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OccurrencesEmergency landing for another Qantas airplane
Singapore, Singapore - A Boeing 747 in which the pilot would have discovered an engine trouble
Just a day after the occurrence happened to a Qantas Airbus A-380 (see AVIONEWS), today another aircraft belonging to the Australian airline, this time a Boeing 747/400, was forced to make an emergency... more
OccurrencesAlso Singapore Airlines suspends departure of A-380 airplanes
Singapore, Singapore Republic - For technical checks, following the occurrence happened to Qantas airline
Singapore Airlines announced that, due to the occurrence happened to a Qantas Airbus A-380, forced to make an emergency landing because of a fault in one its engines (see AVIONEWS 1 and 2), will delay... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing in Singapore for a Qantas A-380 plane
Rome, Italy - The occurrence happened in the night between Wednesday and Thursday on the island of Batam
In the night between Wednesday and Thursday, an A-380 airplane belonging to the Australian airline Qantas, which had departed from Singapore to Sydney, made an emergency landing in the airport from which... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing at Kolkata for a Houston-Singapore airplane
Kolkata , India - Due to a bomb threat
Sunday, 3 October 2010, a Singapore airline scheduled flight was forced to make an emergency landing at the airport of Kolkata (India). The airliner, carrying 265 people -250 passengers and 15 crew- was... more
OccurrencesBomb scare on a Moscow-Grozny airplane
Moscow , Russia - The aircraft forced to an emergency landing
Yesterday, 3 October 2010, a "Grozny Avia" Yakovlev Yak-42 plane made an emergency landing at Volgograd airport, at 05:52 pm (local hour) because of a bomb scare. The aircraft, that took off from international... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing at Singapore for a RSAF Apache Longbow helicopter
Singapore , Republic of Singapore - Due to engine problems. Ministry of defense: pilots were not injured
A Boeing "Apache Longbow" attack helicopter of RSAF, Republic of Singapore's Air Force, made an emergency landing today, at about 3:30 pm local time, in the north of Singapore, due to engine problems. National... more
OccurrencesLebanon, emergency landing for an airplane to Kiev
Beirut , Lebanon - Due to a failure in one of its engines
A DC-9 airplane belonging to a still unknown Ukrainian airline, made an emergency landing yesterday, in the afternoon. The aircraft, carrying 98 people from Beirut to Kiev, was off from "Rafik Hariri"... more
OccurrencesSu-27 jetfighter crashed in Vladivostok area
Vladivostok, Russia - Aircraft went up in flames, pilots ejected
A Su-27 military aircraft crashed yesterday in the Russian Far East, but both pilots ejected and have been rescued alive, a representative of the Ussuriisk Aircraft Repair Plant said. "The pilots are alive... more
OccurrencesTechnical problem on an Air China airplane
Beijing, China - Flight destination was Milan-Malpensa, but the plane landed in Beijing
Air China Airlines flight number CA967, departed from Shanghai Pudong International Airport last night (01:30 am local hour) to Milan-Malpensa, landed in Beijing, a few hours after the take-off, because... more
OccurrencesAN-124/100 plane: Italian ANSV opens inquiry on event in Caselle
Rome, Italy - Considered severe occurrence
Following to the news of yesterday, on September 9, regarding the AN-124/100 airplane, code RA 82079, the ANSV (Italian Air Safety Board) communicates to have formally opened a technical inquiry for the... more
OccurrencesA-380 aircraft aborts landing due to strong wind
Manchester, UK - Took off from Dubai airport, return flight delayed by 24 hours after electrical failure
The Airbus 380, the world’s biggest passenger airplane, forced to abort a landing after being hit by a strong gust of wind, on last Monday. Passengers were scheduled to have lunch in Manchester, but t... more
OccurrencesCRJ-200 airplane by Huaxia Airlines scrapes wings during landing in China
Guiyang, China - Bombardier says occurrence will not affect sales
"The CRJ series is our flagship product, and the accident will not impact sales in China", said Xiao Xiao from the communications department with Bombardier China, commenting the Huaxia Airlines accident... more
OccurrencesExplosion on Qantas B-747 engine: there is a video shot by a passenger
San Francisco, USA - The carrier spokesman confirmed no one was injured on board
In a video, shot by a passenger with a cell phone, the moments of fear on board the Sydney-bound Qantas Boeing 747/400 airplane which took off from San Francisco airport, shortly after midnight yesterday... more
OccurrencesDelta airplane back to Los Angeles airport due to engine problem
Los Angeles, USA - Cause unknown, 179 passengers placed on flight 3 hours after
It was no bird-strike what forced back at LA airport a Delta Airlines airplane yesterday, even if at first Federal Aviation Administration said the pilot reported so. FAA reported the pilot of a Delta... more
Occurrences21 injured on board a B-777 due to strong turbulence, airplane redirected to Denver
Denver, USA - 255 passengers and 10 crew members on Washington-Los Angeles UA flight
21 people were injured on board the United Airlines flight taking-off from U.S. capital and bound to LA, California. The aircraft plunged last night in a strong turbulence. The news, reported by CNN, was... more
OccurrencesFrench DGAC recommendation on frequent controls after occurrence to A-320 airplane
Paris, France - All airlines operating in France are required to respect strict EU regulations
"The French DGAC (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) informs that a A-320 plane of Strategic Airlines carrier on behalf of tour operator, Fram STZ621 flight departing from Lyons assigned Tenerife,... more
OccurrencesAir India flight makes emergency landing at Mumbai
Mumbai, India - Safe all 234 passengers from "JFK"
An Air India flight from New York (linking "JFK" with Mumbai hub) with 234 passengers onboard made a “Priority” landing in Mumbai after the pilot reported a technical fault in the aircraft. The pla... more
OccurrencesNtsb no further investigation on the occurrence to the A-330 AirOne-Alitalia plane, Boston-Rome flight
Rome, Italy - Engine failure did not cause any overspeed or overtemperature phenomena
The American National Transportation Safety Board (Ntsb) communicated to Ansv (Italian Air Safety Board) the results of the data analysis conducted on the flight recorders (FDR and QAR) of the airplane,... more
OccurrencesSmell of smoke on board B-737 airplane of Malev to Amsterdam
Budapest, Hungary - Aircraft returned to airport, but inspection found no faults
Forced return to flight MA660 Budapest-Amsterdam yesterday, operated with a B-737 by Hungarian Malev Airlines because of a suspicious fire, turned out to be just a false alarm. A Boeing 737/700 aircraft,... more
OccurrencesEthiopian jet suffers fault in Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon - Plane was forced to return to Beirut airport 20 minutes after take-off
An Ethiopian Airlines plane was forced to return to Beirut airport 20 minutes after taking off on Thursday due to a technical failure, the second incident involving the airline in Lebanon this year. In... more
OccurrencesUSA FAA launched an investigation into Alitalia-AirOne Boston-Rome flight 615 failure
Boston, USA - Safety inquiry focuses on engine that forced plane back to Logan last Tuesday
The Federal Aviation Administration turned over its investigation of Alitalia flight 615 to the National Transportation Safety Board because engine failure is “Quite unusual", said NTSB spokesman, Peter K... more
OccurrencesOccurrence for Alitalia's Boston-Rome aircraft: no fire, the air company clarifies
Boston, Usa - Probably it was a bird-strike
No fire at the Alitalia-AirOne's aircraft's engine taken off yesterday afternoon, local time, from Boston international airport to Rome with 257 persons on-board (see also AVIONEWS). Contrary to the... more
OccurrencesEngine on fire on Alitalia's flight Boston-Rome
Boston, Usa - The alarm after the take off from "Logan"; return without problem
Engine on fire on Alitalia's airplane flight 615 Boston-Rome of the 5:45pm of yesterday afternoon (local hour). Shortly after the take off from "Logan" airport of the Massachusetts' capital, one of two... more
OccurrencesAir Algerie's airplane inverts route for engine's fire
Beirut, Lebanon - It lands in emergency at Beirut's airport; pilots and crew safe
A Boeing B-737/6d6 operated by Air Algerie has been protagonist yesterday of a severe occurrence: it took off from Beirut international airport, Lebanon, and to Algeria, the aircraft pilot, with an indefinite... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing RAAF C-130 Hercules airplane
Edinburgh, Australia - A second occurrence after that one happened on June 3 but are not related
On 4 June 2010 an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft declared an emergency landing after smoke and fumes were reported in the cockpit. The aircraft was diverted to the RAAF Base in Edinburgh in South... more
OccurrencesSpice Jet loses pieces on the runway: touched on second tragedy in India
Delhi, India - Warned the pilot, aircraft has come back and landed in emergency. Crew staff and passengers are safe
Today, just some hours ago, at about 2:20 pm (local time), there has been an emergency landing in the big Indian country, already under observation for the heavy air tragedy happened last Saturday to Air... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing for United Airlines aircraft: smell of burning
Chantilly, USA - Safety landing for 105 passengers and crew 7 elements
Emergency landing for United Airlines left from "J.F.Kennedy" New York's airport. It happened yesterday and the direct flight to Los Angeles was diverted to "Dulles" international airport at Chantilly,... more
OccurrencesPrivate aircraft's damage makes Milan-Linate closed
Milan, Italy - Stopped on the runway, caused delay for departures and redirections for arrivals
The Milan-Linate airport, the first in Italy and the fourth in Europe for private traffic volume, yesterday was closed for about an hour, from 8:20pm and 9:10pm. The discomforts were caused by a damage... more
Occurrences"I have a bomb in my luggage": not scheduled landing for Delta airplane
Bangor, USA - The man was immediately blocked on board by two "Sky-marshals"
Delta Airlines airplane flying from Paris to Atlanta was authorized for a not scheduled landing yesterday evening in Bangor International Airport, Maine, south from Canada, because of an episode happened... more
OccurrencesIndonesia. B-737 Merpati Airlines' plane skids off runway: 20 passengers lightly wounded
Rendani, Indonesia - The airplane has ended its landing in a river
A B-737/300 airplane served by Merpati Airlines, took off from Indonesian "Dominique Edward Osok" airport in Sorong with 103 passengers and six crew on board, has skidded off runway 17/35 of the destination... more