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    Thomson Airways Jet Makes Emergency Landing at Cardiff Airport

    Thomson airwaysThomson Airways flight TOM6555 had to make an emergency landing at Cardiff Airport, United Kingdom, on September 19.

    The plane was preparing to land at the airport when its landing flaps failed, prompting the pilot to declare an emergency. The flight was en-route from Tenerife, Spain at the time.

    The plane landed uneventfully. There were around 200 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.

    An airline spokesperson said, “The safety of our customers and crew is of paramount importance and we would like to reassure customers that this type of situation is extremely rare.”

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    PAF Jet Stops for Refuelling in India

    PAFA Pakistan Air Force plane made a stop at the Chowdhury Charan Singh Airport in Lucknow, India, on January 25.

    The Phenom-100 jet was flying from Rawalpindi, Pakistan, when it had to land at the Indian airport for refuelling.

    According to District Magistrate Rajshekhar, “There was no emergency. There was a Pakistani aircraft movement, that is PAAF-854 from Rawalpindi to Lucknow which landed at 1201 hours on Sunday and departed for Chittagong at 1252 hours.”

    Pakistan Air Force spokesperson confirmed the landing however, he said that the plane was en-route to Singapore for inspection.

    The plane was carrying 5 military officials at the time.

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    The ‘Near Midair Collision’ at the Newark Airport Prompts FAA to Take Action

    The April 24’s incident where two passenger planes were noticed to be in a near-collision situation midair at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, has led to changes in the landing and takeoff protocols of the airport.

    The Federal Aviation Administration said in recent statement, “The FAA has investigated the recent air traffic incident at Newark and has taken steps to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.”

    According to the new rules administered by the FAA, the east-west Runway 29 will not be used for arrivals simultaneously with another plane taking off from north-south Runway 4R.

    On April 24, a United flight and an ExpressJet flight came at a distance of 200 feet horizontally at the intersection of these two runways. The NTSB’s initial report termed the incident as ‘a near midair collision’.

    This post is an update of: Two Passenger Planes ‘Nearly Collided’ Midair in New Jersey Says NTSB’s Report

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    Turkish Airlines Bird Strike

    A Turkish Airlines Istanbul-Athens Boeing 737-800 made an emergency landing on July 5 after a bid strike.

    After takeoff from Ataturk International Airport at 7:40, the plane hit a flock of birds.

    The pilot returned to the airport and made a safe landing with damaged engine baffles.

    Passengers disembarked and were provided an alternative flight.

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    Piper Crash in Argentina

    Mr. Julio Contreras – President of Allen Air Club was flying a Piper PA-11 Cub Special on May 10, 2013 and on landing at the Aeropuerto Arturo Humbert in Argentina, the plane flipped–a wheels up landing.

    Volunteer firemen, police, airport staff and members of the aeroclub responded to the scene.

    The cause of the accident is being attributed to excessive braking. Local news in Argentina is calling it just a scare. The pilot suffered a bump on the forehead, but is otherwise okay. He told reporters “IT WAS A BAD LANDING, SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS TO EVERYONE WHO FLIES. I ADMIT THAT WAS MY MISTAKE AND DO NOT REALLY KNOW IF SMUG, WANTING TO PLAY SHORT, I TOUCHED THE BRAKES A LITTLE MORE. THIS IS AN AIRCRAFT THAT HAS A TRAIN CONVENTIONAL WHEELS THAT ARE MORE LIBERATED LATER, STOPPED AND TURNED VERY SLOW. BUT I’M FINE, BUT WITH A BIG RAGE AND PAIN OF THE SOUL BECAUSE BREAKING A PLANE IS LIKE THAT YOU DAMAGE A CHILD … AND ANGER COMPARED TO SOMEONE WHO KICKS A PENALTY AND MISSES. IT WAS A VERY SIMPLE BEAT, CAME TO REFUEL AND BRAKED MORE, IS AN AIRCRAFT THAT HAS THE BRAKES VERY JEALOUS, MAYBE A LITTLE SMUG I WANT TO LAND SHORT, I WAS WRONG. THESE THINGS HAPPEN TO US HUMANS, WE WERE WRONG” (machine translation.)