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Air Europa Plane Rejects Takeoff From Madrid

Air Europa flight UX-6027 had to reject takeoff from Madrid, Spain, on November 19th.

The Embraer ERJ-195 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Ibiza, Spain, when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed.

The plane safely returned the apron.

It is believed that the crew decided to reject takeoff after the plane veered to the right.

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Air France Jet Returns to Newcastle due to Cracked Windshield

Air FranceAir France flight AF1059 had to return and make an emergency landing at Newcastle Airport, England, on August 31.

The Cityjet Avro RJ-85 plane took off for Paris but had to return shortly afterwards after the pilots reported cracked windshield.

The plane landed uneventfully and no one was hurt.

It is believed that the windshield cracked due to bird strike.

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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.

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Boeing Diverts with Smoke and Technical Problems to Santiago


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Contact photographer Tombarelli Federico

What: Air Europa Boeing 737-800 Tallinn to Tenerife
Where: Santiago de Compostela
When: Mar 15th 2012
Why: While en route, the Boeing developed undisclosed technical problems.

Pilots diverted to Santiago and made a safe landing.

Whatever the problem was, it filled the back of the plane with smoke, and made a “roaring” sound as passengers disembarked in Santiago.

A replacement jet was provided for the passengers.

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Bad Day for Air Europa Flaps


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Contact photographer Galen Burrows

What: Air Europa Boeing 737-800 en route from Madrid,SP to Lanzarote,CI
Where: Lanzarote
When: Jun 16th 2011
Why: On approach to Lanzarote, the plane developed flap problems. The crew responded by entering a holding pattern, and shortly afterward landed with flaps up. Touchdown was lower and at a higher speed but a safe landing.

What: Air Europa Boeing 737-800 en route from Lanzarote,CI to Bilbao,SP
Where: Bilbao
When: Jun 16th 2011
Why: The same plane was on approach to Bilbao and suffered a reoccurrence of the flap problem.

The pilots diverted to Madrid. Touchdown was lower and at a higher speed but a safe landing.

In George’s Opinion
One can not help but wonder what was going on behind the scenes here–if they had an attempted-but-failed flap repair in maintenance, or if someone had a boneheaded thought process of flying a disabled plane.

We do not have a record here that this was a ferry flight, so whether or not there were commercial passengers aboard, someone else will have to enlighten us.

Hopefully the flaps problem will be repaired rather than continuing to subject the crew to a less-than-airworthy plane. Good on you to the flight crew of EC-III

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Faulty indicator Sends Air Europa Flight back to Madrid


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Contact photographer Andreas Fietz

What: Air Europa Airbus A330-200 en route from Madrid, to Tenerife
Where: Madrid
When: Mar 7th 2010
Why: While en route, the flight experienced a technical problem and returned to Madrid to make a safe landing. The problem turned out to be an open door indicator, which was repaired. Passengers were able to reboard the plane and continue to their destination.