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Southwest Airlines Jet Rejects Take Off after Bird Strike

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    Lufthansa and Egyptair Close Call


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    What: Lufthansa Airbus A340-600 en from New York to Munich


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    What: Egyptair Boeing 777-300 en route from New York Cairo
    Where: JFK’s runway 22R
    When: Jun 20th 2011

    Why: The Lufthansa Airbus was next and at high speed when ATC cancelled their clearance. Lufthansa subsequently rejected takeoff and slowed. Takeoff was delayed for about two hours, until after brakes were checked.

    Simultaneously, the Egyptair Boeing was taxiing for departure and holding, but missed their turn and accidentally turned on to runway 22. The Egyptair flight vacated the runway as directed. The flight took off 75 minutes later.

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    Southwest Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing due to Mechanical Issue

    Southwest Airlines flight 2095 made an emergency landing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 29th.

    The plane heading from Chicago, Illinois, to Dallas, Texas, was diverted due to a mechanical issue.

    The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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    Bird Strike in India


    Pictured: AnIndiGo Airbus
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    What: IndiGo Airbus A320-200 en route from Bhubaneshwar to Delhi
    Where: Biju Patnaik Airport, Bhubaneshwar
    When: Aug 28th 2010
    Who: 140 passengers and 6 crew
    Why: On takeoff, the Airbus suffered a bird strike. Ground crew witnessed a part or parts falling. The crew decided to return to Bhubaneshwar where they made a safe landing.

    A replacement jet is being flown in to complete the Hyderabad-Bhubaneswar-New Delhi flight.

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    Boeing Hits Building

    A British Airways Boeing 747-436 was taxiing for takeoff from Johannesburg-OR Tambo Airport. The plane missed a turn, went on to taxiway M which was too narrow, and the wing hit a building. (I guess December 22nd was the day for planes all over the world hitting things.) The plane’s wing was damaged, but luckily no one aboard was, except the pilot was probably pretty red in the face. Oops.

    The wing did a pretty good job of cutting into a two story building. Four employees of Johannesburg-OR Tambo airport were slightly injured. The airport emergency team handled the plane’s fuel leak, and of course, an investigation is under way.

    Not the location of “M” on the chart below:

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    Small Plane Crashes in Alaska

    On August 29, 2013, a Champion 7ECA Citabria crashed north of Sutton, AK while on a a moose scouting flight.

    The flight was reported overdue at 9:45 p.m.

    The wreck was located on Friday by an Alaska Air National Guard helicopter and a fixed-wing aircraft around 4 a.m.

    The names of the victims have been released:

    Adam Norton, 30, and Derrik Swanson, 31

    Recovery was hampered by weather and rustic conditions.

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    FedEx Plane Lands in Emergency at Nashville

    FedExFedEx flight 1412, on its way from Memphis International Airport to Manchester, New Hampshire, made an emergency landing at Nashville International Airport in Nashville, Tennessee at about 5 a.m. on July 2.

    The incident happened after smoke was noticed in the cockpit of the cargo plane.

    The plane landed without incident. The pilot and the co-pilot were the only people aboard; both of them remained unharmed.

    According to a FedEx spokesperson, the company is working with the authorities to determine the cause of incident.

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