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    Manchester: Flybe “Precautionary” Landing


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    Contact photographer Darren Wilson

    What: Flybe de Havilland Dash 8-400 en route from Manchester to Bournemouth
    Where: Manchester
    When: Jul 25 2010
    Who: 40 passengers
    Why: While en route, the pilot announced to the passengers they were undergoing a technical problem. That problem worsened, and eventually necessitated shutting down one engine and returning to Manchester. Passengers were provided a flight to Southampton, and a bus to Bournemouth.

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    Eurocopter Medevac Crew Perishes in AZ Neighborhood


    Pictured: A LifeNet Eurocopter AS-350B-3 Ecureuil. The one in the crash is
    registration # N509AM
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    Contact photographer David J Transier

    What: AirMethods American Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil en route from Marana to Southeast Arizona Medical Center
    Where: Near Park and 1st Avenue, Tucson, Arizona
    When: July 28, 2010, 2 pm
    Who: pilot, flight nurse and paramedic
    Why: On a medical helicopter service LifeNet Arizona flight, the crew had recently spoken to ATC when the helicopter crashed in a residential neighborhood behind a house. A witness said the pilot directed the helicopter away from the house; and that the engine made “popping noises” before it went silent. It’s rotors stopped, and it fell from the sky. No patients were aboard, but the crew died on the scene.

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    Air Canada Jazz Falling Parts


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    Contact photographer Galen Burrows

    What: Air Canada de Havilland Dash 8-300 en route from Vancouver,BC to Kelowna,BC
    Where: Vancouver
    When: Jul 25th 2010
    Who: 35 aboard
    Why: While en route after takeoff, observers witnessed a piece of the plane fall off the plane and on to the runway. The part was determined to be a hydraulic hand pump handle. The decision was made to continue to Kelowna, where the plane landed safely and was examined.

    Maintenance discovered the right engine nacelle missing. After maintenance, on return to Vancouver, the missing parts were replaced.

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    Boeing Skids off Rainy Guinea Tarmac

    What: Mauritania Airways Boeing 737-700 en route from Nouakchott to Dakar Senegal to Conakry
    Where: Conakry
    When: Jul 28th 2010, 1:30 am
    Who: 91 passengers and 6 crew, ten injuries.
    Why: While landing in Conakry Guinea in heavy rain, the pilot landed halfway down the runway, resulting in an overran; they came to a dead stop off the tarmac in scrub land.

    Passengers evacuated via emergency services. Reports vary, but between 2 and 12 had minor injuries.

    Mauritania Airways is 51% owned by Tunisair; 49% by investors and the Mauritanian government.

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    Airblue Crash in Pakistan


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    Contact Gary Culpan

    On 28 July 2010 after taking off from Karachi at 0241 UTC (0741 PST)on a domestic flight to Islamabad, Airblue Flight 202 (AP-BJB), an Airbus A321, executed a circling approach for RWY-12 at Islamabad, crashed into the Margalla Hills nine and a half miles north-east of Islamabad apparently due to bad weather. One hundred and forty-six people were aboard, and six crew. One hundred forty-six passengers and all six crew members died. The plane was a total loss. It is the first fatal accident involving an Airbus A321 and Pakistan’s worst air disaster.

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    Lufthansa Freighter Splits and Burns


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    Contact photographer RalfB

    What: Lufthansa Cargo MD-11 freighter
    Where: King Khaled International Airport, Riyadh
    When: July 27 2010
    Who: piloted by 2 German crewmembers
    Why: Observers report seeing smoke coming from the plane as it approached the runway. On landing, the plane burst into flames in the mid-section where the hull broke. The plane split in two and collapsed.

    The pilot and copilot have been hospitalized. No deaths are reported, but the plane is a total loss. It was carrying 80 tons of freight.

    The Lufthansa press release on the crash is titled “Lufthansa Cargo plane crash in Riyadh, 27 Jul 2010.”

    “According to the latest reports, a Lufthansa Cargo MD-11 freighter crashed this morning at 11.38 a.m. (local time) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The aircraft, coded Flight LH 8460, was on a flight to Riyadh from Frankfurt, Germany. The plane was piloted by a two-man crew, according to initial reports. Both pilots are being treated in hospital. On board Flight LH 8460 were 80 tonnes of freight. It is not yet known exactly what type of freight it was or which customers are affected. The cause of the accident is still being investigated. At the moment, we have no further details. We will communicate any further information immediately. Updates are also available at www.lufthansa-cargo.com.

    The next press release will be published at 2 p.m. CET.”

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    Emergency Landing in Mexico


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    Contact photographer Jova

    What: Aeromar ATR-42 en route from Saltillo to Mexico City
    Where: Saltillo-Plan de Guadalupe International Airport, Mexico
    When: 25-JUL-2020
    Who: 38 passengers
    Why: 25 minutes into the flight, a windshield cracked. The plane returned and made a safe landing in Saltillo. Passengers were not informed of what was happening until they had already returned to the terminal.

    The plane was turned over to maintenance where it took twelve hours to replace the damaged glass. The crack was not due to a bird strike, but was considered “material fatigue.” Passengers waited at the airport for a replacement plane.

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    American Airlines Emergency Landing in Chicago


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    Contact photographer Sven Waerder

    What: American Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Chicago to Brussels
    Where: Chicago
    When: Jul 25th 2010,
    Who: 274 on board
    Why: After takeoff, both engines signified a problem over Ontario. Pilots entered a holding pattern and then landed safely back at O’Hare. No details are available regarding the problem with the engines. Passengers were provided a replacement jet.

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    Hot Plane Lands in Charlotte


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    Contact photographer Felix Bahamonde

    What: US Airways Boeing 767-200 en route from Charlotte to Philadelphia
    Where: Charlotte,NC
    When: Jul 23rd 2010
    Who: 196 passengers
    Why: Passengers had boarded the hot plane, disembarked and reboarded. Finally, after takeoff, a quarter hour into the flight, cabin temperatures had risen to over 110 degrees F. The plane returned to Charlotte and landed safely. Several passengers were hospitalized with heat issues.

    No doubt there will be fines.

    A replacement jet was provided.

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    Airbus Birdstrike


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    Contact photographer Olaf Wagner

    What: Germanwings Airbus A319-100 en route from Stuttgart to Heraklion
    Where: Stuttgart
    When: Jul 25th 2010
    Why: After takeoff, the Airbus had a bird strike. The pilots returned to Stuttgart where they made a safe landing. A replacement jet was flown in for passengers. There’s no report of the damage, nor if the incident involved ingestion into the engine, or impact only.

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    Qantas Emergency Landing in Sydney


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    Contact photographer Ryan Hothersall

    What: Qantas Boeing 737-800 en route from Sydney to Brisbane
    Where: Sydney
    When: Jul 26th 20
    Why: While en route, the anti-icing system of the 737 failed. The flight diverted to Sydney and made a safe landing–after having experienced the same problem on the 25th.

    It would be interesting to know the details of the system failure. Around this time last year, Air France Flight 447 went down in mysterious circumstances; it is speculated that the pitot tubes froze over, and that the fly by wire Airbus (unlike this Qantas Boeing) was rendered uncontrolled.

    So if this was a frozen pitot tube situation where the pilots were able to make a safe landing in a Boeing, one wonders if aspects of Airbus fly by wire should be re-considered.

    But this is food for thought only, as I do not have the exact details of the anti-ice system failure.

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    Allegiant Lands after Engine Fire


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    Contact photographer JayDeeKay

    What: Allegiant Air McDonnell Douglas MD-83 en route from Billings to Mesa
    Where: Flagstaff
    When: Jul 25th 2010
    Who: 144 passengers and 6 crew
    Why: While en route, the right engine indicated a fire. Pilots shut it down and diverted to Flagstaff where they made a safe landing.

    Some passengers who incurred minor injuries while evacuating down the emergency slide were hospitalized.

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    Plane crash under investigation

    What: small, single-engine experimental Nadiq, a fixed-wing, single-engine plane
    Where: Sandy Creek township, near Miller Road in Venango County
    When: July 24 2010, 11:25 a.m
    Who: fatalities: 57-year-old David Wagner, of Clairon, and former Clairon County commissioner 54-year-old Rob Carbaugh, of Seneca.
    Why: Crash in the woods of Sandy Creek

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    Louisiana plane crash

    What: Southern Seaplane
    Where: BELLE CHASSE, La in Plaquemines Parish Oak river
    When: July 24 2010.
    Who: Instructor and student pilot
    Why: While the student pilot and teacher were practicing touch-and-go landings near Delacroix Island, the small plane encountered wind shear, causing it to flip over. The pilot and student on-board were on board. Two men out boating were flagged down by the instructor pilot Lyle Panepinto, 51, who survived the crash and was standing on the pontoons of the overturned plane. The student pilot, Jeffrey Wallace Dickson of Cumming, Ga, who for the U.S. Department of Interior, was trapped inside in the marsh and was taken directly to the hospital where he was declared dead.

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    Oklahoma Medevac Crash

    What: EagleMed LLC Eurocopter A-Star 350 helicopter en route from Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City to a hospital about 90 miles away in Okeene
    Where: 50 miles northwest of Oklahoma City
    When: July 22 2010
    Who: Pilot Al Harrison, 56, of Edmond, and nurse Ryan Duke, 35, of Oklahoma City, died in the crash
    Why: While en route to pick up a patient, the helicopter crashed in a field near Kingfisher shortly after 7:30 p.m. The pilot and a nurse died in the crash; a paramedic sustained serious injuries.

    A source reported that the crew was having trouble with a door on the helicopter, and a piece flew off and hit the rotor shortly before the crash, but that information is unconfirmed.

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    Alitalia Emergency Landing in Shannon


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    Contact photographer Piotr Pasula

    What: Alitalia Boeing 767-300 en route from Rome Fiumicino to New York
    Where: Shannon Ireland
    When: Jul 22nd 2010
    Who: 198 passengers
    Why: While en route, the crew smelled smoke in the cockpit. The pilots diverted the plane to Shannon, where they made a safe landing.

    Passengers were provided accommodations, and the plane underwent inspection.

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    S African Helicopter Crash, 7 lost


    Pictured: A SAPS
    MBB BO-105CBS-4
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    Contact photographer Lonell Swatton

    What: South African Police Service MBB-BK 117-B1 Helicopter
    Where: Open field about 4km from Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa
    When: 23-JUL-2010
    Who: 7 fatalities
    Why: 5 National Intervention Unit police officers, a pilot and a crew member died in a crash whose details are sketchy. The helicopter was one of two that were en route to assist local police in Witbank where armed thieves had just robbed a local supermarket. One helicopter arrived safely and ended up in a gun battle. The other, according to witnesses, exploded in mid-air and crashed.

    Paramedics from ER24 were dispatched to an open field where the helicopter was already burned beyond recognition.

    A piece of the tail was found 150 meters from the wreckage.

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    Delta Lands with Flat

    What: Delta Air Lines Boeing 737-800 en route from Atlanta to Oregon
    Where: Atlanta International Airport
    When: July 22 2010
    Who: 160 passengers and 6 crew
    Why: On takeoff, the Delta jet blew a tire. The pilots returned to Atlanta and made a safe landing after circling in a holding pattern for an hour to burn off fuel. Passengers disembarked safely and were booked on alternative flights.

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    Continental Flight Diverts to Guam


    Pictured: A Continental Airlines Boeing 737-724 over Fukuoka Japan
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    Contact photographer J.Suzuki

    What: Continental Airlines Boeing 737-700 en route from Guam to Hiroshima
    Where: Guam
    When: Jul 22nd 2010
    Who: 95 passengers and 5 crew
    Why: While en route, the pilot noticed irregularities from the control panel altitude and airspeed indicators. The plane turned back for Guam where the problem was repaired and the flight took off again a couple of hours later.

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    Michelin and Air France Sign Long Term Contract

    PARIS 21 July 2010 – MICHELIN andAIR FRANCE have signed a long term contract. Michelin has also signed a long term contract with the airline companiesKLM.

    The contract encompasses nearly 425 KLM /Air France planes, plus certain third party customers in maintenance contracts with the two companies, will be equipped with Michelin tires.

    Among these planes are 37 Boeing B777-300 ER, 66 Boeing B737-NG, 145 A318-319-320-321 Airbus and 3 A380 Airbus.

    These contracts are typed as “invoicing to the landing plane.” Michelin reputation rests on the quality of its products and its offers of innovative service, a decisive factor leading to the signature of this long-term agreement.

    To ensure its technological leadership, Michelin invests annually nearly 500 million euros in its Center of Technologies. Michelin dedication to Research and Development are without peer in its industry.

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    United Airlines Turbulence over Kansas


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    Contact photographer Helmut Schnichels

    What: United Airlines Boeing 777-200 en route from Washington to Los Angeles,CA
    Where: Kansas
    When: Jul 20th 2010
    Who: 255 passengers and 10 crew
    Why: While en route over Kansas, the flight encountered severe turbulence which caused a number of injuries. The flight diverted to Denver Colorado where they made a safe landing and were met by emergency services. 21 passengers and 4 crew were hospitalized with one head injury, one broken leg plus assorted less serious injuries. The interior of the plane incurred minor damage.

    A replacement flight was provided within four hours.

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    Gulf Air Flight Diverts to Beirut


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    Contact photographer Akin Diler

    What: Gulf Air Airbus A319-100 en route from Athens Greece to Bahrain
    Where: Beirut Lebanon Rafik Hariri International Airport
    When: Jul 20th 2010
    Who: 101 passengers
    Why: While en route at an altitude of 36000 feet, the plane developed a crack in the right windshield and diverted to Bahrain. They made a safe landing at 9:43 pm. Passengers are expecting at least a 24 hour delay.