Open Skies flight BA-8004 had to divert for an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on December 26th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane, operating on behalf of British Airways, was en-route from Newark, New Jersey, to Paris Orly Airport, France, when all the toilets failed.
The crew subsequently decided to divert to Shannon where the plane landed safely.
All 172 people aboard remained unharmed.
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A small airplane with 2 survivors crashed in mountains in Mexico while en route from Tampico to Veracruz. Four people died in the crash.
The cause of the crash is under investigation. Sergio Rage Marrón, de 44 años, y de Jorge Arturo Velázquez Amorringa, – See more at: http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=/search%3Fq%3D-%2BSE%2BESTRELLA%2BAVI%25C3%2593N%2BEN%2BALTO%2BLUCERO:%2BCUATRO%2BMUERTOS%2BY%2BDOS%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=es&u=http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldetoluca/notas/n3461356.htm&usg=ALkJrhje22au7AcaVUMU8Oymw5lY_0oN3Q#sthash.CS2up1mK.dpuf
The injured survivors were flown by medical evacuation helicopter to a hospital in Xalapa.
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A Cessna Citation aircraft aborted its initial landing when the landing gear was successfully deployed, but was not locking in position. The pilot flew in a holding pattern until cleared by ATC to land.
Two crew successfully landed around 6.30pm at the Clearwater end of the LF Wade International Airport.
9/11 Boatlift
Tom Hanks narrates the epic story of the 9/11 boatlift that evacuated half a million people from the stricken piers and seawalls of Lower Manhattan.
Produced and directed by Eddie Rosenstein. Eyepop Productions, Inc.
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At Least 29 Injured after Greyhound Bus Crashes on Interstate 85
A Greyhound bus crashed on Interstate 85 in Thomasville, North Carolina, on August 25.
The bus, carrying 48 people, veered off the road after it one of its tires blew due to a big metal piece. Authorities said bus number 1082 was en-route from Atlanta to New York at the time.
At least 29 people were injured in the accident and were taken to hospitals.
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Air France jet flew too close to the highest mountain in central Africa, triggering a cockpit warning
The Boeing 777 was making a short trip from Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, to Cameroon’s largest city of Douala, where it was due to pick up more passengers en route to Paris, when it ran into bad weather on May 2.
While cruising at about 9,000 feet, the pilots of Flight 953 took a more northerly route to avoid storm clouds, but their new flight path took them towards the 13,000-foot Mount Cameroun, the BEA and the airline said.
That triggered an emergency warning from an automated ground-proximity warning system urging the crew to “pull up,” the BEA said in a regular update of new investigations.
The crew climbed to about 13,000 feet and continued to Douala, where it landed after a flight that lasted 44 minutes.
Air France said the crew of Flight 953 had reacted in accordance with their training and the plane’s manuals.
Pending the result’s of the airline’s own internal investigation, they are receiving “pedagogical, managerial and medical support,” a spokesman said by email.
The airline said it had also more information to all crews about the landscape around the coastal city of Douala.
MAS Flight Returned to Kuala Lumpur due to Cabin Pressure Issues
Malaysia Airlines flight MH70, en route from Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia, to Tokyo’s Narita Airport, had to return and make an emergency landing at 1:00 p.m. on August 23.
The decision for returning was made after the crew reported cabin pressure maintenance issues inside the plane. According to Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, director-general of Malaysian Civil Aviation Department, “It was not able to maintain the right pressure differential for the comfort of the passengers.”
The Boeing 777-20 aircraft safely landed back just 50 minutes after it took off. No one was hurt.
The passengers were accommodated in another flight which took them to their destination.
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A bus skidded off the road and crashed into a tree near Ayurveda in Parakaduwa, Sri Lanka, at about 6:30 a.m. on August 19.
The accident happened when the bus was transporting workers of a garment factory from Ratnapura to Avissawella.
Twenty women were injured in the accident and were shifted to the Parakaduwa hospital.
According to police, the driver of the privately owned bus apparently lost control.
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Metrojet flight 7K-9268
A Metrojet (former Kogalym Avia, Kolavia) Airbus A321-200, registration EI-ETJ performing flight 7K-9268 from Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) to St. Petersburg (Russia) with 212 people on board, was climbing through FL307 out of Sharm el Sheikh over the Sinai Peninsula (Position N30.16 E34.17) at 04:17Z when the aircraft disappeared from radar.
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ExpressJet Airlines flight 2762 had to divert and make an emergency landing in
A flight en route from Chattanooga to Dallas was diverted to Huntsville on Wednesday after a problem was reported with the aircraft’s fuel cap. The ExpressJet Airlines Flight 2762, operated as American Eagle, was heading towards Dallas/Fort Worth global Airport from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport.
He told ABC News: ‘The flight crew did an fantastic job.
After assessing the emergency, the captain decided the safest option was to land the plane.
A spokesman said: ‘We are accommodating the 41 passengers on a replacement aircraft.
Henson says he and other passengers are still waiting in Huntsville for a replacement plane.
An American Airlines aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing after a passenger spotted fuel seeping out of a wing.
Passengers on the flight alerted the crew of the leak, which one passenger captured in a photo shared on Twitter.
A plane was forced to make an emergency landing this week after passengers noticed a potential fuel leak as they looked out of their windows.
The flight landed safely in Huntsville about 6:30am EST, but the latest reports are that the plane has not yet departed for Dallas.
ExpressJet said the flight landed safely without incident.
It is thought the plane was carrying 41 passengers.
Potentially unsafe situation in Crimea area lives up to potential. Statement from Maylaysia Airline, Partial Manifest, Cargo
ICAO’s take is that the air traffic control region where the passenger plane came down was believed to be under the control of Ukraine, and they will be pointing blame at the Ukraine for its internal strife.
The Ukraine is saying…but the ICAO said it was safe.
Other countries were already avoiding the hot zone. We should ask the ICAO why they were professing it was safe when it was so obviously not.
Let’s all remember that greasing the wings of airline commerce does not mean greasing up the safety glasses too.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Safety measures failed because of corporate optimism, cutting corners and who knows what other reasons. Prepare for the mudslinging and blame throwing to begin. Someone pulled the trigger, and someone let it happen. Someone will be held accountable.
Now…Here is Malaysia’s Friday statement, cargo manifests, hedging on the passenger manifest, and a news clip with a translation of that raw smoke video we have seen and wondered about.
Friday, July 18, 08:20 PM GMT +0800 Media Statement 4 : MH17 Incident
Media Statement 4: MH17 Incident
1. Flight plan
MH17’s flight plan was approved by Eurocontrol, who are solely responsible for determining civil aircraft flight paths over European airspace. Eurocontrol is the air navigation service provider for Europe and is governed under ICAO rules.
The route over Ukrainian airspace where the incident occurred is commonly used for Europe to Asia flights. A flight from a different carrier was on the same route at the time of the MH17 incident, as were a number of other flights from other carriers in the days and weeks before. Eurocontrol maintains records of all flights across European airspace, including those across Ukraine.
In April, the International Civil Aviation Organization identified an area over the Crimean peninsula as risky. At no point did MH17 fly into, or request to fly into, this area. At all times, MH17 was in airspace approved by the ICAO.
2. Altitude
MH17 filed a flight plan requesting to fly at 35,000ft throughout Ukrainian airspace. This is close to the ‘optimum’ altitude.
However, an aircraft’s altitude in flight is determined by air traffic control on the ground. Upon entering Ukrainian airspace, MH17 was instructed by Ukrainian air traffic control to fly at 33,000ft.
3. Nationalities
Following this afternoon’s press conference, Malaysia Airlines can confirm that a further 16 passengers’ nationalities have been verified. The latest breakdown of nationalities of those on board the flight is as follows:
· 189 Netherlands
· 44 Malaysia
· 27 Australia
· 12 Indonensia
· 9 UK
· 4 Belgium
· 4 Germany
· 3 Philippines
· 1 Canada
· 1 New Zealand
Four passengers’ nationalities remain to be verified.
4. New flight route
Following this incident, Malaysia Airlines now avoids Ukrainian airspace entirely, flying further south over Turkey.
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And below, take a look at an update of the raw news video with translation; families in distress; speculation about the terrorist/separatists.
Note ICAO was reportedly denying war zone warning and Ukraine was denying war, but the NOTAM warnings were ALREADY up by US, Britain and European aviation authorities.
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Aeroflot flight SU-1165
An Airbus A320-200, registration VP-BWF performing flight SU-1165 from Rostov to Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia), was accelerating for takeoff from Rostov’s runway 04 when an engine (CFM56) ingested a bird prompting the crew to reject takeoff at high speed. The aircraft slowed safely and returned to the apron.
The passengers were rebooked onto the next flight SU-1161 and reached Moscow with a delay of 3 hours.
Porter Airlines Plane Diverts to Australia due to Smoke in Cockpit
Porter Airlines flight PD-255 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Sydney Airport, New South Wales, Australia, on October 19.
The de Havilland Dash 8-400, flying from Halifax to St. John’s in Canada, had to divert due to smoke in cockpit.
The plane landed safely.
All 67 people aboard remained unhurt.
Plane Makes Emergency Landing on Idaho Interstate
A small plane made an emergency landing on Interstate 84, near Boise Airport, Idaho, on October 13.
The plane was preparing to land at the airport when the pilot reported engine failure and decided to land on the motorway.
The plane landed on its belly. The pilot, identified as Jon M. Brinkerhoff, 30, of Boise, remained uninjured.
According to the owner of Boise-based charter business SP Aircraft, Andy Patrick, the plane was transporting cargo from Seattle, Washington.Click here to read more at the article origin.“Plane Makes Emergency Landing on Idaho Interstate”
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Air Canada Rouge flight RV-1891
An Air Canada Rouge Airbus A319-100, registration C-GBIM performing flight RV-1891 from Tampa,FL (USA) to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 143 people on board, was enroute when the crew received a low level indication for the yellow hydraulic system. The crew completed the related checklists and continued to Toronto. On approach the crew declared PAN and requested emergency services on stand by for the arrival. The aircraft landed safely.
Delta Airlines Plane Diverts to BWI Airport due to Engine Issue
A Delta Airlines jet was forced to make an emergency landing at Thurgood Marshall Baltimore-Washington International Airport in Maryland, on September 30.
The airline said the MD-90 aircraft, heading from Atlanta to New York, was diverted after “an observed issue with one of the aircraft’s engines.”
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 109 passengers remained unhurt.
