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What: Jetblue Airbus A320-200 from New York JFK,NY to Burlington,VT
Where: Burlington
When: Feb 19th 2011
Who: 2 crew injured
Why: On approach to Burlington, eight minutes prior to landing, the plane encountered turbulence which injured two members of the crew.
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What: TRIP Linhas Aéreas en route from Belém/Val-de-Cães International Airport to Altamira Airport Brazil
Where: Altamira Airport
When: Feb 21, 2011
Who: 4 crew, 47 passengers
Why: On landing, the plane went off the runway. The runway excursion did not cause delays at the airport. One person was slightly injured. At the time of landing, a tire burst and a landing gear broke, which caused the plane to skid off the runway.
What: Cessna 340 A en route from El Vigia airfield in Merida state to San Antonio del Tachira
Where: E Venezuela near Colombia
When: Feb 23, 2010
Who: 6 fatalities
Why: The Premezclado Agroconcha plane carrying three well-known businessmen refueled at El Vigia. Outside the village of San Pedro del Rio, the plane crashed. Pilot Victor Correa and passengers Jesus Rojas, Efrain Rojas, Gonzalo Hidalgo, Rodolfo Betancourt and Ivan Martini were killed in the crash. The plane belongs to Maparca Corporation.
JIAAC is investigating.
What: Delta Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Fort Lauderdale, FL to Minneapolis
Where: Fort Lauderdale
When: Feb 20th 2011
Who: 140 passengers
Why: After taking off from Fort Lauderdale, the engine made an explosive noise, and pieces of the plane started falling off. A search made of the runway revealed nothing. However, after a left engine failed and the Boeing returned to make a safe landing, it was discovered that the falling parts were turbine blades which had exited through the engine exhaust.
Passengers exited normally on the runway. They also entered an alternative plane provided for them, reaching Minneapolis four hours later.
Parts were found at Port Everglades Cargo Entry Point.
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What: Estonian Air Boeing 737-500 en route from Tallinn (Estonia) to Stockholm (Sweden)
Where: Tallinn
When: Feb 20th 2011
Who: not available
Why: With the right engine operating with low power, the flight rejected takeoff. The flight returned to be handled by maintenance.
Passengers disembarked and were provided alternative transportation.
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What: TRIP Linhas Aereas Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72 en route from Belem,PA to Altamira,PA (Brazil)
Where: Altamira
When: Feb 21st 2011
Who: 46 passengers
Why: After the flight, on landing, the left main gear collapsed, causing the plane to veer off the runway.
The plane’s left propeller, engine and wing were damaged, possibly due to a hole in the runway.
One passenger was injured.
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What: Lufthansa Airbus A340-300 en route from Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP to Munich
Where: Sao Paulo
When: Feb 21, 2011
Who: not available
Why: Thirty minutes after takeoff, the plane developed smoke.
The pilots returned to Sao Paulo where they made a safe landing. The passengers who were not rebooked were scheduled to fly to Munich 19 hours later.
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What: Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 en route from Buenos Aires Ezeiza,BA (Argentina) to Frankfurt/Main Where: Buenos Aires
When: Feb 21st 2011
Who: 289 passengers
Why: After taking off from Buenos Aires, one engine ingested a bird or birds, and developed engine problems. The pilots dumped fuel and returned to land back in Buenos Aires with emergency services on standby.
Passengers disembarked in Buenos Aires, and were provided hotel accommodations while waiting for a Tuesday flight.
LIVONIA, Mich., Feb. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Phillips Service Industries, Inc. (PSI), a global manufacturing and service corporation that serves a wide variety of industries with its diverse collection of technology-based companies, announced today that it has acquired Skytronics, Inc., a leading aircraft component manufacturer and maintenance repair organization located in El Segundo, CA.
Skytronics specializes in the manufacturing, repair, overhaul and sales of aircraft ball screw and actuator assemblies and the transmissions that drive them. Skytronics is an OEM that also holds license parts manufacturing authority on stabilizer ball screws installed on Boeing 727/737/747/757/767 aircraft, as well as a distributor of both new and overhauled aircraft components.
Established in 1956, Skytronics has been an FAA-approved Repair Station for over 50 years, with current FAA, EASA, CAAC and Boeing approvals. Skytronics has expanded its capabilities to include Boeing flight controls, horizontal stabilizer trim actuators (HSTAs), trim tab actuators, flap transmissions and leading-edge actuators. Skytronics also manufactures, repairs, overhauls and sells ignition harnesses, alternators, regulators and ignition lead conduits that are used in general aviation.
The Skytronics acquisition further expands PSI’s reach into the aerospace market. Other PSI subsidiaries that serve the aerospace industry include Beaver Aerospace & Defense, Sciaky, Inc., Mountain Secure Systems, Evana Automation Specialists and PSI Repair Services.
“The aerospace industry is very significant to PSI,” said Scott Phillips, CEO and President of Phillips Service Industries, Inc. “The Skytronics acquisition provides additional products and services to our valued customers.”
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 22, 2011
— JetSelect Aviation, LLC, a Global Aviation Service Provider, announced today that its maintenance division has obtained FAA Certification as a Part 145 Repair Station. JetSelect Maintenance Services, LLC operates its repair station and offers aircraft maintenance services from their primary base at the Port Columbus International Airport (CMH), Columbus, Ohio.
JetSelect’s Maintenance Team consists of highly skilled and experienced technicians who have proven their capabilities maintaining one of the largest private charter fleets in the U.S. With this latest certification, they will be able to market their expertise and private jet maintenance services to the aviation community.
Robert Austin, CEO for JetSelect Aviation, commented, “Our aircraft maintenance team has worked very hard for this achievement and we are very proud to have our private jet maintenance capabilities stand out in the aviation marketplace. As an organization we are experiencing solid and planned growth on several fronts and this certification will strengthen our ability to support our operations as well as to enhance our revenue streams.”
Gordon MacSwain, Director of Aircraft Maintenance for JetSelect Aviation, said today, “We are pleased with this major achievement which is the result of a lot of hard work by our team. The timing is right, the location is right, and our market is steadily growing. We are excited about our accomplishments and you can expect us to build upon our outstanding capabilities, technology and experience to create a legacy of superior private jet maintenance service.”
Mario Bustamante, Manager of JetSelect’s Avionics Department, added, “This is what we have been working towards. Our Airframe, Engine and Avionics capabilities can now be fully leveraged by the marketplace. We are extremely excited about this milestone achievement in the airplane maintenance industry.
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What: Malaysia Airlines Airbus A330-300 en route from Delhi to Kuala Lumpur
Where: Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport
When: Feb 20, 2011, 3:02 PM
Who: 158 passengers
Why: After experiencing engine trouble en route (described as a “snag”) the flight returned to Delhi and made an emergency landing, with emergency services standing by. Specific details about the engine problem have not been released.
The news video misreports that the flight originated in Kuala Lumpur
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What: First Air Boeing 737-200 en route from Winnipeg,MB to Rankin Inlet,NU
Where: Winnipeg
When: Feb 18th 2011
Who: not available
Why: The plane rejected takeoff on receipt of the left engine’s low power indication.
Maintenance subsequently found ice on the PT2 probe. Disposition of the passengers was not released.
What: Fuel truck drives into a parked Delta MD-88 scheduled to fly to Fort Lauderdale
Where: LaGuardia
When: Feb 13, 2011
Who: 106 passengers, 5 crew
Why: The Delta MD-88 was parked when the fuel truck struck it at an unreleased rate of speed. The wing was damaged, and the flight was cancelled. The truck sustained damage, and the driver was hospitalized. No one aboard the jet was hurt.
Pictured: A Skywest Canadair jet similar to the one experiencing turbulence
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What: Skywest Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Helena,MT to Salt Lake City,UT
Where: Grand Junction,CO
When: Feb 16th 2011
Who: 32 passengers
Why: On approach to Salt Lake City, the plane encountered turbulence. The pilot diverted to Grand Junction, where they landed an hour later. Three individuals were injured, and treated by paramedics.
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What: Flight academy (leased) Cessna 172S Skyhawk en route from Daytona Beach airport to Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport and back to Daytona.
Where: Smyrna Beach Florida
When: Feb 16, 2010
Who: Pilot and student
Why: A Norwegian student and an instructor crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, just north of Canaveral National Seashore, near Bethune Beach in New Smyrna Beach, Florida in a leased Cessna Skyhawk, at about 6:30 pm. The plane was seen falling into the ocean 20 miles from the airport, 200 yards from the beach. The aircraft submerged before rescuers could reach the craft, and pieces of it are in the water.
Pictured: video capture
What: Airborne Edge XT-912-L
Where: Hanapepe, Kauai, Hawai
When: Feb 15 2011, 11:41 am
Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities
Why: A kayaker witnessed a Big Sky Kauai ultralight 200 yards off Glass Beach when it fell to the ocean and sank with the pilot James Gaither and passenger Kim Buergel, 49, of Spokane, Washington.
The ultralight is based out of Port Allen Airport in Hanapepe. Rescue services with a boat, jet skis and the county’s new helicopter, Air-1 searched for five hours for survivors in overcast weather and murky water, and found only debris.
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What: Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747-300 en route from Riyadh to Madinah
Where: Madinah
When: Feb 16th 2011
Who: 265 passengers
Why: On landing at Madinah, the plane veered off runway 17 and had a runway excursion on the left of the runway.
The left hand flaps of the plane were damaged. Passengers disembarked on to the runway. No injuries were reported.
A Boeing 737 jet on final approach to LAX at 7:05 p.m. reported a green laser. The location was tracked down, and a 14-year-old boy was arrested after pointed a powerful laser from his backyard.
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What: Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil
Where: 36km south of Manus Island, Papua New Guinea
When: Feb 13, 2011
Who: Pilot Mal Smith
Why: While flying from the Eastern Highlands centre of Goroka to Manus for mining contractors, Australian Sunshine Coast helicopter pilot Lloyd Lester suffered engine failure in a Eurocopter AS350 P2-PHL Ecureuil, and crashed into the Bismarck sea en route to Manus Island. Eyewitnesses report indicate that the engine lost power, started up and lost power again.
Pacific Helicopters owner, Mal Smith (who is also Eastern Highlands Province governor) said some of the wreckage was found, but not the engine or Mr Lester. He was hopeful he would be found alive, but three helicopters and two planes searched an area 24 kilometres to the west and 70 kilometres to south of Baluan Island and Mr Lester was not found. Nearby islands are being searched in case he made it to shore.
Lester is from Papua New Guinea
Pictured: A Let 410 (not the one that crashed)
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What: African Air Services Commuter en route from Bukavu-Kavumu Airport to Lusenge Airfield
Where: Congo
When: Feb 14 2010
Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities
Why: A small African Air Service owned Let 410 cargo plane, registration 9Q-CIF, was damaged beyond repair in an accident at Mont Biega, D.R. Congo. Both crew members (Ukranian and Congolese) pilot and copilot were killed. The cargo that was aboard is unknown; rescue workers are forming an expedition to examine the scene, and recover the bodies and wreckage.
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What: Central American Airways – CAA Let L-410UVP-E20 en route from San Pedro Sula-Ramon Villeda Morales Airport to Tegucigalpa-Toncontin
Where: Santa Ana, Cerro de Hula Honduras
When: Feb 14 2011
Who: 2 crew, 12 passengers, 14 fatalities
Why: The Central American Airways flight from San Pedro Sula to Tegucigalpa departed from San Pedro Sula at 07:04 for the 40 minute flight to Tegucigalpa and crashed at 8:02 in a forested area.
Crash victims include labor leader, Israel Salinas Castellanos and Pedro Sula businessman Carlos Chahine, who served as minister Economy. The plane’s captain was Eduardo Ernesto Pach Pineda, and co-pilot Andersón Mejía. Salinas Elvir and Rodolfo Rovelo were also killed in the crash.
CREW:
1. Captain Oscar Anderson
2. Captain Eduardo Pach
PASSENGER LIST
1. Plutarch Molina
(Business Building)
2. Peter Jhon
3. Howar Jeams
4. Chuk Tom Klein
5. Joaquin Fernandez
6. Leda Cabrera
7. July Alvarenga
8. Israel Salinas
9. Carlos Chaín
10. Alejandra Figueroa
11. Rodolfo Rovelo
12. Sara Villacorta
What: Air Wisconsin/US Airways flight en route from Charlotte, North Carolina to Ottawa
Where: Ottowa
When: Feb 13, 2011
Who: 49 passengers and three crew
Why: Unidentified fumes in the Air Wisconsin/US Airways flight permeating the cabin and cockpit, forced an emergency landing. Several individuals were removed from the plane requiring medical assistance.
The source of the fumes has not been released.
(Deicing fluid?)
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What: Shuttle America/Delta Embraer ERJ-175 en route from Chicago to New York
Where: New York
When: Feb 4th 2011; 20:57
Who: 1 injury
Why: While en route, the flight encountered severe turbulence, injuring one person aboard.
It is not indicated if that individual was an unbuckled passenger or a crew member.
The flight did not divert, but continued to make a normal landing at La Guardia.
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What: Skywest Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia turbo-prop en route from Santa Barbara to San Francisco
Where: Big Sur
When: Feb 11, 2011
Who: 29 passengers
Why: After losing pressure over Big Sur at around 1 pm, the Skywest flight diverted to Monterey Peninsula Airport and made an emergency landing at 1:09 pm. The landing was made under emergency conditions with crews on standby, but there were no injuries. Some passengers complained to paramedics of ear problems and were examined. After passengers disembarked and were transported to their destinations, the flight crew flew on to San Francisco alone.
Pictured: A Sabang Merauke Raya C-212-100 Aviocar like the one in the crash
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What: Sabang Merauke Raya C-212-100 Aviocar en route from Batam to Batam
Where: Bintan Island, Indonesia
When: Feb 12th 2011
Who: 5 aboard (flight crew of 2, 3 techs)
Why: The plane had just undergone maintenance (engine replacement) and was on a test flight with 5 crew members aboard.
Thirty minutes after takeoff, the plane disappeared from radar. The last contact was at 13:41 when the crew contacted Tanjung Pinang Approach.
The plane crashed.
“KNKT TUGASKAN TIGA INVESTIGATOR SELIDIKI KECELAKAAN PESAWAT CASSA 212 PK-ZAI
PUSAT KOMUNIKASI PUBLIK, 12/02/2011
(Jakarta, 12/02/11) Komite Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi (KNKT) menugaskan tiga investigatornya untuk menyelidiki penyebab jatuhnya Pesawat Cassa 212 dengan registrasi PK-ZAI di daerah Berakit, Batam, Sabtu (12/02).”
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