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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Boeing Sets 787 First Delivery for Third Quarter
EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced today that it expects delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner in the third quarter of this year. The new delivery date reflects the impact of an in-flight incident during testing last November and includes the time required to produce, install and test updated software and new electrical power distribution panels in the flight test and production airplanes.
“This revised timeline for first delivery accommodates the work we believe remains to be done to complete testing and certification of the 787,” said Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of the 787 program. “We’ve also restored some margin in the schedule to allow for any additional time that may be needed to complete certification activities,” Fancher said.
The 787 program has been gradually returning individual airplanes to the flight test program. After receiving interim software and hardware improvements, four flight test airplanes have been subjected to extensive ground testing and a thorough review to ensure their readiness to return to flight. The remaining two airplanes will be returning to flight in the days ahead to bring the full flight test fleet back up to flight status.
The revised first delivery date is not expected to have a material impact on 2010 financial results. Financial guidance and anticipated initial 787 deliveries for 2011 will be discussed in the company’s earnings call on Jan. 26.
Bird-Hit Southwest Airlines Flight Makes Safe Landing in Buffalo
Southwest Airlines flight WN-411 suffered a bird strike near Tampa International Airport, Florida, on November 15th.
The incident happened shortly after the Boeing 737-800 plane departed Tampa International Airport for Buffalo, New York.
The crew decided to continue the flight to Buffalo, where the plane landed safely.
All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Expired Pilot Shelved in Amsterdam
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Contact photographer Mathias Henig
What: Corendon Airlines Boeing 737-400 en route from Amsterdam to Ankara
Where: Amsterdam
When: Mar 2nd 2010
Who: 101 passengers
Why: Passengers got a big surprise when this jet was readying for departure and the cockpit was stormed by police. Okay this may be something of an exaggeration; I don’t know if it was stormed; but at any rate, the pilot was removed from the cockpit for flying with a license…that expired 13 years ago. I don’t know how the Swedish found out, but the Swedish told the Dutch who told Turkish Civil aviation who promptly took action. Fortunately, someone had an alternative pilot to handle the flight.
Jet Airways Hot Engine in Mumbai
What: Jet Airways Boeing 737-800 en route from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Where: Mumbai
When: May 28, 2012
Who: 158 aboard
Why: While en route, Jet Airways pilots had to shut down and engine and divert to Mumbai.
One of the Boeing’s engines caught on fire.
Pilots made a safe landing at Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. On the ground at the airport at 5:45 a.m., fire and smoke was reported coming from the left engine.
Passengers evacuated at the nearest taxiway. Emergency services put out the engine fire in minutes.
Aer Lingus Flight Diverts to Boston due to Engine Issue
Aer Lingus flight EI-110 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 2nd.
The Boeing 757-200 plane was flying from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, to Shannon Airport, Ireland, when the crew reported a fault in the left hand engine and decided to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 115 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Turbulence Injuries on V.A.
On Nov 14, 2013, a Virgin Atlantic Boeing en route from Montego Bay to London when the plane encountered turbulence.
Four people (one member of the crew and three passengers) were injured by the turbulence.
The flight continued to London where it made a safe landing.