Kenya AirwaysA Kenya Airways flight had to land in emergency at Mombasa Moi International Airport, Kenya, at around 12:05 p.m. on October 20.

The Manager of Moi International Airport, Yatich Kagungo, confirmed that the Boeing 737-800 plane, en route from Delhi, India to Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, was diverted after running low on fuel. “We were alerted that the plane experienced low fuel gauge as it entered Kenyan airspace, we had to arrange for emergency landing in Mombasa as nearest airport .It was very successful,” he said.

None of the 38 passengers aboard was hurt.

The aircraft later resumed its journey after re-fuelling.

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Vibrating Boeing in Russia

What: A Skyexpress Boeing 737-500 en route from Moscow Vnukovo to Sochi (Russia)
Where: Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport
When: Apr 4th 2009
Who: 69 passengers and 6 crew
Why: When instrumentation revealed unacceptable (dangerous) vibration of the left hand engine, the pilot shut down the left engine down, and burn off fuel before landing back at the airport of origin an hour after takeoff. There were no injuries.

George’s Point of View

Maintenance.
Maintenance.
Maintenance.

—- nuff said.

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5 Crew Members Fell Sick; US Airways Flight Made Emergency Landing in Ireland

US AirwaysUS Airways Flight 715 en route from Venice, Italy to Philadelphia had to be diverted to Dublin Airport, Ireland for making an emergency landing on May 19 because five of its crew members and one passenger fell sick midair.

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This was the second incident in two weeks when a US Airways flight has been forced to make an emergency landing after its crew members fell sick. Earlier, another US Airways flight on the same route had to be diverted to the same airport in Ireland nine days ago on May 10.

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KLM Boeing Returns to Amsterdam after Loud Noise on Flight-Deck

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Kenya Airways A Year Later

A year after Kenya Airways Douala, Cameroon crash, Kenya Airways is again being forced to defend its air safety record. On that flight, all passengers on board died. Kenya Airways other major crash was January in 2000 a plane with 169 passengers crash-landed into the sea on take-off.

Kenya Airways has had 135 incidents between January and March of this year. Incidents include “passengers falling sick on the plane, a tear on the carpet or even a bird flying into the plane.”

The Airline’s IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) was renewed in October 2007 and is valid for a period of two years. Out of 193 African carriers, 20 are certified.

The probe of the Douala, Cameroon crash is ongoing.

The video below is of last year’s crash.

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Flybe Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Southampton

flybeFlybe flight BE-1583 had to make an emergency landing in Southampton, England, on August 5th.

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United Airlines Flight Diverts to Shannon Airport due to Medical Emergency

United Airlines flight UA-946 had to divert for an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on January 20th.

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The captain was rushed to a hospital.

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