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Contact photographer Karl Nixon
What: Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-300 en route from Boston,MA to London Heathrow
Where: Atlantic
When: Nov 13th
Why: While en route, the flight lost the left engine. The crew diverted to JFK and landed 2.5 hours after declaring emergency.
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Contact photographer Geo B
What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Prague to New York
Where: Goose Bay
When: Nov 13th 2009
Why: While en route, the crew detected smoke in the cockpit. After the flight diverted to Goose Bay, the cause of the smoke was determine to be a fan. After repairs, the flight continued to its destination.
On November 12, a Fed Ex flight also diverted to Goose bay for smoke in the cockpit.
Pictured: A Manang Air Mil Mi-8MTV-1
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Contact photographer Michael Fritz
What: Manang Air MI-17 helicopter
Where: Rodikot, Humla district in mid-western Nepal
When: 2009-11-15 11:30 a.m. local time
Who: 6 on board. 1 dies, 5 survivors.
Why: While attempting to land at the helipad while transporting grain and food items from Surkhet to a remote mountain village, the helicopter’s rear rotors hit the mountainside and the pilot lost control of the aircraft.
The death is reported to be a Russian engineer Sergei Kovyazo.
The others aboard—copilot Raju Bhandari, accountant Krishna Amatya, overseer Bishnu Bahadur Chaudhary, local resident Lok Bahadur and a Russian pilot—were via helicopter to a Nepalgunj hospital in Nepalgunj.
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Contact photographer Andreas Fietz
What: Northwest Airlines Airbus A330-300 en route from Atlanta, GA to Honolulu
Where: Oklahoma
When: Nov 14th 2009
Who: 305 on board
Why: While en route, the plane developed cabin pressurization problems, descended to 10000 feet diverting to Minneapolis,MN.
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Contact photographer Brian Bartlett
What: United Airlines Airbus A320-200 en route from New York La Guardia to Denver,CO
Where: New York
When: Nov 14th 2009
Who: 118 aboard
Why: About eleven minutes after takeoff, the plane appeared about to develop cabin pressurization problems, according to indicators.
The flight diverted to Rochester where it made a safe landing. Passengers were provided a replacement Airbus.
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Contact photographer Zak Economides
What: Sun Road Trading 10 CC / Wings Over Africa Cessna 208B Grand Caravan en route from Eros Airport, Windhoek to Rio Longa, Angola
Where: Eros Airport, Windhoek
When: Nov 15 2009
Who: 4 on board, 2 fatalities
Why: Just after takeoff from Eros Airport just after takeoff, the plane the ground and ploughed into foliage.
The crash is under investigation, another casualty statistic of Nambian aviation.
The crash is under investigation.
Pictured: A Cayman Airways Boeing 737-36E
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Contact photographer Gabriel Widyna
What: Cayman Airways Boeing 737-300 en route from Miami, Florida
Where: Owen Roberts International Airport
When: Saturday 14th November, 2009
Who:
Why: The plane made an emergency landing at Owen Roberts International Airport just before noon Saturday due to a cracked windshield.
CAL denies this was an emergency.
Update
Incorrect “emergency” status was released by Cuban air authorities after they had approved the flight’s precautionary descent over its airspace. The plane flew at a lower altitude because of the cracked windshield, and landed safely.
Pictured: a Curtiss Wright Travel Air 4000
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Contact photographer Paul Robbins
What: Low and Slow Aviation Ventures Curtiss Wright Travel Air 4000 built in 1927
Where: Page Field General Aviation Airport
When: 10:18 a.m.
Who: pilot and 2 passengers
Why: During an event during which rides were sold, the vintage bi-plane crashed. A witness noted the pilot was in trouble before the crash.
Two victims, a small boy and an older gentleman, left the wreckage on their own before being taken to the hospital. The pilot was removed by EMS.
Pictured: a Piper PA-28-181 Archer II
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What: Piper Cherokee Arrow model PA28201R en route from Woodbine Municipal Airport in Cape May County
Where: densely wooded area in Dennis Township
When: NOVEMBER 14, 2009 11 a.m
Who: 2 on board
Why: No cause has been determined for the crash, although weather has been poor in the area due to Tropical Storm Ida, which has battered the Jersey Shore with high winds and rain since Thursday. At the time of the crash, cloud cover in the region was very low, about 300 feet.
The deceased were an older man and a boy.
Pictured: a Webjet Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737-3Q8
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Contact photographer Lorenzo S. C. Maniva
What: Webjet Boeing 737-300 en route from Rio de Janeiro Galeao, to Curitiba, Brazil
Where: Rio de Janeiro
When: Nov 13th 2009
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the cabin developed pressurization problems and returned to Rio where passengers debarked and the flight was cancelled.
Pictured: a Aerospatiale AS-350BA Ecureuil
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Contact photographer Joost De Wit
What: Mountain Lifeflight Aerospatiale AS.350 Ecureuil en route from Renown Medical Center, Reno to Susanville, CA
Where: 29 miles northwest of Reno, Lassen County, CA
When: NOV 14, 2009
Who: 3 aboard
Why: After delivering a patient to a Reno Medical Center/hospital, the helicopter crashed and was destroyed by fire while on the way to its home base.
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Contact photographer Marcelo Magalhaes
What: AeroSur Boeing 737-300 en route from Buenos Aires to Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Where: Matienzo Airport
When: NOV 13, 2009
Who: 59 passengers
Why: After takeoff from, the plane developed a problem with the left engine and diverted to Matienzo, for a safe landing.
Mechanics worked on the plane for five hours before passengers reboarded and continued on to Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.
Pictured: A US Airways Airbus A319-132
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Contact photographer Mark Kopczak
What: US Airways Airbus A-319 en route from San Jose to Phoenix to Lambert Airport in St. Louis
Where: Albuquerque International Sunport, Albuquerque, New Mexico
When: Nov 13, 2009
Who: 113 passengers and five crew
Why: After leaving Phoenix, the airbus developed a problem with its windshield, and diverted to Albuquerque where it made a safe landing. Passengers debarked safely; and alternative transportation is being found for them.
Pictured: An AirTran Boeing 717-231
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Contact photographer Jaysen F. Snow
What: Airtran Boeing 717-200 en route from Bloomington,IL to Atlanta,GA
Where: St. Louis
When: Nov 12th 2009
Who: 93 passengers, 5 crew
Why: While en route, the plane developed problems in its left engine. The crew shut down the left engine and diverted to St. Louis for a safe landing.
Passengers debarked, and were provided alternative transportation.
Pictured: A FedEx Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11
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Contact photographer Javier Cáceres
What: Fedex McDonnell Douglas MD-11 en route from Cologne Germany to Memphis,TN
Where: Atlantic Ocean
When: Nov 12th 2009
Why: While en route, the crew reported smoke in the cockpit and diverted to Goose Bay where they landed safely.
What: Robinson R44 Raven II Helicopter
Where: Baie-Comeau, 700 kilometres northeast of Montreal on a sandbar in the middle of the Franquelin River
When: Thursday November 12, 2 pm
Who: 58-year-old man and two women in their thirties
Why: Investigators are looking into into whether or not the helicopter struck a power line. A “hydro line” not far from the crash was severed and the crash caused a power outage in Godbout-Franquelin.
The pilot died and the two seriously hurt passengers were taken to Quebec City hospital.
A merger is pending between British Airways and a merger Spanish carrier Iberia. Both airlines are heavily in debt and are attempting to cut costs and improve efficiency.
Brand names will be retained, as well as 419 aircraft and 265 destinations, and headquarters will be in London. New practices and working conditions may cause cabin crew strikes, but the job cuts will be mostly directed toward ground crew and airport check-in.
One hopes that they don’t go overboard cutting ground crew. Maintenance shortcuts cause broken planes.
Office of Public Affairs
DOT 178-09
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Contact: Bill Mosley
Tel.: (202) 366-4570
The internet travel agency Ultimate Fares has been fined $600,000 and its owner $30,000 for violations of advertising regulations under a settlement approved by a U.S. Department of Transportation Administrative Law Judge (ALJ).
The fine, which would be the largest ever assessed for advertising violations, will become final in 30 days unless the Department decides to review the action or a petition for review is filed.
An investigation by the Department’s Aviation Enforcement Office found that Ultimate Fares failed to include the federal excise tax and the service fee it charged to consumers in fares published on its website between March 2008 and September 2009. This violated the Department’s requirement that published airfares must state the full price to be paid including service fees and any ad valorem tax, such as the Federal excise tax, which is assessed as a percentage of the fare. Ultimate Fares continued to omit the tax from its stated fares even after the Enforcement Office began its investigation, according to the consent order issued by ALJ Richard C. Goodwin. Ultimate Fares also failed to disclose which flights were being operated on a code-share basis as required by the Department’s rules.
In addition to the $30,000 penalty assessed against Ultimate Fares’ owner Roni Herskovitz, he also will be barred from any involvement in the online air travel agency business for 12 months.
The consent order and other documents in the case are available on the Internet at www.regulations.gov, docket DOT-OST-2009-0002.
With the intent of restoring health to the airline industry, the Department of Transportation is convening a committee to discuss the aviation’s future, to deal with the damages suffered by companies, employees, investors, and passengers, and to consider factors like high taxes and globalization. The industry is looking for government help, plans for upgrading to GPS ATC. The projected timeline for the committee is a year to come up with a roadmap for the future.
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Contact photographer Jerome Zbinden
What: Easyjet Airbus A319-100 en route from London to Tallinn
Where: Hamburg
When: Nov 12th 2009
Who: 128 passengers,
Why: While en route, the plane developed a fuel leak and diverted to Hamburg Germany.
After landing, maintenance determined that there was no fuel leak, just a faulty fuel gauge.
Passengers were supplied with alternative transportation.
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What: Ryanair Boeing 737-800 en route from Milan Italy to Hamburg Germany
Where: Luebeck
When: Nov 12th 2009
Why: The low-flying Boeing was apparently flying low when vibrations from the plane rattled the tile roof and collapsed the chimney.
If this were in the U.S., the airport would do its best to (as quietly as possible) purchase the house. I’m assuming this is one of those properties in the immediate neighborhood of the “offending” airport. So much of what happens depends on whether or not the homeowner wants to move, if the property predates the airport, local laws and agreements already in place. Will there be a lawsuit, or an amicable meeting over a common negotiating table? Depends on the lawyer. Who knows? It may be the airport who sits across the table from the homeowner—or it may be a local contractor whose work is less than stellar.
Pictured: A PS Airways Express (PSA Airlines) Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-200ER
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Contact photographer Jay Selman
What: PSA Airlines /US Airways Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Charlotte to Indianapolis
Where: Charlotte
When: Nov 12th 2009
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the crew observed a gear disagree message. (Says it is up or down when it is not.) The flight diverted to Dayton Ohio, where passengers debarked and boarded a bus for their destination.
RwandAir Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-200LR registration 5Y-JLE. The plane in the incursion was registered 5Y-JLD
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Contact photographer Sean Mowatt
What: Jetlink Air (for RwandAir Express) Canadair CRJ-100ER en route from Kigali to Entebbe, Uganda
Where: Kanombe International Airport, Kigali Rwanda
When: Nov 12, 2009, 13:30
Who: 10 passengers including a baby, 5 crew
Why: After takeoff from Kigali Airport, Rwanda, the flight developed a problem with the throttle jamming, and returned to the airport. On landing, the plane moved from the parking spot, took off again at full power, dodged a Kenya Airlines plane about to take off, and took a right turn into the building where it drove into the VIP lounge inside the technical building , injuring 10. The flight crew was trapped in the cockpit. (Reports conflict–there may have been a fire, but if there was, it was quickly put out.) Ugandan passengers, including former finance minister Gerald Sendawula and managers of Picfare Industries. Chairman of Picfare Jobanputra Kishor was admitted him in the intensive care, then evacuated to South Africa. On the way to to King Faisal Hospital, the ambulance carrying the injured pilot ran into two motorcycles and a pedestrian, Vincent Ruvuna who died instantly.
One female passenger later died.
The Kenya Airways flight was cancelled, stranding 100 passengers.
Rwandair executive Jack Ekl said the plane auto accelerated. “The captain could not control it. The plane did not get airborne again, it taxied into the building…The captain was taken to the hospital with a broken leg.”
Flight Lieutenant Kirsty Moore is the first female fast-jet pilot to qualify, and will perform with the Royal Air Force display team until 2012. Moore is the pilot of a Tornado fighter jet serving with XIII Squadron based at RAF Marham in Norfolk. Red Arrow applicants must:
Moore is expected to fly at the British Formula 1 Grand Prix, the Great North Run in Newcastle and the London Olympics.
British Channel 4 is deliberately crashing a jet loaded with cameras and sensors.
Two former US navy pilots will set the plane on autopilot and then parachute out before the plane crashes in the desert.
The location of the 300 seat jet crash will not be disclosed. This is the latest in sensationalist programming designed for ratings (but masquerading as scientific research.) According to Channel 4, “It’s going to be designed as a survivable crash. There is no point in atomising the plane – we wouldn’t learn anything from it.”
The plane won’t be occupied but that doesn’t mean there aren’t bloody consequences. Apparently this new series is coming at the cost of axing established thrill-a-minute programming like “wife swap.”
