Virgin Australia flight VA-938 made an emergency landing in Newcastle, Australia, on February 1st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Brisbane to Sydney, Australia, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Virgin Australia flight DJ-660 suffered engine issues near Canberra, Australia, on December 13th.
The plane flying from Sydney, Australia, was descending toward Canberra when the both engines temporarily rolled back one after the other.
The crew subsequently switched to manual ignition and continued for a safe landing.
Virgin Australia flight VA-465 made an emergency landing in Adelaide, Australia, on October 18th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Perth to Brisbane, Australia, was diverted after the crew noticed an electrical odor in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Virgin Australia flight VA-474 had to return and make an emergency landing in Brisbane, Australia, on June 4th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Perth, Australia, but suffered a bird strike during departure.
The crew subsequently landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Virgin Australia flight VA-745 made an emergency landing in Coolangatta, Australia, on June 1st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Melbourne, Australia, was on approach to Coolangatta when the crew reported smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Virgin Australia flight VA-1536 suffered a lightning strike near Sydney, Australia, on April 2nd.
The incident happened shortly after the Boeing 737-800 plane departed for Hobart, Australia.
The plane returned to Sydney for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Virgin Australia flight VA-646 made a hard landing at Canberra Airport, Australia, on November 19th.
The incident happened after the plane flying from Sydney, Australia, encountered wind shear.
Authorities said the aircraft’s tail skid and the fuselage contacted the runway.
No injuries were reported.
Australia’s TSB is investigating.
Virgin Australia flight VA-319 made an emergency landing in Melbourne, Australia, on October 20th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Brisbane, Australia, but had to turn back after the crew suspected a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Virgin Australia flight VA-546 made an emergency landing in Brisbane, Australia, on October 12th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Coolangatta to Sydney, Australia, was diverted after the crew noticed an engine issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Virgin Australia flight VA-233 encountered severe turbulence near Adelaide, Australia, on September 13th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Melbourne, Australia, was descending toward Adelaide when it was hit by turbulence that injured two flight attendants.
The plane landed safely. The injured flight attendants were taken to hospital.
Virgin Australia Airlines flight VA-101 had to return and make an emergency landing in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 19th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Melbourne, Australia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Virgin Australia flight VA-8 returned and made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on the morning of July 29.
The Boeing 777, heading towards Brisbane, Australia, was turned around after the pilots noticed a crack in its windshield.
The passenger jet landed safely and there were no reported injuries.
After inspection, the crew “rectified the issue”, and allowed the plane to fly again.
Embraer has issued a worldwide alert after heavy maintenance carried out by Virgin Australia on June 26-26 pointed out a fault in the engine-holding bolts of Embraer 190 aircrafts.
Out of 17 Embraer 190 aircraft present in the fleet, 9 had issues with the bolts which hold the aircraft’s engine in the engine pylon, attached to the wing.
The airline grounded all 9 aircrafts for repairs and informed the Brazilian manufacturing company of the issue. Embraer then issued an alert service bulletin to all the airlines operating Embraer 190 aircrafts. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority was also informed about the problem.
A statement released by Virgin Australia airlines said, “These aircraft have since undergone the necessary precautionary repairs and have since returned to service… At Virgin Australia, the safety of our aircraft is our highest priority and we have been in regular dialogue with Embraer regarding this alert.”
The Indonesian police have dropped all charges against the 28 year old Australian who allegedly tried to break into the cockpit of Virgin Australia Airlines flight en route from Brisbane to Bali.
After thorough investigation, the police officials learned that Matt Christopher Lockley was actually looking for the toilet after waking up from deep sleep. He mistook the cockpit door for the toilet door.
The special crime director of Bali police, Suryambodo Asmoro, said “The suspect we released because he has good intentions to go back to his country on his own, So he is going back alone, not accompanied or escorted.”
Lockley thanked the Indonesian authorities “I want to say thank you to the Indonesian police and authorities…They only followed procedures and they have provided me with a lot of care and support and I’m grateful for everything they’ve done.”
He denied the accusations made by the Virgin Australia officials about his being drunk. He said that he had only taken Panadol, Voltaren and Coca Cola before getting on the plane.
This post is an update of “Passenger Tries to Break Into the Cockpit; Virgin Australia Flight Landed in Emergency due to Hijack Scare”