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    Plane Crash in Ontario

    What: Lake LA-250 Renegade
    Where: South of Pickle Lake Airport CYPL, Ontario
    When: Oct 16, 2012
    Who: 4 aboard, 3 fatalities
    Why: A plane on a ferry flight to new owners landing at Pickle Lake Airport and crashed three kilometers past the end of the runway in a wooded area.

    At two a.m. a search for the plane was initiated, after a beacon went off. A 424 Squadron parachute team dispatched from a C130 Hercules Trenton, Ont.

    Three individuals died at the scene. A fourth has been hospitalized.in Winnipeg.

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    Corendon Airlines Cockpit Fire Investigation

    What: Corendon Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Anatalya Turkey to Trondheim Norway
    Where: Anatalya Turkey
    When: Oct. 14, 2012
    Who: 189 passengers and seven crew members.
    Why: The plane had boarded but was pushed back to the gate when there was a cockpit fire.

    The NTSB is investigating.

    NTSB Email below:

    Oct. 16, 2012
    WASHINGTON – The NTSB has dispatched a team of investigators to assist the government of Turkey in the investigation of an Oct. 14 fire in the cockpit of a Corendon Airlines Boeing 737-800.

    The fire occurred Sunday at 4 a.m. local time as the airplane was being pushed back from the gate in Antalya, Turkey, for a scheduled flight to Trondheim, Norway. The aircraft was evacuated, and there were reports of injuries among the 189 passengers and seven crew members.

    As the U.S. is the state of design and manufacture of the Boeing 737, the NTSB has designated Senior Air Safety Investigator Tim LeBaron as the traveling U.S. accredited representative. LeBaron is leading a team of investigators (specializing in aircraft systems, fire and survival factors) and advisers from the Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing, who are traveling to the scene to assist with the investigation.

    The investigation is being conducted by the Turkish Directorate General of Civil Aviation, which will release all information.

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    Gol: US Pilots Retrial Upholds Conviction, No Jailtime

    Joseph Lepore of Bay Shore, New York, and Jan Paladino were flying the Embraer Legacy 600 executive jet that collided with a Boeing 737 operated by Gol Lineas Aereas Intelligentes SA. Lepore and Paladino guided the plane they were flying to safely while the larger jet crashed into the jungle, killing all aboard. The pilots were convicted in 2011 and sentenced to 52 months in prison because according to prosecutors, the aircraft’s anti-collision system was turned off for almost one hour. The pilots deny wrongdoing, and say the TCAS system was never off and suggest the other plane’s TCAS may not have been working. The NTSB blames the collision on the Brazilian ATC. Air force sergeant Jomarcelo Fernandes dos Santos was sentenced two years ago to 14 months in jail for failing to take action when he realized that the Legacy’s anti-collision system was off.

    The case was retried in Brazil Monday and upheld; in fact, the jail time that had last year been commuted to community service was eliminated. In lieu of jail time or community service, now the pilots will only be required scheduled check-ins with Brazilian parole authorities.

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    Oops Sriwijaya Wrong Airport


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    Contact photographer Ariodilah Virgantara

    What: Sriwijaya Boeing 737-400 en route from Medan to Padang
    Where: Padang
    When: Oct 13 2012
    Who: 96 aboard
    Why: The flight was en route to Minangkabau International but ended up landing at Tabing Airport 14km apart.

    Passengers disembarked and were bussed to Minangkabau International Airport.

    There were no injuries. The cockpit-voice and flight-data recorders have been secured for the investigation and the pilot and copilot have been grounded as the situation is investigated by the Transportation Ministry.

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    Warrant Issued for Kingfisher Owner


    Kingfisher bounced checks of 105 million rupees (£1.25m) to settle user fees at Hyderabad International Airport.

    Then the airline failed to appear in court, leading the local sessions court to issue an arrest warrant for Vijay Mallya, owner of Kingfisher Airline.

    Staff of Kingfisher Airline has not been paid for months. Debts are said to total $2.49bn, with $1.1bn of bank debt.

    India’s Aviation regulator grounded the Kingfisher fleet for the last two weeks and is threatening to cancel its license.

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    American Airlines Bird Strike in Miami

    What: American Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Chicago to Miami
    Where: Miami
    When: Oct 11, 2012
    Who: 148 aboard
    Why: On landing in Miami, the plane suffered a bird strike. The bird was ingested in the engine according to Matt Miller of American Airlines. Pilots made an emergency landing with emergency services on standby.

    Passengers in the video below describe the smell of the burning bird, taking off after touching down.

    No injuries were reported on Flight 1388. 145 of those aboard were passengers.

    See video
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    Dash 8 Burned at Gate

    What: Piedmont AL de Havilland Canada DHC-8-100
    Where: Philadelphia
    When: Oct 7 2012
    Who: no injuries
    Why: A PDT Dash 8 was extensively damaged by an electrical fire at the gate.

    The fire may have originated from a faulty GPU plug/cord.

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    Qantas Near Miss over Darwin Under ATSB Investigation

    What: Qantas Boeing 737-800 en route from Darwin to Melbourne
    What: Qantas Boeing 717 arriving en route from Alice Springs to Darwin
    Where: Darwin
    When: Oct 2, 2012
    Who: (up to) 295 aboard
    Why: Two Qantas flights came to within 250 metres of each other over Darwin were caught not by the human ATC, but only by the traffic collision avoidance system on board the plane from Alice Springs. The system reported the other plane was 247 metres below.

    An investigation is currently underway to determine if the Darwin a defence air traffic controller sent the jets on a collision course.

    The Qantas-badged 717 was operated by Cobham, a flight contractor.

    See the ATSB Investigation on Loss of separation assurance VH-NXQ / QFA A839, near Darwin NT, 2 October 2012 Investigation Number:AO-2012-131

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    Gol: US Pilots to Face Retrial in Absentia

    Joseph Lepore of Bay Shore, New York, and Jan Paladino were flying the Embraer Legacy 600 executive jet that collided with a Boeing 737 operated by Gol Lineas Aereas Intelligentes SA. Lepore and Paladino guided the plane they were flying to safely while the larger jet crashed into the jungle, killing all aboard. The pilots were convicted in 2011 and sentenced to 52 months in prison because according to prosecutors, the aircraft’s anti-collision system was turned off for almost one hour. The pilots deny wrongdoing, and say the system was never off.

    Lepore and Paladino are to be retried Monday.

    Audio from the flight in YOUTUBE below

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    American Airline Diverts again. Really?

    What: American Airlines Boeing 737 en route from Dallas to Orange County
    Where: LAX
    When: October 6, 2012
    Who: 162 people aboard
    Why: American Airlines had another emergency Saturday, with a Dallas-Orange County flight making an diverting to LAX’s longer runways. The emergency diversion was needed due to a wing flap problem. Flaps help brake the plane. We’re glad they made it down safely.

    We have thought of suggesting a new tag line: If it is American, it must be maintenance. Optimistically speaking, maybe all this trouble, which is likely bankruptcy related, is temporary.

    Emergency vehicles were on the scene. Passengers disembarked and were provided an alternative flight with working flaps.

    We hope the seats were bolted in.

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    Azza Air Plane Goes down in Sudan


    What: Azza Air Transport Antonov An-12BP en route from Khartoum to El Fasher
    Where: 25 miles SW of Omdurman Khartoum,Sudan
    When: Oct 7 2012
    Who: 22 aboard, 15 fatalities
    Why: The pilot of a Sudanese military plane informed the airport that he had a problem with one of his engines before the plane crashed in a rural area west of the capital Khartoum. Twenty armed forces personnel were on board. The Antonov military transport plane was carrying military equipment from Khartoum to the capital of North Darfur.

    Initially thirteen people died on the Azza Air jet, and nine were injured.

    The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) are investigating.

    See Video Below

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    Will Kingfisher Airlines Survive?

    Unable to pay its crews, Kingfisher Airlines grounded its fleet this week.

    Employees are in the midst of a strike and things aren’t looking good. Lenders refused funding, and employees can’t expect getting their full salaries in the foreseeable future.

    The biggest hurdle to getting permission to fly will be running the gauntlet of DGCA safety issues. Then, if they can get their employees back on board, and get financing, there might be a possibility of the airline getting off the ground. But they need $600 million in financing within the next two months, and only have ten operating planes.

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    American Airlines Flight 880 DIverts to Little Rock

    What: American Airlines Flight 880 en route from Dallas to Indianapolis
    Where: Little Rock, Arkansas
    When: Oct 4, 2012: 4: 45 pm
    Who: 140 passengers, 5 crew
    Why: The flight was en route from Dallas to Indianapolis when the plane’s right engine developed problems.

    Pilots diverted to Little Rock where they made a safe landing.

    Passengers were provided alternatives to reach Indianapolis.

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    Nepal Airlines Near Miss

    What: Nepal Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter en route from Mustang to Pokhara
    Where: Jomsom Airport, Nepal
    When: Oct 5, 2012, 6:55 a.m.
    Who: 12 passengers, 6 crew
    Why: On takeoff, the Nepal Airlines Twin Otter skidded off the runway.

    The plane’s wheels got caught in drain. No one was injured, but the plane lost its balance. People on the scene were able to right the aircraft which apparently sustained no damage.

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    Qantas Emergency Landing in Darwin


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    Contact photographer John Richard Thomson

    What: Qantas Boeing 747 en route from Sydney to Singapore to Germany
    Where: Darwin Airport
    When: Oct 4, 2012
    Who: 305 passengers
    Why: The Qantas flight diverted to Darwin after the cabin started to smell like something was on fire. The captain described the smell as burning plastic.

    No injuries were reported. Passengers were provided hotel accommodations and many of them tweeted about the incident

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    Bird Strike in Hartford

    What: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300 en route from Tampa to Hartford
    Where: Bradley International Airport, Connecticut
    When: Oct 3, 2012
    Who: 130 people aboard
    Why: After Southwest Airlines Flight 2102 suffered a bird strike on the right side of the plane on approach to Bradley International Airport, the pilot made a safe landing.

    The crew described hearing a “loud bang” on approach.

    The bird strike was not confirmed during the flyby but afterwards during inspection.

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    Cirrus Crashes in Gary

    What: Gandy Air LLC Cirrus SR22 GTS G3 Turbo en route from Smyrna to Gary
    Where: A mile SE of the Gary Chicago Int. Airport
    When: Oct 3, 2012, 11:00 a.m.
    Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities
    Why: A plane that took off from Smyrna, Tenn. General Airport crashed for unknown reasons in a wooded area about 400 feet from the Lighthouse Charter School in Gary. The bodies of the two men aboard were retrieved from the scene of the crash around 5:35 p.m.

    No one reported a distress signal. A witness in Gary heard the plane’s engine “sputter” before the plane crashed. Many of the 650 students of West Gary Lighthouse Charter School heard the plane come down.

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    US Airways Airbus diverts to Moncton

    What: U.S. Airways Airbus A330 en route from Philadelphia to Tel Aviv
    Where: Greater Moncton International Airport
    When: Oct 2, 2012
    Who: 233 passengers
    Why: When the cabin filled with smoke from an overheated oven, pilots diverted the flight to Greater Moncton International Airport at 3:00 a.m.

    A replacement flight returned passengers to Philadelphia, where they were able to chose from several replacement options.

    The Moncton runway wasn’t long enough to allow an A330 fully loaded and fueled for Tel Aviv to take off.

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    American Airlines Landing Gear Forces Diversion

    What: American Airlines Dallas to St. Louis
    Where: Dallas
    When: Oct 2, 2012, 8:40 a.m
    Why: On takeoff, the American Airlines landing gear jammed.

    Pilots returned to Dallas and made a safe landing at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Passengers were provided an alternative plane to St. Louis.

    This is just one of numerous maintenance issues plaguing American Airlines.

    8,000 pilots have been casting votes for a month on authorization for their union to call a strike, escalating a long-running labor dispute with the airlines.

    The voting deadline passes at noon central time on Wednesday (1 p.m. EDT)

    See Video Below

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    Six Missing in Australia

    What: 930s de Havilland Dragon
    Where: Kilcoy, Australia
    When: Oct 1, 2012
    Who: 6 missing
    Why: Six people who were aboard a vintage plane were returning to Caboolture after spending the day raising money for charity by hosting joy flights at the Monto Fly-In in central Queensland have been missing in Australia since Monday:

    • Les D’evlin, 75
    • his wife Janice, 61, of Manly West,
    • John Dawson,
    • his wife Carol Dawson, both 63, of Tingalpa,
    • pilot Des Porter
    • his wife Kath Porter

    The AMSA (Australian Maritime Safety Authority) received a distress call from Mr Porter saying he was having trouble “fixing his position in heavy cloudcover.” That was the last contact with the plane.

    3 Canberra search and rescue co-ordinators flew in assisting AMSA.

    Sixteen helicopters and two planes are participating in the search.

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    Dassault Mirage Crash in France

    What: Armee de l’air Dassault Mirage 2000-5
    Where: Froideconche, France
    When: Oct 3, 2012
    Who: pilot
    Why: A Mirage 2000-5 fighter crashed in Froideconche killing the Taiwanese pilot.

    The pilot, who was on a training mission, crashed northeast of the town of Luxeuil Froideconche in a wooded area.

    The accident is under investigation.

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    American Airlines Chicago-London Diverts to Shannon

    What: American Airlines Boeing 777 from Chicago to London
    Where: Shannon Airport
    When: Oct 2, 2012
    Why: American Airlines Flight 98 diverted to Shannon due to an unspecified technical fault. The smell of smoke was detected in the cabin.

    Ennis and Shannon fire crews and ambulances were on standby. Passengers disembarked at 1.07pm.

    Maintenance said a fan overheated.

    See Video Below

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    ANA Return Flight Delayed

    What: All Nippon Airways 787 Dreamliner
    Where: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
    When: Oct 1, 2012
    Why: After making a safe, early landing in Seattle, the return flight was delayed for twenty-four hours due to a problem with the cooling system.

    It was the first flight of All Nippon Airways 14th 787 Dreamliner, which is configured with 46 lie-flat, business-class seats and 112 economy seats.

    The Tokyo return-flight passengers were provided food vouchers and a take-off scheduled on Oct 2.

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    American Airlines Update

    The American Airlines flight where a row of seats came loose has instigated an American Airlines query into “a possible issue with a certain model of seats and how they fit into the tracking used to secure the seats,” after a second Boeing with recently replaced seats also showed up as being improperly secured. American is laying off 4,000 employees, including 2,600 mechanics, store clerks and other ground service personnel and shifting maintenance to TIMCO and ST Aerospace.

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    Airbus Struck by Stairs

    What: China Eastern Airlines Airbus A320 en route from Yancheng to Taiwan
    Where: Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan
    When: Oct 1, 2012
    Who: 89 aboard
    Why: After arriving airport from Yancheng and parking, the airbus’ left door was struck by the mobile stairway being set up for passengers to disembark.

    After passengers disembarked, the plane was cleared for the subsequent Taiwan-Nanchang flight