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OccurrencesBird-strike emergency for a Turckish Airlines aircraft
Istanbul, Turkey - All 143 passengers on board are reported to be safe
The news sudden reminded what happened to the A-320 US Airways aircraft, recently ditched in the Hudson river (New York city) few minutes after taking off, due to a bird strike. Something similar happened... more
OccurrencesContinental Airlines about a B-737/500 airplane went off the runway in Denver
Houston, Usa - With 110 passengers and five crew members on board
"Continental Airlines confirmed that flight 1404, a Boeing 737-500 aircraft carrying 110 customers and five crew members, went off the runway at Denver International Airport following a scheduled 6 p.m.... more
OccurrencesEmbraer about Phenom 100 aircraft went off the runway at low speed
São José dos Campos, Brazil - No injuries to the crew but the airplane sustained damage
"Embraer informs that during a production test flight at the Company's facility in Gavião Peixoto, Sunday, December 14, a Phenom 100 aircraft went off the runway at low speed, following an otherwise normal... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing in Tunis
Tunis, Tunisia - No injured at the Tunisian airport for the Air France flight
Just 15 minutes after take off, an air Airbus A-321 airplane had to made an emergency landing. The flight, served by Air France, was leaving from the airport Tunis- Carthage to fly to Paris. The Tunisian... more
OccurrencesBrussels Airlines' airplane lands in emergency at Göteborg
Goteborg, Sweden - On board 59 passengers, plus crewmembers
Today a landing of emergency is verified in Göteborg, the second city of Sweden, for an airliner of the Belgian Brussels Airlines, with on board 59 passengers, plus members of crew. The Captain of... more
OccurrencesQantas: internal investigation confirms ATSB conclusions
Sydney, Australia - "A construction mistake to a piece of the computer" behind the occurrence
The internal investigation, carried out by the Australian carrier Qantas, about the occurrence on QF-72 flight, (see AVIONEWS), confirmed the conclusions reached by Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB).... more
OccurrencesSpain: a Bmibaby airplane comes back to the departure airport
Alicante, Spain - Three-hour wait for passengers
A Bmibaby airplane, from Alicante (Spain) to Manchester (UK), carrying 132 passengers on board, was forced to come back to "L'Altet" airport, after flying one hour. It seems that the cause was a damage... more
OccurrencesAn Air Europa airplane skids off Lanzarote airport
Lanzarote, Spain - No injuries
This morning an Air Europa Boeing 737 airplane, carrying 74 people and coming from Glasgow, has skidded off a runway on landing in the Canary Islands. The airplane skidded onto an area of beach just... more
OccurrencesOlbia: emergency landing for a Meridiana flight
Olbia, Italy - Smoke on board
Fear for 65 passengers on board of a Meridiana flight, taken off at 8:35 a.m. from Rome-Fiumicino airport and bound for Olbia. Due to the smoke, IG-112 flight was forced to make an emergency landing at... more
OccurrencesAustralia: emergency landing for a Qantas flight
Sydney, Australia - More than 40 people remained injured
An Airbus A-330/300 airplane belonging to the Australian carrier Qantas was forced to an emergency landing at Learmonth airport (Australia), today at 1:45 p.m. (local time). On board of QF-72 flight, from... more
OccurrencesBrazil: precautionary landing for an Alitalia Boeing 777 airplane
Recife, Brazil - Due to mechanical hitches
An Alitalia Boeing 777 airplane, according to Empresa Brasileira de Infra-Estrutura Aeroportuária (Infraero), carried out a precautionary landing in the international airport of Guararapes, near Recife,... more
OccurrencesEcuador: an Icaro airplane skids off the runway
Quito, Ecuador - No injured people
An airplane of Ecuadorian carrier "Icaro" skidded off the runway during take off operations, at "Mariscal Sucre" airport, in Quito (Ecuador). On board of the airplane Fokker F-28, bound for Coca, East... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing on Palma de Mallorca for a Spanair flight
Madrid, Spain - Causes still uncertain
Another Spanair airplane, a SAS Group airline, has been forced yesterday to carry out an emergency landing. Flight JK-4113, from Ibiza to Lisbon with 163 people on board, landed on Palma de Mallorca... more
OccurrencesAmerican Airlines: a tire popped during take off
Washington, USA - Regular emergency landing
Yesterday, the aircraft Boeing-737 of American Airlines, from Los Angeles (USA) to Toronto (Canada) landed regularly. After a tire popped during take off (at 11:00am local time), the pilot informed the... more
Occurrences"Iran Air" flight: emergency landing in India
Mumbai, India - No injured have been reported
Yesterday, a Boeing 747-200 airplane of "Iran Air" was obliged to an emergency landing at Mumbai airport (India), due to a fire raged after taking off, at one of the two engines. On the flight, heading... more
OccurrencesRyanair: emergency landing at Fiumicino airport
Rome, Italy - No injured people
This morning at 10:25, a Boeing 737 airplane of Irish low-cost air company Ryanair, from Bergamo to Ciampino (Rome), had to do an emergency landing at Fiumicino airport due to a button signalling that... more
OccurrencesLimoges: emergency landing for Ryanair
Limoges, France - Around twenty passengers have been hospitalized
Fear on board yesterday evening of the flight FR-9336 of Ryanair, from Bristol (UK) to Girona airport (Spain). Boeing 737 airplane of the Irish low-cost carrier, with 175 people on board, among passengers... more
OccurrencesSpain: breakdowns for Alitalia and Iberia
Madrid, Spain - Long wait for passengers
It is time of caution for air companies after the terrible accident of August 20th when more than 150 people died at Madrid-Barajas airport, on a Spanair flight bound for Canary Islands. But especially... more
OccurrencesSpanair: Barcelona-Lanzarote flight postponed
Madrid, Spain - Emergency landing in Malaga
After Madrid air crash, safety measures on board are never enough. Yesterday, a Spanair MD-82, from Barcelona to Lanzarote (Canary Islands), was forced to make an emergency landing in Malaga (Spain) due... more
OccurrencesWater on the plane for a Qantas flight
Perth, Australia - No troubles for passengers
QF480 flight of Qantas, from Perth (Australia) to Melbourne, was obliged to return to Perth airport due to a technical problem to water tank, leaving toilets without water. Boeing 767-300 passengers were... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, Usa - Smoke on board
Yesterday an aircraft Boeing 757 of American Airlines was obliged to an emergency landing at Los Angeles airport, due to smoke in the cabin one hour after taking off. Around 180 passengers, heading to... more
OccurrencesQantas: probably the accidental explosion of illegal material embarked and not registered
Manila, Philippines - It is waiting for confirmation by the competent authorities
Investigations have begun into an incident today involving a Qantas Airways Boeing 747/400, VH-OJK code, that was forced to make an emergency descent and diversion to Manila after a large section of its... more
OccurrencesPhilippines: come close to tragedy for a Qantas Boeing 747/400 airplane
Manila, Philippines - A gaping chasm opened up in flight
A Qantas Airways plane made an emergency landing in Manila on Friday after part of its undercarriage blew off, triggering a loss in cabin pressure during a flight from Hong Kong to Melbourne. A big hole... more
OccurrencesUSA, Obama's charter aircraft had an emergency landing
New York, USA - The MD-80 plane was flying to Charlotte
Pilot of a Midwest Airlines MD-80 airplane carrying the candidate to the US presidency, Barak Obama, has made an emergency landing at Saint Louis, Missouri (USA). The aircraft was leaving from Chicago,... more
OccurrencesQantas plane makes an emergency landing
Weipa, Australia - It was bounding to Cairns
A Qantas plane has made an emergency landing in Weipa after one engine stopped ten minutes after take-off from Horn Island. More than 60 passengers and crew bound for Cairns (Australian east-coast)... more
OccurrencesSouth Africa, a Comair flight overshoots runways at the Durban International Airport
Durban, South Africa - Due to the bad weather
Flight BA/MN6203 operated by Comair, a British Airways franchisee, overshot the runway at Durban International Airport, South Africa, on Wednesday during bad weather causing the airport to close. No... more
OccurrencesEtihad Airways, a 23 hour odyssey for a flight from Abu Dhabi to Mumbai
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emitad - Asked for compensation for ordeal and ill treatment
250 passengers travelling by Etihad Airways from Abu Dhabi to Mumbai endured a six-hour wait inside the aircraft without food or water, after a harrowing nine hour delay in departure. The passengers,... more
OccurrencesSouthwest Airlines, emergency landing due to fire coming from wheels on the back right landing gear
Phoenix, USA - No injured among 127 passengers
A Southwest Airlines flight out of Austin landed at an airport in Phoenix yesterday with flames coming from a right rear wheel. Fire crews quickly doused the smoking wheels on the runway, Phoenix's... more
OccurrencesPilot doesn't speak English, plane close to incident over London-Heathrow
London, United Kingdom - That's been unvealed one year later
A LOT airlines Boeing B-737 plane came close to hitting another aircraft over London-Heathrow airport because it had the wrong co-ordinates entered into the flight computer after the electronic navigation... more
OccurrencesVenice, ground collision between two planes at "Marco Polo"
Venice, Italy - It's happened around 8:00pm
Moments of scare, yesterday around 8:00pm, at "Marco Polo" Venice airport, when a NetJets International private airplane has hit the wing of a Lufthansa Boeing 737 aircraft, ready to leave to Frankfurt. According... more