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Bomb Claim Initiates Review
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Contact photographer Timo JägerWhat: Interpol alerted 188 member states to look for disguised bombs after claim of responsibility in UPS Boeing 747-400 freighter en route from Dubai United Arab Emirates to Cologne Germany.
Where: Dubai
When: Sep 3 2010
Who: 2 crew
Why: The crew reported smoke and fire in the cockpit and was returning to Dubai International Airport, failed to land and crashed.See UPS Boeing Crashes in Dubai
Evidence from examination of the scene and the black boxes does not point to an explosion, however the claim will be investigated, according to the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). The “Orange Notice” issued by Interpol on Saturday will be published. The warning came days after several packages were intercepted shipped from Yemin in mid-September, possibly a test run for an Al-Qaeda attack.
SA Airlink Verges on Grounding
After an Airlink plane overshot the runway at George Airport on Monday and landed near the N2 highway and 33 were evacuated, and an Airlink plane landed on a school grounds, killing the pilot and three others, Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele is awaiting a safety audit that will determine whether or not SA Airlink will be grounded.
A recently retired senior SAA expert on airline flight safety is conducting a thorough and independent review of Airlink procedures and processes.
