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    Trivandrum airport Emergency Landing

    A Mega Airlines flight that was en route from the Maldives to Beijing diverted to Trivandrum when a 23 year old Chinese passenger, Yanzhi suffered a medical emergency.

    The Mega Airlines flight was delayed in Trivandrum for more than three hours.

    The plane went fifty miles off route to take Yanzhi to get care for pains and bleeding. Medical personnel at Trivandrum International Airport examined Yanzhi upon arrival. The patient and her husband were cleared through immigration, and she was hospitalized at Ananthapuri Hospital for the pregnancy emergency. Mega Airlines (Mega Global Air Services) operates as Mega Maldives Airlines with destinations in China and Korea.

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    Southwest Airlines Boeing Bird Strike

    A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 en route from Raleigh Durham to Chicago suffered a bird strike after takeoff.

    The right engine lost power. Pilots shut down the engine.

    Pilots made a safe landing in Raleigh Durham with emargency services on standby.

    No injuries were reported. A alternative Southwest flight was provided for passengers.

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    Two Boeings Bump in Tanzania


    Oman Air Flight 717, a Boeing 737-800 bumped a stationary Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767-300. The winglet on the Oman Air plane made contact.

    The Oman Air flight to Dar-Es-Salaam and Muscat was only delayed four hours.

    Neither plane reported damage. There is no indication if passengers were aboard either plane at the time of the incident.

    The incident occurred at Zanzibar International Airport, now called Abeid Amani Karume International Airport.

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    New Mexico Helicopter Crash


    A Robinson R44 II with three aboard crashed near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico just before noon in Sierra County near State Road 187 between Las Palomas and Caballo.

    There was no fire, but the three people aboard died in the crash. The victims were 78-year-old Duane Zietlow, of Elephant Butte; 61-year-old William Brownfield, of Caballo; and 34-year-old pilot Ebenezer Priebe, of Tucson, Arizona.

    The helicopter may have struck a power line.

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    Tam Runs into Wild Winds

    A TAM Linhas Aereas Airbus A330-200 was en route from Madrid to Sao Paulo when the flight sustained an episode of turbulence.

    A dozen passengers were injured, and the members of the flight crew. They were hospitalized when the pilots diverted to Fortaleza. One person had a fractured spine.

    A replacement flight was provided for passengers from Fortaleza to Sao Paulo Guarulhos. There were 168 passengers and 16 crew.

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    Six Fatalities in Cessna Crash in Paraguay, Four Unidentified


    On August 30, 2013, a privately owned Cessna 210 crashed in Ypehû Paraguay en route from Silvio Pettirossi airport to Mariscal Estigarribia, Chaco.

    The pilot and five passengers died at the scene. Several of the victims were thrown from the plane.

    The wreckage was discovered at ten pm.

    Moacir Antonio Kuschel and his son Adriano Kuschel were identified, both Brazilian residents of San Alberto del Department of Alto Parana. Four victims remain unidentified. It is believed that Adriano Kuschel was piloting the plane. The Kuschels produced soy. One of the passengers is presumed to be Spanish.

    The Cessna had developed engine problems, and crashed in a remote area, a wheat field difficult to access, five miles from Ypehû Paraguay. The beacon was activated at 19.22 hrs, which began the search.

    Prosecutor José Zarza will be investigating.

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    Small Plane Crashes in Alaska

    On August 29, 2013, a Champion 7ECA Citabria crashed north of Sutton, AK while on a a moose scouting flight.

    The flight was reported overdue at 9:45 p.m.

    The wreck was located on Friday by an Alaska Air National Guard helicopter and a fixed-wing aircraft around 4 a.m.

    The names of the victims have been released:

    Adam Norton, 30, and Derrik Swanson, 31

    Recovery was hampered by weather and rustic conditions.

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    Belgium Ultralight Crash Kills Aviation Club Founder


    On August 29, a B&F Technik FK12 Comet with one aboard crashed on the runway at Hannut/Avernas-le-Bauduin Airport in Belgium. The ultralight was destroyed and is a total loss.

    A founder of the aéroclub le club d’aviation de Cras-Avernas, Arthur Moureau, died at the scene.

    Details of the accident have not been released.

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    Thai Airways Airbus Suffers Turbulence Injuring almost Forty

    A Thai Airways Airbus A380-800 en route from Bangkok to Hong Kong encountered turbulence just prior to landing.

    The turbulence caused disruption in the plane as things flew about. The seatbelt light was reported to be on.

    Of the 500 passengers and 26 crew, about forty people were injured and hospitalized. The flight landed with emergency services on standby.

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    Tiger Flight Stuck in Kalibo

    A Tiger Airways Philippines Airbus A320 was taxiing on the runway at Kalibo International Airport in the Philippines when the plane got stuck on the runway. Passengers were provided accommodations at a local hotel as they waited for the situation to be amended. A dozen flights had to be rerouted, in the meantime.

    50 passengers were aboard the flight bound for Singapore when it got mired while making a 180-degree turn at the end of Runway 05.

    Airport traffic was halted as the situation was resolved. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines announced that the front wheel “stuck on a soft spot and got stalled while making a 180-degree turn at the end of Runway 05.”

    The Aircraft Accident Investigation & Inquiry Board is investigating.

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    Boeing Emergency Landing in Irkutsk


    On August 28, 2013, a British Airways Boeing 747-436 en route from Heathrow to Beijing was en route when it developed ‘overheated avionics’ and had to divert to Irkutsk, Russia where it made a safe landing with emergency services on standby.

    It was an emergency landing, but the Russian Ministry called the landing a crash-landing.

    There were 289 passengers and eight crew aboard.(According to British Mail, 16 crew.)

    There were 120 rescue personnel, 34 vehicles including the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.

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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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    Travel Service Flight Aquaplanes in Pardubice


    A Travel Service Boeing 737-8Q8 (WL) en route from Bourgas to Pardubice in the Czech Republic landed in Pardubice in heavy ran.

    Metars at 15:00 UTC / 17:00 LT:
    LKPD 251500Z 08003KT 040V110 9999 -RA FEW040 OVC060 15/14 Q1013 NOSIG RMK BLU BLU

    Translation: METAR LKPD 25th @ 1500Z, wind from 080 at 3 KT, winds varying from 040 to 110, visibility unlimited, Weather: light rain, Sky: few clouds at 4000, overcast at 6000, temperature 15, dewpoint 14, altimeter 1013 mb, nosig remarks: blu blu

    The business travel flight from Bulgaria land on Sunday around 5:00 p.m.. None of the 191 passengers sustained injury when the plane aquaplaned on the runway.

    Passengers exited via sstairs.

    The plane is undamaged, but an investigation is ongoing.

    Passengers scheduled on the plane’s next flight were provided bus transportation to Prague to a waiting plane.

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    Boeing Runway Overrun in Moscow, No Injuries


    A Nordstar Airlines Boeing 737086J en route from Rhodes to Moscow Domodedovo made it to Moscow but skidded off the runway on the landing.

    None of the 170 passengers aboard were hurt.

    The passengers descended on “soft” grass on portable stairs. There was no visible damage to the plane. After the passengers disembarked, the plane was towed.

    Emergency services responded to assist.

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    Cessna Crash in Sinaloa Mexico

    A privately owned Cessna 210 flew from Culiacan to La Noria; then an hour after leaving La Noria, the Cessna crashed in Sinaloa Mexico in a field and burst into flames.

    Pilot Aaron Meza Martin del Campo, 21, and co-pilot Fortunato Ramirez Perez, 25 and two unidentified women died in the crash.

    The accident is under investigation. THe cause may have been pilot error.

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    Antonov Emergency Landing

    On August 23, 2013, a Rossiya Airlines Antonov An-148-100 was damaged on take off.

    In St. Petersburg, the pilots safely landed the plane after circling for forty minutes. 75 passengers and four crew were aboard.

    After the pilots took off from Mineral Waters, plane debris was found on the runway.The difficultly landing was due to a flat tire on one of the six wheels.n A nose gear tire.

    Emergency services responded.

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    Eurocopter Ditches, with Four Fatalities


    A CHC operated Eurocopter AS 332L2 Super Puma Mk2 with 18 aboard had taken off from the Borgsten Dolphin rig en route to Sumburgh Airport and suffered a “catastrophic loss of power” before it ditched 2 nm W off Sumburgh, Shetland Islands, Scotland.

    Fourteen survivors were recovered. Four fatalities were reported: Duncan Munro, 46, from Bishop Auckland, Sarah Darnley, 45, from Elgin, Gary McCrossan, 59, from Inverness, and George Allison, 57, from Winchester. Three of the four bodies have been recovered.

    The survivors were hospitalized at Gilbert Bain Hospital in Lerwick. Nine were detained at the hospital for exposure.

    Rescue services included a ferry, a cargo ship, lifeboat crews from Lerwick and Aith, coastguard helicopters, RAF Lossiemouth and two Bond rescue helicopters.

    CHC works for Total transporting rig workers.

    The cause of the crash has not been determined. Pumas have been grounded due to safety concerns.

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    Air India Safety Under Observation


    Now that an Air India cabin crew told the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) of Air India safety violations and that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has been tolerant and inactive regarding said violations, the ICAO may well take action. Problems were indicated, such as understaffing, inadequate rest areas for crew, lack of implementation of “Flight Duty Rules.”

    The letter says:

    “We have reported more than 5000 safety violations on long haul destination flights alone, over the past three years. However, as the DGCA has ignored them, we were left with no choice but approach the ICAO.”

    A ten member International Civil Aviation Organization team will be in India from August 19 to 24 and a representative of USFAA (US Federal Aviation Administration) will arrive in the county on September 9 as part of an inspection of India’s air safety preparedness.

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    Lancair Down in Germany with Three aboard


    Bundeswehr-Luftsportring Laupheim e.V. was operating a Lancair ES with 3 people aboard, flying out of Laupheim Airport in Germany when it crashed at Heimertingen near Oberopfingen.

    Three men——two Bavarians and a man from Baden Wurttenberg——were killed in the crash near the Bavarian border. The pilot was one of the Bavarians, and the flight was a training flight to learn new technology.

    An eye-witness called in the report of a small crash around 4pm. Rescue workers found the crash site in Biberach district in a wooded area between Highway 7 and Oberopfingen near the Bavarian border.

    No cause has been determined for the crash.

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    Small plane crash in Brazil


    An Embraer EMB-201A Ipanema was en route from Paracatu MG to Goinia when the pilot had to make a forced landing in a field. The plane was commonly used as a cropduster.

    The plane had had a fuel supply problem before but apparently this time the problem was in the fuel pump/power system.

    The pilot was uninjured but the plane sustained some damage. There was no fire, but firefighters were on hand, and there was a fuel leak.

    Centro de Investigação e Prevenção de Acidentes Aeronáuticos (Cenipa) will be investigating.

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    Two Lost in Glider Crash in France


    A privately owned Schempp-Hirth Arcus E glider had taken off from Sisteron Theze Airport and was near Faucon-de-Barcelonnette in the Ubaye mountains, France, when they disappeared on Sunday.

    The two German glider pilots on the glider were both killed. They disappeared Sunday and were found near Faucon de Barcelonette. The 51 year old pilot was experienced.

    They took off on Sunday and disappeared. THe last contact with them was at two in the afternoon.

    There were strong winds and storms at the time of their disappearance.

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    Unruly AirTran Passenger Charged

    AirTran flight 265 was en route from Baltimore to Austin, Texas when a passenger became unruly while the flight was over Little Rock Arkansas.

    Pilots diverted to Memphis Airport when the unruly passenger tried to open the door to the plane.

    The passenger was apparently not drunk and cooperated with authorities, however Randolph Robinson of Texas is charged with “knowingly and willfully attempting to damage, destroy, disable and wreck an aircraft, specifically, AirTran Airways Flight 265, by attempting to open exits while the aircraft was in flight.”

    The FBI interrogated him for two hours.

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    United Airlines Emergency Landing

    United Airlines flight UA131 en route from Heathrow to Washington made an emergency landing in Dublin.

    According to pilots, the Boeing 757-200 developed possible engine trouble. There was also smoke in the cockpit.

    Dublin Airport Fire and Rescue Service, dozens of firefighters and Dublin Airport Police responded to the scene.

    The flight departed from Heathrow at 1:05pm. None of the 147 passengers or crew of nine were injured.

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    Zest Air Grounded

    Zest Air has been grounded by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines after refueling with passengers onboard.

    After monitoring and surveillance by a team of airworthiness inspectors, Zest Air was found to have violated air safety standards like having no qualified Accountable Manager since July 19, 2013, Failure to check aircraft logs, flight manifest, weather, etc., failure to present to the CAAP the airman license (Aircraft Mechanic License) during ramp inspection, additional occurrences affecting several flight operations, refueling with passenger on board involving RP-C8989 on August 14, 2013, and excessive flight duty time case under the enforcement and legal service.

    Zest Air’s certificate to operate will remain suspended until aviation safety compliance has been verified.