A pilot caught drunk in the cockpit of a Pakistan International Airways Airbus is in custody, and bound to appear in court in October over the breech of trust. PIA suspended the 20 year pilot.

The UK Civil Aviation Authority, said: “A pilot attempting to fly while under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs is a major threat to flight safety.”

Irfan Faiz was four times over the legal limit when he was taken into custody, and charged with “breaching the trust of the public.”

He was arrested as he was carrying out pre-flight checks. Officers had him take a breath test at ten pm just prior to his scheduled ten pm. flight of an Airbus 310 from Leeds to Islamabad. 177 passengers were put up at hotels when the pilot was removed.

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The plane landed back safely. There were 177 passengers and 11 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.

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TACA Airbus Cockpit Smoking

What: TACA Peru Airbus A320-200 en route from Lima to Cuzco
Where: Cuzco
When: Sep 18th 2011
Who: 90 passengers
Why: While en route, the windshield heating system began smoking.

Pilots continued to Cuzco, stepping up the pace, and made a safe landing, with no injuries. Some passengers erroneously believed the turbine in the right wing was on fire.

“sobrecalentamiento en el sistema eléctrico de los parabrisas en la cabina de los pilotos originó humo y activó el proceso de emergencia preventiva“, the problem was due to overheating of the windshield heating system, according to TACA, a problem that was essentially a short circuit.

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Swiss International Airlines Plane Returns to Switzerland due to Hydraulic Failure

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The Airbus A330-300, heading towards Newark, New Jersey, had to return due to hydraulic failure.

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All 203 passengers and 12 crew members aboard remained unhurt.

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PAL Express flight PR-2814 had to reject takeoff from Davao, Philippines, on August 29th.

The Airbus A321-200 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Manila, Philippines, when the crew rejected takeoff due to a bird strike.

The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

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Thomas Cook Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Portugal after Shoe Hits a Passenger

Thomas CookA medical emergency prompted Thomas Cook flight TCX 4125 to make an unscheduled landing in Lisbon, Portugal on January 10.

The flight was en-route from Fuerteventura to Birmingham when a 79-year-old female passenger Hilda Holland became ill after getting hit by a falling shoe. According to Hilda’s husband John,“The woman sitting behind Hilda decided to get a cardigan from the locker but she pulled a shoe out with it…That came down and hit her on the back of the head and the ear….Ten minutes later I looked over and she was shaking and pale…I thought she wasn’t going to make it, I had never seen her like that.”

The Airbus A321-211 made a safe emergency landing and the couple was rushed to a hospital.

They left the hospital next day and were transported to Birmingham through another flight.

An airline spokesperson said, “Our operations control centre contacted Mr and Mrs Holland at the hospital and offered assistance within a few hours of their arrival… Mr Holland was grateful for the call and advised that he would make arrangements through his insurers and we ensured he had direct contact number for Thomas Cook… Our welfare team have been in touch with the Hollands following their return and we hope Mrs Holland makes a full recovery.”

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Four Tires Burst as Lufthansa Plane Lands on Mumbai Airport

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