVC075 23/22 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP141 T02330222

    METAR KBHM 14th @ 0953Z, wind from 340 at 4 KT, visibility 10 statute miles, Sky: few clouds at 1100, broken at 3500, overcast at 7500, temperature 23, dewpoint 22, altimeter 29.97 inches, remarks: automated report w/precipitation discriminator, sea level pressure 1014.1 Mb, temp 23.3 dewpoint 22.2

    An NTSB team is flying in to begin the investigation.

    The UPS burst into flames on impact in a low population density area. There were numerous explosions after the plane was burning.

    Videos Below

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    Virgin and Jetstar Collide in Australia


    A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800 scheduled from Melbourne to Maroochydore had a ground accident on the tarmac.

    The plane collided with a Jetstar AirbusA320. None of the 175 passengers on the Virgin flight were injured but both planes sustained damage.

    The Boeing’s left winglet was damaged.

    The Virgin Australia plane was reversing.

    The Jetstar sustained damage to the tail. It had just returned from Sydney, and was stationary during the collision.

    An investigation is ongoing. Damages of about three million are estimated to each craft.

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    Aviation Safety Irony Emergency Landing

    At 3:35 p.m. Continental Airlines Flight 458 A320 en route from Houston to Washington diverted to New Orleans on Tuesday at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport where the pilots made a safe emergency landing with Ron Paul aboard. Paul Lampson, Ted Poe, John Carter, Solomon P. Ortiz, Ciro Rodriguez, and Henry Cuellar were also aboard.

    Ironically, the Texas congressmen were trying to get back to Washington to vote on an aviation safety bill.

    There were 120 aboard. An alternative flight was provided.

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    Air China Airbus Sinks into Pitch in Yiwu


    Around noon on August 4, 2013, an Air China Airbus CA4538 A319-115 was taxiing for departure in Yiwu, Zhejiang, China to Chengdu when the plane slid off the runway into a pitch covered area.

    There was no damage reported and no injuries, but the airport was shut down, and passengers taken to Xiaoshan Airport

    74 passengers were aboard.

    The incident is under investigation.

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    Rostov-on-Don plane skids off runway

    A Ural Airlines Airbus A320-214 en route from Moscow (Domodedovo airport) to Rostov-on-Don, ran off the runway on landing.

    The plane was towed to the parking lot. Passengers were carted to the gate.

    There were 119 people aboard with no injuries reported.

    The Airbus damaged two runway lights, but airport operations are continuing as usual.

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    Aviation Events recorded this weekend

    13-JUL-13
    Time: 00:01:00Z
    Regis#: ASA769
    Aircraft Make: BOEING
    Aircraft Model: 737
    Event Type: Incident
    Highest Injury: Unknown
    Damage: None
    LOCATION
    City: CHICAGO
    State: Illinois
    Country:
    DESCRIPTION
    Description: ALASKA AIRLIINES FLIGHT 769 BOEING 738 AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION UNKNOWN, DIVERTED DUE TO UNKNOWN ODOR IN THE CABIN, 3 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES, AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, CHICAGO, IL

    Date: 14-JUL-13
    Time: 22:45:00Z
    Regis#: UAL408
    Aircraft Make: AIRBUS
    Aircraft Model: A320
    Event Type: Incident
    Highest Injury: Unknown
    LOCATION
    City: HOUSTON
    State: Texas
    Country:
    DESCRIPTION
    Description: UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 408 AIRBUS A320 AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION UNKNOWN, ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE AND 1 FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURY, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, HOUSTON, TX

    Date: 13-JUL-13
    Time: 20:28:00Z
    Regis#: N3734H
    Aircraft Make: BOEING
    Aircraft Model: 737
    Event Type: Incident
    LOCATION
    City: JACKSONVILLE
    State: Florida
    Country:
    DESCRIPTION
    Description: N3734H DELTA AIRLINES FLIGHT 8957 BOEING 737 AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS, NO INJURIES, DAMAGE UNKNOWN, PASSENGERS DEPLANED VIA STAIRS AND BUSSED TO TERMINAL, JACKSONVILLE NAVAL AIR STATION, JACKSONVILLE, FL

    Date: 12-JUL-13
    Time: 11:51:00Z
    Regis#: JIA444
    Aircraft Make: CANADAIR
    Aircraft Model:
    Event Type: Incident
    Damage: Minor
    LOCATION
    City: ROANOKE
    State: Virginia
    Country:
    DESCRIPTION
    Description: US AIRWAYS PSA FLIGHT JIA444, CRJ2 AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION UNKNOWN, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO WINDSHIELD UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT ROANOKE, VA

    14-JUL-13
    Time: 23:05:00Z
    Regis#: FEDEX399
    Aircraft Make: BOEING
    Aircraft Model: 757
    Event Type: Incident
    Damage: Minor
    LOCATION
    City: MEMPHIS
    State: Tennessee
    Country:
    DESCRIPTION
    Description: FEDEX FLIGHT 399 BOEING 757, REGISTRATION UNKNOWN, AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO LEADING EDGE OF FLAP UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, MEMPHIS, TN

    14-JUL-13
    Time: 17:14:00Z
    Regis#: N1016S
    Aircraft Make: MOONEY
    Aircraft Model: M20J
    Event Type: Incident
    Highest Injury: None
    Damage: Minor
    LOCATION
    City: MONTAGUE
    State: California
    Country:
    DESCRIPTION
    Description: AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP, MONTAGUE, CA

    12-JUL-13
    Time: 17:00:00Z
    Regis#: N104DG
    Aircraft Make:
    Aircraft Model: KITFOX
    Event Type: Incident
    Highest Injury: None
    Damage: Unknown
    LOCATION
    City: SMOKETOWN
    State: Pennsylvania
    Country:
    DESCRIPTION
    Description: AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED IN A CORN FIELD OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, NEAR SMOKETOWN, PA

    12-JUL-13
    Time: 23:00:00Z
    Regis#: N32EM
    Aircraft Make: SCHEMPP HIRTH
    Aircraft Model: DISCUS B
    Event Type: Incident
    Highest Injury: None
    Damage: Minor
    LOCATION
    City: MOUNDHOUSE
    State: Nevada
    Country:
    DESCRIPTION
    Description: AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED IN A FIELD, NEAR MOUNDHOUSE, NV

    13-JUL-13
    Time: 23:15:00Z
    Regis#: N328CM
    Aircraft Make: MOONEY
    Aircraft Model: M20F
    Event Type: Incident
    Highest Injury: None
    Damage: Minor
    LOCATION
    City: APALACHICOLA
    State: Florida
    Country:
    DESCRIPTION
    Description: AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP, APALACHICOLA, FL
    INJURY DATA
    Total Fatal: 0

    12-JUL-13
    Time: 19:30:00Z
    Regis#: N6101H
    Aircraft Make: STEARMAN
    Aircraft Model: C3B
    Event Type: Incident
    Highest Injury: None
    Damage: Minor
    LOCATION
    City: EVERETT
    State: Washington
    Country:
    DESCRIPTION
    Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, EVERETT, WA

    13-JUL-13
    Time: 00:38:00Z
    Regis#: N72100
    Aircraft Make: BEECH
    Aircraft Model: 36
    Event Type: Incident
    Highest Injury: None
    Damage: Minor
    LOCATION
    City: CADIZ
    State: Kentucky
    Country:
    DESCRIPTION
    Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING STRUCK A DEER, CADIZ, KY

    13-JUL-13
    Time: 21:31:00Z
    Regis#: N93957
    Aircraft Make: CESSNA
    Aircraft Model: 185
    Event Type: Incident
    LOCATION
    City: KENAI
    State: Alaska
    Country:
    DESCRIPTION
    Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING FLIPPED OVER, POLLY CREEK AREA ON THE BEACH, NEAR KENAI, ALASKA

    13-JUL-13
    Time: 23:12:00Z
    Regis#: N9608G
    Aircraft Make: CESSNA
    Aircraft Model: 206
    Event Type: Incident
    LOCATION
    City: DILLINGHAM
    State: Alaska
    Country:
    DESCRIPTION
    Description: AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED ON THE TUNDRA, NEAR DILLINGHAM, ALASKA

    13-JUL-13
    Time: 20:00:00Z
    Regis#: N123HP
    Aircraft Make: BELL
    Aircraft Model: 206
    Event Type: Accident
    Highest Injury: None
    Damage: Substantial
    LOCATION
    City: INYOKERN
    State: California
    Country:
    DESCRIPTION
    Description: N123HP BELL 206 ROTORCRAFT ON LANDING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, INYOKERN, CA

    13-JUL-13
    Time: 04:30:00Z
    Regis#: N1374H
    Aircraft Make: AERONCA
    Aircraft Model: 15AC
    Event Type: Accident
    Highest Injury: Unknown
    Damage: Substantial
    LOCATION
    City: TALKEETNA
    State: Alaska
    Country:
    DESCRIPTION
    Description: AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, TALKEETNA, ALASKA

    14-JUL-13
    Time: 23:59:00Z
    Regis#: N1837B
    Aircraft Make: LUSCOMBE
    Aircraft Model: 8
    Event Type: Accident
    Highest Injury: None
    Damage: Substantial
    LOCATION
    City: ROSE HILL
    State: Kansas
    Country:
    DESCRIPTION
    Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, ROSE HILL, KS

    14-JUL-13
    Time: 15:30:00Z
    Regis#: N5176N
    Aircraft Make: STEARMAN
    Aircraft Model: E75
    Event Type: Accident
    Highest Injury: None
    Damage: Substantial
    LOCATION
    City: BOZEMAN
    State: Montana
    Country:
    DESCRIPTION
    Description: AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, BOZEMAN, MT

    14-JUL-13
    Time: 01:15:00Z
    Regis#: N544WK
    Aircraft Make:
    Aircraft Model: HAWK
    Event Type: Accident
    Highest Injury: Minor
    Damage: Substantial
    LOCATION
    City: SAN SIMON
    State: Arizona
    Country:
    DESCRIPTION
    Description: AIRCRAFT EXPERIMENTAL DAKOTA HAWK, STRUCK POWERLINES AND CRASHED INTO AN ORCHARD, 5 MILES FROM SAN SIMON, AZ

    15-JUL-13
    Time: 02:10:00Z
    Regis#: N66409
    Aircraft Make: BEECH
    Aircraft Model: 35
    Event Type: Incident
    Highest Injury: None
    Damage: Minor
    LOCATION
    City: MEDFORD
    State: Oregon
    Country:
    DESCRIPTION
    Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, GEAR COLLAPSED, MEDFORD, OR

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    Lufthansa Emergency Landing


    Photographer Frederico Cavalcante

    A Lufthansa Airbus A321-131 #D-AIRE en route from Barcelona to Frankfurt Airport had taken off when the left engine developed problems.

    The flight returned make a safe landing in Barcelona.

    The problem may have been a bird strike.

    Emergency services were on standby as the plane landed. An alternative flight was arranged. None of the 200 aboard were injured.

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    Tam Emergency Landing

    On July 1, 2013, a TAM Linhas Aereas Airbus A320 en route from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro with 153 aboard made a landing at Rio.

    While navigating the runway, the plane ran off the runway and became mired.

    The Airbus A320-200 landed on Rio de Janeiro Galeao Airport’s runway 28 and veered off the runway.

    An investigation is underway. No injuries were reported.

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    June 30, Yemenia Flight 626

    We remember on June 2009 when 152 people died aboard a Yemenia Airlines Airbus A310-300.

    Yemenia Flight 626.

    We remember.

    The years pass and the headlines fade, but the families will never forget the loss of their loved ones, and neither should we.

    The pilot was about to land on an airstrip in the Comores Islands when ATC lost contact.

    The plane and all its passengers crashed into the ocean.

    12-year old Bahia Bakari survived the crash, rescued after thirteen hours in the ocean, clinging to debris. She was and is a miracle.

    The final report on Flight 626 concluded the crash was due to the crew’s inappropriate flight control inputs that led to an aerodynamic stall.

    Crews inappropriate flight control inputs means pilot error. In this case, the pilot error was exacerbated by a nineteen year old plane in dubious condition, bad weather conditions (winds gusting to 64 km/h 40 mph; 35 kn) and a primitive airport.

    Crashes like Yemenia should function like red lights. The only way they make sense is if when they happen, we stop and consider those who were lost, and investigate what went wrong. On behalf of safety, the aviation industry should mandate to use every atom of what is discovered to prevent future accidents. The industry in general, and the airlines in specific should make changes that will help prevent future accidents.

    Pilot error means airlines like Yemenia are still having problems training pilots. Still problems in the cockpit. Sadly, conditions still exist for more accidents like this in Yemenia’s future.

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    Dominican Republic Flight Cancelled with a Bang

    On a takeoff run, an Airbus 330 en route from Manchester to the Dominican Republic suffered an engine explosion.

    The pilot aborted the takeoff. None of the 325 passengers aboard the Thomas Cook A330 were injured.

    Passengers disembarked and the plane was inspected and for half an hour, the runway was closed. Emergency services were deployed.

    How passengers were accommodated was not released.

    See Video Below

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    Commercial Plane Comparison

    June 17. 2013
    While the upbeat “video below” compares basic features, the real world of aviation is focusing on a comparison of the problems noted.

    • Airbus (350) had a “blockage in the drilling station and the knock-on effect hampering wing production” and problems with suppliers of A350 structural components. A350 also face the looming challenge of obtaining certification
    • Boeing (787) which already graduated to the market, has demonstrated issues with 787’s lithium-ion batteries which use 10 times more power during initial start-up than other Boeings. In-flight monitoring made a demonstrable difference in reliability. A recent report estimates that 29 flights had been “saved” because of the 787’s extensive monitoring system

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    Mechanics Forgot is no excuse


    Remember that British Airways Airbus A319 event we talked about the other day? The one where (oops) the engine cover fell off of the engine on that Oslo flight?

    The one where “the coverings broke off and punctured the right engine’s fuel pipe, damaging the aircraft’s systems?” The Air Accidents Investigation Branch the investigation said evealed that the fan cowl doors on both engines were left unlatched during maintenance.”

    In George’s Point of View

    Oops. FORGET does not work, not even once with an aircraft.

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    Diversion to Nagpur

    On May 27 2013, an Air India Flight 452 A321 en route from Visakhapatnam to Delhi was in the air for an hour and a half when alerts indicated engine fluctuations.

    Pilots diverted to Nagpur where they made a safe landing at Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport at 11:00 a.m.. None of the 174 passengers and crew reported injury.

    Passengers were provided alternative flights to Delhi.

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    Official Czech Airbus Glass Cracks


    A Czech Air Force Airbus A319-115X CJ was en route in Belarus when the cockpit glass cracked—just the front top cover glass The Airbus was on an official flight with prime minister Petr Ne?as and minister of industry Martin Kuba aboard.

    Pilots had to descend to a safe altitude and continued to Moscow.

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    BA Airways emergency landing with Engine fire


    A British Airways Airbus A319-100 was en route from London to Oslo when it developed an engine problem.

    Passengers heard a loud explosion, and saw smoke from the right engine. Apparently the engine doors blew off.

    During takeoff, the casing of the left engine ‘came away’ and the right engine exploded when the plane made a quick return, landing in London.

    Good thing that Emergency services were on standby to extinguish the engine fire.

    Passengers and crew made an emergency evacuation via emergency slides.

    None of the 5 crew and 75 passengers were injured.

    The ABC News video below suggests a birdstrike that is purely speculative

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    Airbus Emergency Landing in Prague


    On May 13, 2013, an Aeroflot Airbus A320-214 en route from Sheremetyevo Int’l Moscow to Vaclav Havel Airport Prague made an emergency landing in Prague.

    The plane landed with emergency services on standby, and was towed from the main runway. Passengers disembarked and were taken to the gate by bus.

    The tires were damaged on landing (or the plane landed on damaged tires.

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    Thomas Cook Unexpected Stop in Bermuda


    photographer Andrea Tabanelli-Lugo Spotter
    A Thomas Cook Airbus A330-200 OY-VKF en route from Cancun to Manchester had 338 people aboard when pilots made an emergency diversion to Bermuda due to what one source called a “reported fire in the cabin” at about 8.20pm. Another account recorded the problem as ‘smoke coming from the in-flight entertainment system’.

    Pilots made a safe landing with emergency services on standby. Passengers disembarked without injury, and were provided hotel accommodations until their flight out.

    Thomas Cook’s official statement is that ‘It was initially reported as a suspected fire in the cabin, but there was no fire.’There was a small amount of smoke detected by a member of the crew in the cabin, but it is thought that was something to do with the in-flight entertainment system.’

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    Nordwind Commercial Passenger Flight Dodges Missiles over Syria

    On April 29, we saw a report that Nordwind passenger airlines dodged missles over Syria.

    The Airbus A320-232 was flying from Sharm el Sheikh-Ophira Airport to Kazan Airport (from Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt to Kazan, Russia) was over Syria when two missiles exploded in the air close by.

    Interfax.ru reported the crew steered the jet and saved the passengers’ lives. Unidentified forces launched the two ground-to-air missiles which came very close.

    Russian authorities announced the incident.

    “On April 29, at 0455 (Moscow time), a Northern Wind plane was travelling in Syrian airspace from Sharm el Sheikh to Kazan and the pilot crew has recorded military activities on the ground that could have endangered the plane and 159 passengers.”

    Pilots made a safe landing.

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    Saudi jet accident on runway


    On April 28, 2013, a Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 777-368ER HZ-AK16 struck a pole. According to another report, “The accident was caused after a chain connecting the aircraft to the vehicle snapped as it was pushing the plane back to prepare for takeoff”

    One engine and a tire was damaged by the impact.

    The accident occurred on the runway. Passengers disembarked and were sent home. Saudi Arabian flight information shows flight SV1036 leaving the gate at 15:02 and arriving at Riyadh at 21:06. This was probably the flight.

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    Wizz Air Airbus Turns Back

    On April 28, 2013, a Wizz Air Airbus A320-232 took off from Warsaw then descended rapidly from about 11000ft.

    Passengers smelled smoke. A passenger named Barbara was quoted (machine translation) “Zachybota?o plane dropped like a machine. Then I felt a burning smell. Other passengers can feel it. After a while we went to the employee. Were informed that there was a failure”

    Pilots notified ATC and turned around to return to Chopin Airport. The airport said that Pilots said this was not an emergency landing.

    There were 161 passengers aboard. They disembarked without any problem, and were provided a later Wizz flight to London.

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    Singapore Airlines Emergency Landing

    The Singapore Airlines Airbus A330-300 en route from Singapore Dhaka with 105 passengers and 12 crew aboard diverted to Bangkok when they got an internal flight warning. There were no injuries.

    In spite of the cargo fire suppression system, there was a burning smell and a fire.

    The plane made a safe landing in Bangkok. The plane taxied to the gate, and passengers disembarked and were provided hotel accommodations, meals and transferred to another airline.

    An investigation is underway.

    Singapore Airlines’ spokesman, Nicholas Ionides said that “Flight SQ446 operating between Singapore and Dhaka diverted to Bangkok as a result of indications of smoke from the aircraft’s rear cargo hold.”

    When Thai authorities clear the Airbus, it will be flown back to Singapore.

    In George’s Point of View


    It has been well documented that Airbus and Boeing are taking different paths regarding their approach on batteries.

    But still, it is one of my least favorite things to read (especially while I’m halfway to Singapore) that there has been yet another cargo fire at all, regardless of what kind of plane it is on.

    At least I had time to jot down some thoughts.

    I hope that the media shines as bright a light on this airbus cargo fire as it has recently on the Dreamliner battery situation. Sure, the Dreamliner is developing new technology and Boeing is responsible for going the distance to keep new developments safe. The Dreamliner battery issue is new. But the fact that Boeing is developing new technologies and new solutions does not provide Airbus and an established plane like a A330-300 a free ticket when it comes to combustion.

    Hopefully Airbus is paying attention to all problems and not getting too cocky. It should remember and respect that a plane is still an air-filled bubble hundreds of feet in the air. Until people develop their own wings, random combustion situations like cargo fires on an Airbus A330 are just as potentially hazardous situation–if not more so–than any battery incident that actually occurred on the ground.

    Let us please see a fix for this problem.

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    Air Europa Airbus Runs over Debris.

    On April 16, 2013, an Air Europa Airbus A330-202 #EC-JPF was en route from Madrid-Barajas Airport to Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport in Venezuela.

    However, the flight took off after an Aéromexico tail strike, and ran over fuselage debris which punctured a nose gear tire.

    Pilots circled the airport, and returned to Barajas where they made a safe landing at 19:30 with emergency services on standby.