A Delta airlines flight had to make an emergency landing in Billings, Montana, at around 7:30 p.m. on December 15.
The Boeing 767 was en-route from Seattle to Paris when the crew requested emergency landing due to an electrical odor on-board.
The plane landed uneventfully and all 203 passengers and 10 crew members remained unharmed.
The technicians examined the aircraft and cleared it for resuming its journey.
Milestone Reached as RAAF F/A-18Fs Achieve Initial Operating Capability
AMBERLEY, Queensland, Jan. 6, 2011 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] delivered four new F/A-18F Super Hornets to Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Amberley in December, expanding the RAAF’s fleet of the advanced multirole fighters to 15. The delivery enabled the RAAF’s achievement of Initial Operating Capability (IOC) with its first Super Hornet squadron, the Amberley-based No. 1.
Boeing has delivered all 15 Super Hornets to Australia ahead of schedule.
“Early delivery of our new Super Hornets at Amberley has been a vital part of our path toward IOC for our first Super Hornet squadron, which we have now achieved ahead of schedule,” said RAAF Group Capt. Steve Roberton, Officer Commanding 82 Wing, which operates the Super Hornet. “As we’ve continued to hit our marks on time — or early, in many instances — with the Super Hornet program, we’ve enabled the RAAF to ensure Australia’s regional air superiority as we transition from the F-111 and classic Hornet.”
The December arrival was the third Super Hornet delivery to the base during 2010. Three aircraft in the latest delivery were prewired for potential conversion to electronic attack capability during production at Boeing facilities in St. Louis; the remaining nine aircraft in the contract will be prewired in the same way before delivery to the RAAF’s No. 6 Squadron.
“The Boeing Super Hornet team has surpassed expectations by delivering 15 aircraft to the RAAF in 2010 instead of the 12 originally scheduled,” said Carolyn Nichols, Australian Super Hornet program manager for Boeing. “Additionally, each aircraft has been delivered within budget. We are fully committed to ensuring the same delivery success and budget excellence throughout 2011. We congratulate the men and women of the RAAF on the outstanding achievement of reaching No. 1 Squadron’s Super Hornet IOC ahead of schedule.”
The Australian government announced in March 2007 that it would acquire 24 of the advanced Block II versions of the Super Hornet, all of which are equipped with the Raytheon-built APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar.
The Boeing Super Hornet is a multirole aircraft, able to perform virtually every mission in the tactical spectrum, including air superiority, day/night strike with precision-guided weapons, fighter escort, close air support, suppression of enemy air defenses, maritime strike, reconnaissance, forward air control and tanker missions. Boeing has delivered more than 440 F/A-18E/Fs to the U.S. Navy. Every Super Hornet produced has been delivered on or ahead of schedule and on budget.
American Airlines flight AA-343 made a safe landing following a bird strike near Chicago, Illinois, on August 17th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was flying from LaGuardia Airport, New York, when a bird impacted it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
El Al flight LY-5425 made an emergency landing in Tel Aviv, Israel, on November 15th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Amsterdam, Netherlands, but had to turn back due to an issue with the landing gear.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and ninety people aboard remained unharmed.
Flybe flight BE130 made an emergency landing at Belfast international airport, Northern Ireland, on the night of December 16.
The flight, en-route from Glasgow to Belfast City Airport, was diverted after one of its engines caught fire midair.
The plane landed uneventfully and all 76 passengers and 4 crew members remained unharmed.
The airline said in a statement, “Flybe can confirm that flight BE130 from Glasgow to Belfast City diverted to Belfast International Airport due a small engine fire, which was extinguished before landing…At no time was the safety and wellbeing of passengers compromised…Flybe operates its fleet of aircraft in strict compliance with all manufacturers guidelines.”
The cause of engine fire is under investigation.
Pictured: A Hillsboro Aviation Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III
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What: Hillsboro Aviation Robinson R22
Where: quarter mile south of the Hillsboro Airport, east of the Washington County Fairgrounds
When: Jun 19th, 2010 8:40 pm
Who: pilot and passenger
Why: On approach to the airport, the pilot lost power and attempted an emergency field landing. The helicopter flipped on landing, but the pilot and passenger were unhurt.
A Nordstar Airlines Boeing 737086J en route from Rhodes to Moscow Domodedovo made it to Moscow but skidded off the runway on the landing.
None of the 170 passengers aboard were hurt.
The passengers descended on “soft” grass on portable stairs. There was no visible damage to the plane. After the passengers disembarked, the plane was towed.
Emergency services responded to assist.
