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OccurrencesItalian ANSV about severe occurrence in Parma
Rome, Italy - The Agency has obtained useful elements to the correct event's classification
"The Italian Air Safety Board (ANSV), obtained useful elements for the correct event's classification, has opened a technical inquiry for competence about severe occurrence happened last Saturday August... more

OccurrencesRyanair aircraft forced to priority landing after a bird-strike
Dublin, Ireland - Diverted to Dublin for technical checks
The pilot of a Ryanair Boeing 737/800 (flight FR1109) en route from Derry to Birmingham has been forced to ask a priority landing in Dublin, Ireland, due to a bird-strike. The landing procedure has been... more

OccurrencesTurbulence caused 26 injuries on Continental Airlines flight
Miami, USA - The pilot forced to land in Miami
The pilot of a Continental Airlines' Boeing 767/200, flight CO128 from Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) to Houston (USA), has been forced today to request an unexpected landing in Miami, Florida, after 26 people... more

OccurrencesItaly: aircraft en route to Egypt landed back in Cagliari due to an engine's failure
Cagliari, Italy - No consequence for the 150 passengers on board
Fear yesterday on board of an Egyptian AMC Airlines Boeing 737/800 carrying 150 passengers. While it was flying over Sicily at about 9,000 meters of altitude, an explosion and a sudden loss of power made... more

OccurrencesCabin smoke for British Airways flight in Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain - After landing, passengers have been evacuated with the slides. No injuries
The pilot of a British Airways Boeing 757/200, flight BA478 from London-Heathrow to Barcelona with 176 passengers and 7 crewmembers on board, had to declare emergency right before landing in the Spanish... more

OccurrencesNew problems with speed sensors for Air France Airbus aircraft
Rome, Italy - Reported by pilots of July 13 Rome-Paris flight
Pilots of Air France flight AF1905 from Rome-Fiumicino to Paris-"Charles de Gaulle" of July 13 reported yesterday a loss of some minutes of speed information supplied by Pitot tubes, the speed sensors... more

OccurrencesCabin pressure loss for Qantas's Boeing 737
Auckland, New Zealand - Pilot forced to land back at departure airport
A cabin pressure loss while ascending from Auckland airport, New Zealand, destination Brisbane, Australia, forced the pilot of a Qantas Boeing 737/400 with 91 passengers on board to invert the route and... more

OccurrencesPriority landing for Flybe aircraft in London
London, UK - Due to cabin smoke
The pilot of a Bombardier Dash 8 Q-400 en route from Paris, France, to Cardiff, UK, has been forced today to make a priority landing at London-Gatwick airport. Cause of the diversion has been the presence... more

OccurrencesHole in the fuselage forces airliner to emergency landing
Charleston, USA - The aperture caused the sudden depressurization of the cabin
The pilot of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737/300 was forced yesterday to make an emergency landing in Charleston, West Virginia, due to a football-sized hole in the fuselage that caused sudden depressurization... more

OccurrencesFear on board of two Italian flights
Rome, Italy - One in Milan and the other in Cairo, Egypt
The passengers of two Italian flights have lived yesterday moments of fear, especially after the recent news about international civil aviation. A Livingston charter flight from Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt,... more



OccurrencesItaly, Bolzano: airplane misses the runway and lands in a field
Bolzano, Italy - Uninjured the two occupants of the aircraft
A Mudry CAP-10 aircraft, while performing landing operations at Bolzano airport in northern Italy, yesterday missed the runway ending in the surrounding fields, near the Adige river. The two occupants... more

OccurrencesSpanish prime minister Zapatero's aircraft fails two take offs in Togo
Lomé, Togo - A swarm of flies would have blocked the speed sensors
A curious incident happened yesterday to Spanish prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, returning from his visit in Nigeria and Togo. The pilot of the Dassault Falcon 900 on which he was flying has... more

OccurrencesAirbus turbulence over Borneo, Qantas: "There is no link to other recent incidents involving A-330s"
Perth, Australia - The Australian carrier confirms its trust in the aircraft
Following the strong turbulence crossed by a Qantas Airbus A-330/300 that caused the injury of 7 people - over the island of Borneo while it was en route from Hong Kong (China) to Perth (Australia) with... more

OccurrencesTurbulence for Qantas Airbus, 7 injured
Perth, Australia - The airline denies problems with the aircraft
The Qantas Airbus A-330/300 that was carrying 206 people and 13 crewmembers of flight QF-68 from Hong Kong (China) to Perth (Australia) encountered today a strong turbulence above the island of Borneo.... more

OccurrencesNew "Airborne" problem for Italian senate's president Schifani
Palermo, Italy - He was waited for the laying of the first stone of the new air terminal of Lampedusa
Italian Senate's president, Renato Schifani, is certainly not lucky about his relationship with aircraft. After May 29 problem that occurred in Moscow (see AVIONEWS) , the president has been victim of... more

OccurrencesContinental pilot dies in flight, co-pilot landed safely
Newark, USA - Probably due to a heart attack
The pilot of Continental flight CO-61, en route from Brussels to Newark, with 250 people on board between passengers and crewmembers, died in flight apparently for natural causes. The readiness of the... more

OccurrencesCanadair's tyre explodes; Bari's airport closed
Bari, Italy - Also blocked the two candidate majors of Bari
The tyre of a wheel of the front gear of a Canadair aircraft, which was coming back from a firefighting mission n the area of Gravina di Puglia, exploded yesterday on landing at Bari-Palese, blocking "Karol... more

OccurrencesEmergency for Airbus aircraft at Canary Islands
Las Palmas, Spain - Passengers speak of fire coming out of an engine
The pilot of an Airbus A-320 of Spanish operator Iberworld this morning was forced to invert the route and land back at Las Palmas airport, Gran Canaria island, Spain, from where the aircraft took off... more

OccurrencesTechnical issues for Italian Senate president's aircraft in Moscow
Moscow, Russia - The pilot had to land back at the departure airport
The Airbus A-319 that should have carried the Italian Senate's president, Renato Schifani, back to Rome, after his visit in Moscow, was forced this afternoon to land back at Vnukovo military airport, from... more

OccurrencesBrazilian airplane hits turbulence: 21 injured
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Strong jolts before landing
A TAM Linhas Aereas Airbus A-330/200 aircraft with 154 passengers on board yesterday encountered a strong turbulence while approaching Sao Paulo Guarulhos airport, in Brazil, where it was about to land... more



OccurrencesGround collision between two ERJ-135s in Los Angeles
Los Angeles , USA - Flight controllers were not following the planes. No one was injured
Ground collision between two American Eagle Embraer ERJ-135s yesterday at 4:40 pm PDT in Los Angeles International Airport. One of the two aircraft hit the other's tail with its own while moving backwards... more

OccurrencesScotland: CHC Super Puma forced to come back
Aberdeen, UK - One of the external floating devices inflated in mid-air
A CHC Helicopters Eurocopter AS-332L Super Puma helicopter, en route above the North Sea heading towards an oil rig in the Buzzard field, off the coast of Aberdeen, was forced yesterday to come back to... more

OccurrencesWoman gives birth on a plane, landing needed
Warsaw, Poland - She was in her sixth month of pregnancy
A woman gave birth yesterday to her child on board of a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing 777/200 en route from Islamabad (Pakistan) to Manchester (UK). Thanks to the help of a doctor there... more

OccurrencesAmerican Airlines aircraft forced to land for cabin pressure loss
Boston, USA - It was necessary to make an overweight landing
The pilot performing flight AA-465 from Boston to Dallas was forced on Saturday to quickly go back to "Logan" airport from where it took off shortly before. During the climb the cabin of the American Airlines... more

OccurrencesBird-strike on Wind Jet flight Amsterdam-Forlì
Amsterdam, Netherlands - The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing
The pilot of a Wind Jet flight from Amsterdam to Forlì was forced yesterday to make an emergency landing shortly after taking off due to a bird-strike as a bird was "Swallowed" by one of the airplane's... more

OccurrencesTechnical problems for an Air France Airbus A-330/200
Paris, France - While flying over the Black Sea the pilot decided to go back to Paris due to a malfunctioning
The pilot of an Air France Airbus A-330/200 en route from Paris (France) to Mumbai (India) decided yesterday to invert the route and fly back to "Charles de Gaulle" airport after finding undisclosed technical... more

Occurrences14 injured after turbulence on Lufthansa flight
Geneva, Switzerland - The pilot was forced to an emergency landing in Geneva
Fear and panic in the night between Saturday and Sunday on flight LH-4544 en route from Munich (Germany) to Lisbon (Portugal) when, while dinner service was underway, without any advice the aircraft was... more

OccurrencesEmergency landing for Alitalia aircraft
Rome, Italy - After left gear wheel tyre's burst during take-off
An Alitalia McDonnel Douglas MD-80 was forced on Saturday to an emergency landing at Rome-Fiumicino airport from where it took off shortly before, after the burst of its left gear wheel tyre. The 126 passengers... more

OccurrencesEmergency landing in Seattle for an Asiana Airlines B-777
Seattle, USA - Due to a failure of the left engine
The pilot of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777/200ER airplane with 176 passengers and 16 crewmembers on board, en route from Seattle to Seoul (South Korea), decided yesterday to invert its course and make... more

Occurrences"Sun 'n Fun" air show underway in Lakeland, Florida
Lakeland, USA - One of the major general and sport aviation events
"Sun 'n Fun" air show, one of the main general and sport aviation events in the USA, is underway in Lakeland, Florida, from April 21 to 26. More than 500 expositors are present, including the major constructors,... more