FlyEgypt Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Cairo
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FlyEgypt Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Cairo

FlyEgypt flight FT-241 made an emergency landing in Cairo, Egypt, on February 5th.

The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Alexandria, Egypt, to Kuwait City, Kuwait, was diverted after the crew noticed smell of smoke in the cockpit.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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Emirates Plane Rejects Takeoff From Cairo

Emirates flight EK-928 rejected takeoff from Cairo, Egypt, on January 12th.

The Boeing 777-300 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when the crew spotted a vehicle on the runway and rejected takeoff at high speed.

Several tires deflated as a result.

All three hundred and sixty-four people aboard remained uninjured.

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EgyptAir Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Cairo

EgyptAir flight 802 made an emergency landing in Cairo, Egypt, on August 29th.

The plane was flying from Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, when the crew declared an emergency due to an issue with the wheels.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.

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Bird-Hit Saudi Arabian Airlines Plane Makes Safe Landing in Cairo

Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV-311 made a safe landing following a bird strike in Cairo, Egypt, on June 30th.

The Airbus A330-300 plane flying from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was on final approach to Cairo when a bird hit it.

The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

The plane sustained minor damage to the radome.

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Saudi Arabian Airlines Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Egypt

Saudi Arabian AirlinesSaudi Arabian Airlines flight SV-321 made an emergency landing in Cairo, Egypt, on November 1st.

The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Dammam, Saudi Arabia, was on final approach to Cairo when the crew received a brakes fault indication and prepared for an emergency landing.

The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.

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Three Passengers Injured after Fire Alarm Went Off in Egypt Air Plane

EgyptAirEgypt Air flight MS-875 was evacuated while it was boarding at Cairo International Airport, Egypt, on October 2nd.

The plane bound for Lagos, Nigeria, was boarding when a fire alarm went off for a cargo hold.

The passengers were asked to deplane quickly which triggered a stampede.

Three passengers were injured in the incident and were taken to hospital.

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Military Helicopter Crashes in Egypt; 2 Pilots Killed

A military helicopter crashed near El-Sheikh Gebyeel Military Airport, Abi Hamad, Al-Sharqeya, Egypt, on September 19th.

The helicopter was carrying two pilots, both of whom were killed in the crash.

The crash presumably happened due to a technical failure inside the helicopter.

A detailed investigation has been initiated.

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US Bound Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Egypt after Passenger Dies Aboard

Saudi Arabian AirlinesA Saudi Airlines flight 021 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Cairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt, on September 19th.

The plane en-route to New York from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was mid-air above Cairo when the pilot reported that a passenger had fallen ill onboard.

The plane landed uneventfully.

The passenger was already dead by the time he was taken to hospital.

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Air Cairo Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Cairo

Air CairoAir Cairo flight SM-451 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Cairo, Egypt, on August 1.

The Airbus A320-200 plane en-route from Alexandria, Egypt, to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was diverted after the crew noticed a leak in one of the main cabin doors.

The plane landed uneventfully. There were 111 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.

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Hot Air Balloon Crashed Lands into River Nile in Egypt

A hot air balloon crash landed in to the Nile, North of Cairo, Egypt on August 1st.

According to sources, the balloon made a crash landing due to a tear in its material or gas problems.

The air balloon landed successfully.

All people onboard remained unharmed.

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Air Arabia Egypt Plane Diverts to Cairo due to Engine Issues

Air ArabiaAir Arabia Egypt flight E5-337 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Cairo, Egypt, on June 29th.

The Airbus A320-200, heading from Borg El Arab Airport, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt, to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was diverted due to problems with an engine.

The plane landed uneventfully. There were 120 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.

The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.

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EgyptAir: Wreckage, Blackboxes located by “John Lethbridge”

The Egyptair Airbus A320 known as flight MS-804 that departed May 18th from Charles de Gaulle airport and disappeared over the Mediterranean in Egyptian airspace apparently has been found. Jun 15th 2016 Egypt’s Civil Aviation Authority reported that the “John Lethbridge” identified A320 wreckage locations. Currently the area in question is being mapped, part of the planning process of wreckage recovery.

Fifty-six passengers and ten crew died in the wreckage.

* Update: Black boxes both recovered.

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Pinging for Egyptair MS 804 as the Clock Runs Out

When a plane goes down in the ocean, the black boxes aboard have enough juice to ping for thirty days. The pingers on flight data recorders AKA “black boxes” last a minimum of 30 days. After 30 days, the devices are still active, but the sound on which searchers hone is expected to die out. The pinger is located by a “pinger locater,” a device that listens for the sound of the black box. It is towed within the search area but it’s listening radius is usually around 2 miles. The pinger’s sound is not very powerful, and the pinger is towed at 3 knots.
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After AirFrance 447, legislation was underway to increase the battery life to 90 days. The technology exists, but because implementation of that transition has been slow, EgyptAir MS 804’s pinger battery is expected to expire at around 30 days.

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EgyptAir: 3 Alerts Before the Plane Left Radar. Fire on board.

Several different alerts on this plane went off immediately prior to the plane disappearing from the radar, including 1) issues with the windows on the co-pilot’s side of the plane; 2) two smoke alerts, the first one “SMOKE LAVATORY SMOKE” at 00:26 a.m. local time; 3) the second one “AVIONICS SMOKE” at 00:27 a.m. The second alert refers smoke in the avionics bay, which is located below the cockpit, and is where the electronics are housed.

This is also the same plane that was vandalised two years ago at Cairo Airport. In Arabic someone, presumably Cairo Airport workers, wrote on its belly, “We will bring this plane down.”

It is a special concern that the plane had flown to Eritrea.

The US State Department has a standing travel warning for Eritrea, and is quoted as saying “security at the Asmara airport ‘can be unpredictable,’ and had a ‘lack of efficiency and consistency” in screening passengers.'”

The search for Egyptair is still underway.

On the search for Egyptair Flight MS804

According to AV:

on 2016/06/01, Egypt’s Civil Aviation Authority reported “Laplace” located pings presumably from one of MS804’s black boxes. The vessel “John Lethbridge” of DOS will be joining the search team to retrieve the black boxes. The BEA (FR)confirmed that Egyptian Authorities have confirmed a “signal that may come from one of the recorders” of flight MS-804. The BEA did NOT confirm that a black box has been located.

Debris has been found.

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EgyptAir Flight #MS804 Located off Karpathos Island

Before the wreckage was located off Greece’s Karpathos Island, search and rescue services picked up the ELT signal around 8:25, four hours after dawn. Greece reported two red and white plastic objects floating in the sea, and two orange objects, apparently life vests. Civilian ships are heading into the area to assist. France is assisting the search, with ships and aircraft. Several bodies were found floating in the area, according to RT.

The EgyptAir A320 disappeared May 18 over the Mediterranean.

When planes cross from one country’s airspace into another, the Air Traffic Control transition at those points is called the ‘hand-off.’ The crew was engaging with Greek ATC but when they attempted to hand the aircraft off to Egypt ATC, the crew made no response.

EgyptAir released that the crew was comprised of the captain, first officer, five cabin crew and three sky marshals. The passengers included 30 Egyptians, 15 French, 2 Iraqis, 1 British, 1 Belgian, 1 Kuwaiti, 1 Saudi, 1 Sudanese, 1 Chadian, 1 Portugese, 1 Algerian and 1 Canadian. The 56 passengers included three children.

Journalists have been barred by Airport security from the area in the Cairo airport where family and friends of the passengers are waiting.

EgyptAir Statement on MS804

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