What: UTAir Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-200 en route from Kazan to Moscow
Where: Moscow
When: Dec 27th 2010
Who: 52 passengers
Why: On landing at Vnukovo Airport (Moscow), the plane skidded and came to rest off the runway stuck in snow. There were no injuries reported.
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What: Air Busan Boeing 737-400 en route from Fukuoka (Japan) to Busan (South Korea)
Where: Fukuoka Japan
When: Dec 26th 2010
Who: 153 aboard
Why: When cleared for takeoff, the Air Busan flight was taxiing when it went performed a runway incursion as a Jal Express Boeing was on final approach. The incursion casued a collision hazard/ loss of separation with an aircraft taking off, intending to take off, landing or intending to land. The Jal had to perform a go-around, but landed safely less than half an hour later. Then the Air Busan flight took off normally.
What: Deccan Charters flight en route from Jamshedpur
Where: Kolkata
When: Dec 24, 2010, 12:50 pm
Who: 17 passengers, 3 crew
Why: While en route, the plane developed problems with an engine. The pilot informed ATC, and shut down one engine before safely making a landing at NSC Bose International airport.
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Contact photographer Olaf Juergensmeier
What: Aerospatiale SA-341G Gazelle en route from Odessa to Nikolaev.
Where: Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine
When: Dec 26, 2010
Who: 40 year old Pilot and 3 passengers
Why: While flying in thick fog, the helicopter crashed, killing the occupants. The passengers were girls between the ages of 18 and 22. The helicopter performed private flights for a luxury chalet in Dnipropetrovsk.
What: Turkish Government plane en route from Japan to Turkey
Where: Beijing China
When: Sunday 26, December 2010
Who: Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yildiz and delegation
Why: After holding talks in Japan, the plane developed cabin pressure problems and made an emergency landing in Beijing. The plane landed safely. The passengers return to Turkey is scheduled on Turkish Airlines.
What: British Airways en route from Heathrow to Phoenix
Where: Winnipeg
When: December 23, 2010
Who: 1 passenger
Why: While en route, a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
Pilots diverted to Winnipeg where they made a safe landing. The unidentified passenger was transported by paramedics to a hospital in Winnipeg.
What: Geraldton Air Charters Beechcraft Bonanza
Where: Geraldton Australia
When: Dec 21, 2010 7:05 am
Who: Pilot
Why: On takeoff, the pilot crashed into a shed just beyond the end of the runway. The pilot survived. The plane appears to have developed problems on takeoff, did not get far off the ground, and its wing struck a shed across the road. Although the plane is a write-off, the pilot walked away.
What: Delta regional twin engine jet en route from Detroit to Syracuse
Where: Syracuse New York
When: Dec 20, 2010
Who: 52 passengers
Why: Five miles from its destination in Syracuse, the plane developed an oil pressure problem in one engine indicated by an oil pressure gauge.
The pilot shut it down and made a safe landing. Passengers disembarked at the gate.
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Contact photographer Petar Meznarek
What: Windrose Air Jetcharter Hawker Beechcraft 390 Premier IA en route from Zagreb Croatia to St. Moritz Switzerland
When: Dec 19 2010
Who: 2 aboard
Why: A corporate jet scheduled eventually to fly to Rome aborted its landing and banked into a transformer in St. Moritz, bursting into flames. The German pilot and first officer did not survive the crash.
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What: Delta Airlines Boeing 747-400 en route from Manila to Nagoya
Where: Manila
When: Dec 19th 2010
Who: 300+ passengers and crew
Why: After taking off for Detroit, the plane developed technical problems and the pilot returned to Manila where it made a safe landing with airport’s medical and Fire and Rescue teams on standby.
After being in the air less than an hour, the pilot returned to land at Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
There were no injuries, but passengers complained of waiting long hours for travel solutions to being stranded. The exact nature of the technical problem of the plane was not released.
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Contact photographer John Richard Thomson
What: Jetstar Airbus A330 en route from Denpasar Bali to Melbourne
Where: Adelaide
When: Dec 19 2010,
Who: 226 passengers, 11 crew
Why: While en route, the right engine developed problems. Pilots announced to the passengers that they were experiencing engine problems.
The flight diverted to Adelaide and made a safe landing. Four hours after landing, passengers were provided alternative flights. However yesterday, weather in Australia also caused problems in Melbourne, including travel delays and at least one lightning strike.
Qantas has owned the jet since 2008, although it is new to the Jetsar fleet.
What: A-310 Airbus en route to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Where: Stephenville International Airport, Canada
When: Dec 16, 2010
Who: 8 crew
Why: Overheating batteries convinced a pilot to land the privately owned airbus at Stephenville International Airport.
After landing, members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police met the jet on the tarmac. The crew will be staying at local hotels until the plane is repaired.
What: Pawan Hans Aérospatiale AS365 N3 Dauphin
Where: Chandigarh Airport India
When: Dec 16, 2010
Who: 2 pilots, S P S Brar and M S Brar
Why: While en route to pick up a government official Punjab Industries Minister Manorajan Kalia to Mukerian in Hoshiarpur distric, after takeoff from Chandigarh Airport, the helicopter tilted and fell to the ground, and caught afire. The helicopter had been leased to the Indian government for the past 14 years.
The pilots managed to get out of the burning helicopter alive. They have been hospitalized at Western Command Hospital at Panchkula.
An inquiry is underway.
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Contact photographer Adrián Alonso Lemes
What: Arkefly Boeing 737-800 en route from Amsterdam to Hurgada Egypt
Where: Stuttgart
When: December 17, 2010
Who: 183 aboard
Why: While en route from Amsterdam, smoke was detected in the cabin, apparently originating from a galley fire. The flight, which made a safe landing in Germany is believed to be the same plane which diverted to Amsterdam today after passengers were suffering from fumes from De-icing fluid. The jet was ferried back to Amsterdam.
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Contact photographer Adrián Alonso Lemes
What: Arkefly Boeing 737-800 en route from Amsterdam to Lanzarote,CI
Where: Amsterdam
When: Dec 16th 2010
Who: 178 passengers
Why: About half an hour into the flight, people aboard began complaining they were being affected by fumes aboard the plane. Both passengers and crew complained of nausea. Returning to Amsterdam, the plane made a safe landing and those affected were treated at the airport. The fumes were assumed to be from de-icing compounds.
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Contact photographer Mehdi Nazarinia
What: Tiger Airways Airbus A320-200 en route from Melbourne to Perth
Where: Melbourne
When: Dec 10th 2010
Who: 159 passengers
Why: After takeoff, the plane’s right engine emitted an explosive noise. After the crew shut down the engine, they returned to Melbourne and made a safe landing. Passengers were rerouted; the plane was grounded until the 17, and the affected engine was replaced.
NEW DELHI, Dec. 16, 2010 — Delhi International Airport (P) Limited (DIAL) has partnered with IBM (NYSE: IBM) India to establish a common-use infrastructure in New Delhi’s Passenger Terminal Building 3 that will automate its operations and improve customer satisfaction to give the airport a competitive edge through quality service. The unified network solution integrates all of the communications across Terminal 3 and its facilities so that airport operations, airlines and other tenants can better share and exchange key information across their related operations to more efficiently deploy their resources and meet the growing demands of the India aviation market.
“IBM’s solution reflects the need of Delhi International Airport (P) Limited — a solution providing quality management of our internal systems and delivering greater service to the users of the airport while reducing issues pertaining to interoperability through this infrastructure,” said I. Prabhakara Rao, CEO Airport Project Development, DIAL. “We are happy to be working with IBM where they have placed us better in catering to our immediate business requirement.”
DIAL chose IBM’s Managed Network Infrastructure (MNI) solution, which forms backbone for all the IT and non-IT systems in Terminal 3. It combines video, voice and data over a single network platform using Intelligent Cable Management System with high levels of redundancy and scalability. IBM designed and implemented this network to meet DIAL’s objective of achieving a world class common use IT infrastructure for its customers, thereby supporting and improving service quality levels due to its high available design. The MNI covers the length and breadth of Terminal 3 with wired and wireless network coverage providing common use but highly virtualized network services to airport core systems, IT and non-IT systems, corporate users, government offices, lounges and public facilities. All this has been done with well defined work methods statements, detailed working plans and test and integration plans.
“DIAL wanted a partner who could understand the complexity of airport systems while being equipped with extensive experience in handling large-scale deployments at international airports,” said Sameer Batra, Vice President, Distribution Sector, IBM India/South Asia. “This project will help DIAL in addressing their requirement for a unified and secure solution that aims at improving the airport experience while positioning them for future growth.”
With more than 50 years experience working with the world’s leading airlines and airports, IBM provides consulting services and information technology to top airlines and airports across the globe to enable them to deliver more highly differentiated customer experiences and improve their operational efficiency.
What: Emirates Boeing 777-300 en route from Dubai to Colombo
Where: Dubai
When: Dec 16th 2010
Why: While en route, Flight EK-650 developed engine problems, and returned to Dubai to make a safe landing. An engine failure was reported.
What: Air Canada Boeing 777 en route from Vancouver to Toronto
Where: Vancouver International Airport
When: Dec 16, 2010
Who: 224 passengers
Why: While en route, the Boeing developed an oil pressure problem (indicator) in one of the engines. No smoke was reported.
The pilots returned to Vancouver and made a safe landing. No injuries were reported. Passengers disembarked and boarded another plane which left for Toronto around noon.
What: Tara Air de Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter en route from Lamidanda to Kathmandu
Where: Okhaldhunga, Palunge Mountain, Nepal
When: Dec 15th 2010
Who: 19 passengers and 3 crew
Why: Five minutes after takeoff, Air Traffic Control lost contact with the plane.
The flight was scheduled to arrive in Kathmandu 35 minutes after departure and it never arrived.
The wreckage was found at 8850 feet, where it crashed into Palunge Mountain.
All the bodies have been recovered.
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Contact photographer Daniel P Fretwell
What: Imperial Air Cargo Boeing 737-300 en route from Leipzig Germany to Turku Finland
Where: Leipzig
When: Dec 14th 2010
Why: While en route, the plane suffered a cracked windshield. The flight returned to Leipzig to make a safe landing.
What: Ghana Air Force Falcon 900 EX presidential jet en route from Cairo to Burkina Faso Ghana
Where: Kufra Libya
When: Dec 10, 2010
Who: passengers included the vice President Mr. John Dramani Mahama, business man Alhaji Asumah Bandah, football icon Abedi Ayew Pele
Why: While en route, one of the Falcon’s engines failed. On losing the engine, the pilot descended to a lower altitude and continued flying, diverting to Kufra where he made a precautionary landing landing.
On landing, the baggage was quickly removed and passengers relocated.
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What: Flying Carpet Air Transport & Services Piper PA-28-235 Pathfinder
Where: Beirut International Airport, Lebanon
When: Dec 11, 2010
Why: In the course of inclement weather in Beirut, a number of small planes (including the above-listed Piper) parked on the tarmac were damaged. The storm caused delay in incoming /outgoing flights, heavily damaging at least four small training planes which were flipped or rammed into electrical poles. Winds were tracked at over 60 mph. Waves reached a height of up to 23 feet (7 meters). Heavy rains flooded the streets in Beirut and snow forced some road closures in remote mountain towns.
We have said this all along–that it takes more than one catastrophic coincidence to take down a plane. And here we are supported now by the latest Polish investigation into the crash of the Polish Presidential plane.
In the case of that crash, the weather was bad. There was no possibility of safe landing. The investigation does not stop there. It goes on to cite a dozen mistakes, safety violations which led to the crash, including crew training, flight prep and rule violations.
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Contact photographer Martin Lidzba
What: Polish Air Force Tupolev TU-154M
Where: Smolensk
When: Apr 10th 2010
Who: 88 passengers and 8 crew
Why: On approach to Smolensk North Airport in dense fog, the plane impacted a forest, coming to rest short of the runway. There are conflicting reports leading up to the decision to land at Smolensk (versus Minsk or Moscow), holding pattern, the number of approaches.
Everyone aboard the flight was lost, including Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife Maria, the national bank president, deputy foreign minister, army chaplain, head of the National Security Office, deputy parliament speaker, Olympic Committee head, civil rights commissioner and at least two presidential aides and three lawmakers.
What: US Airways Boeing 737 en route from Ft Lauderdale
Where: Ft Lauderdale
When: Dec 9 2010
Why: Shortly after takeoff, the US Airways Boeing had a bird strike, and a fireball came out of one of the engines, and it was “blown out.” The plane returned safely to Ft. Lauderdale and landed. There were no injuries except for the bird.
