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New Orleans: Smokeless Emergency Landing Examined

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New Orleans: Smokeless Emergency Landing Examined

The NTSB report says there was no smoke, no burning and wonders why the CVR and data recorder were turned off before the incident. (Procedure for the ECAM indication is to shut down certain electrical systems.) Pilots were acting on “autothrottle-related message” followed by an avionics smoke warning message that was accompanied by “instructions to land” but apparently neither the pilots and crew (who “reportedly received automated warnings and detected smoke in the cockpit) actually smelled smoke. Furthermore some news articles have talked about passengers being treated for smoke exposure which was more likely injury occurring on an emergency slide.

What: United Airlines Airbus A320-200 en route from New Orleans,LA to San Francisco,CA
Where: Louis Armstrong Airport
When: April 4 2011 7:20 a.m. after a 13 minute flight
Who: 100 passengers 5 crew
Why: After takeoff, the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit, and returned to the airport. The pilot reported losing all instruments, and landed on backup power, blowing out a tire and running off the runway. Passengers evacuated via slides.

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Pilot reported fire on fuel-laden plane and tried to return to airport before deadly Alaska crash

Pilot reported fire on fuel-laden plane and tried to return to airport before deadly Alaska crash
A federal aviation official says one of the two pilots of an airplane that was laden with fuel reported a fire on board shortly before the aircraft crashed and burned

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Feds Settle Case for $2 Million After Skydiving Plane Took Out Marine Corps Osprey on Runway

Feds Settle Case for  Million After Skydiving Plane Took Out Marine Corps Osprey on Runway
Nearly four years after a civilian skydiving aircraft collided with a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey sitting on a San Diego runway, the U.S. government has settled the civil case after suing the businesses involved for damages

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UNC doctor and pilot hospitalized after small medical plane crashes

UNC doctor and pilot hospitalized after small medical plane crashes
The single-engine plane crashed just after 10am on Wednesday morning on a secondary runway near Terminal 1 at the North Carolina airport.

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Plane at Hokkaido airport emits smoke, no injuries reported

Plane at Hokkaido airport emits smoke, no injuries reported
An All Nippon Airways aircraft carrying a total of 211 people landed safely at an airport in Hokkaido in northern Japan, despite smoke emitting from one of its wings.

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Two feared dead in Alaska cargo plane crash – authorities

Two feared dead in Alaska cargo plane crash – authorities
Two people were feared dead after a rare cargo plane crashed in the far north of the United States on Tuesday, troopers in Alaska said.

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Alaska plane crash: Two feared dead after fiery crash near river – Washington Examiner

Alaska plane crash: Two feared dead after fiery crash near river – Washington Examiner
Two people are feared dead after a plane crashed in Fairbanks, Alaska, on Tuesday.

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Plane crashes into river in Alaska

Plane crashes into river in Alaska
It is not known yet how many people were on board.

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Plus-size plane passenger praised for refusing to give up extra seat she paid for to a toddler

Plus-size plane passenger praised for refusing to give up extra seat she paid for to a toddler
The plus-size passenger refused to give up an extra seat on a plane to a toddler.

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Russia suspected of jamming 46K flights over Europe

Russia suspected of jamming 46K flights over Europe
Report says Russia may be behind GPS interference over Baltic Sea since last August

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Two injured after Bonza plane cockpit fills with smoke

Two injured after Bonza plane cockpit fills with smoke
Emergency services were called to Sunshine Coast Airport after reports there was smoke coming from the cockpit of a Bonza plane on Tuesday afternoon.

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Qantas retrofits first plane for Viasat international wi-fi

Qantas retrofits first plane for Viasat international wi-fi
VH-EBN (pictured) is the first of Qantas’ A330-200LR aircraft to be upgraded with Viasat-capable wi-fi antennae, and is expected to finish its three-week retrofitting this week. The remainder of Qantas’ international widebody fleet will be progressively refitted over the next couple of years.

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One dead after plane crash at Spicewood Airport

One dead after plane crash at Spicewood Airport

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2 Navy pilots killed as training aircraft crashes in Cavite

2 Navy pilots killed as training aircraft crashes in Cavite
MANILA – Two Philippine Navy (PN) aviators were killed after a training aircraft they were flying crashed in Cavite province on Thursday. In a statement, PN spokesperson Commander John Percie Alcos said the Robinson R-22 trainer helicopter with tail number NHT-421 tried to make an emergency…

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Cleaning up and replacing the barrier wrecked by the I-75 Collier County plane crash

Cleaning up and replacing the barrier wrecked by the I-75 Collier County plane crash
Debris and damage left behind more than two months after a plane crashed on Interstate 75 in Collier County.

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For The ‘Crazy Plane Lady’ Opportunity Is The Mother Of Reinvention

For The ‘Crazy Plane Lady’ Opportunity Is The Mother Of Reinvention
Social media does enable those who have had their proverbial 15 minutes of fame to get an extension.

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Massive alligator blocks plane at Air Force base in Florida, fights with wildlife officers

Massive alligator blocks plane at Air Force base in Florida, fights with wildlife officers
An alligator caused some trouble after it decided to wander onto the runway at MacDill Air Force Base Monday morning.

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No Injuries Reported in Talkeetna Plane Crash

No Injuries Reported in Talkeetna Plane Crash
A Cessna 120 single-engine plane took off from the Talkeetna airport after 2 p.m. on Sunday. The pilot lost power shortly after takeoff and was able to steer the plane…

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‘Crazy Plane Lady’ Tiffany Gomas Stirs Controversy With Unpaid Bikini Shoot For Conservative Beer Brand [Roundup] – View from the Wing

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18-year-old aims to become youngest pilot to fly across all 7 continents

18-year-old aims to become youngest pilot to fly across all 7 continents
If Ethan Guo is successful, he will be the youngest person to ever fly across all seven continents.

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Plane returns safely to Charlotte airport after ‘maintenance issue’

Plane returns safely to Charlotte airport after ‘maintenance issue’

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