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OccurrencesAvoided a collision between two planes
Tel Aviv, Israel - Thanks to a prompt manoeuvre of the Russian pilot
Recently, a tragedy was avoided in the airport "Ben Gurion" of Tel Aviv, exclusively thanks to the prompt and efficient manoeuvre performed by the Russian pilot involved. A charter plane of the Turkish... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing on Naples-Capodichino airport
Naples, Italy - Probably a brake fault
Yesterday, an airplane took off from Paris and leaving after a stop in Milan-Malpensa airport, was forced to an emergency landing on Naples-Capodichino, probably due to a brake fault. The Alitalia plane's... more
OccurrencesDavid vs Goliath: a Boeing 777 airplane stopped by a mouse
Hanoi , Vietnam - Plane forced to a 4-hour stop in the Vietnamese airport
During last week-end, a Boeing 777 airplane of Vietnam Airlines was forced to a 4-hour stop in the airport of Hanoi, Vietnam, due to the presence of a little white mouse. The mouse had been probably... more
OccurrencesMonday night fever for John Travolta
Shannon , Ireland - The US star forced to an emergency landing
Last Monday, John Travolta, while returning New York after a TV appearance in Germany, was victim of a mid-air technical fault on his private airplane, a Boeing 707. The inconvenience forced the famous... more
OccurrencesA trip inside the luggage compartment for two Fedex employees
Paris, France - Probably a distraction of the pilot
During the week-end, two airport workers employed by Fedex, an American courier company, was blocked inside the luggage compartment of an ATR-72 plane leaving from Paris and bound to Vienna. The two... more
OccurrencesHijacker on a Sudan Airways plane
Khartoum , Sudan - Police immediate intervention
Today, an Airbus plane of Sudan Airways, left from Tripoli, Libya, with 237 passengers and 11 crew on board, was victim of an unpleasant inconvenience. A passenger, in fact, entered the cockpit forcing... more
OccurrencesA debris from a Russian satellite quite hits a Lan Chile Airbus A-340
Wellington , New Zealand - A disaster averted
Last Tuesday, a Lan Chile's Airbus A-340, left from Santiago and bound to Auckland, was quite hit by a debris from a Russian satellite crashed down on the Pacific ocean 12 hours before its expected re-entry. The... more
OccurrencesAn insane passenger tries to crash a Sn Brussels Airlines plane
Brussels, Belgium - The man attempts to take command
Last week-end, the passengers on board of a Sn Brussels Airlines plane flying from Brussels to Algiers, were eye-witness of a unpleasant episode, luckily without victims. A French passenger, in fact,... more
OccurrencesEl Al Israel Airlines plane fumes
Tel Aviv , Israel - Apparently due to cleansing liquid on the engine
Yesterday, a Boeing 737 plane of the Israeli flag carrier El Al Israel Airlines, leaving from the "Ben Gurion" airport, Tel Aviv, and bound to Zurich, was forced to stop the take-off due to fumes from... more
OccurrencesIndian Airlines plane forced to an emergency landing
New Delhi, India - Passenger declares to have a bomb
An Indian Airlines plane leaving from Bangkok and bound to New Delhi has been forced to an emergency landing in the eastern region of India, near Calcutta. A Mexican man, in fact, after a scuffle with... more
OccurrencesJapan: another Bombardier in troubles
Tokyo , Japan - Only one week after a similar case
While landing on the airport of Kumamoto, an Amakusa Airlines' Bombardier DHC-8 plane could not open its landing gear, being forced to manually activate it. The emergency landing caused no victims... more
OccurrencesIraq "Land of doom" for the USA
Baghdad , Iraq - Emergency landing for an US OH-58: it was a breakdown
Yesterday, an US OH-58 Kiowa helicopter was forced to an emergency landing in the South of Kirkuk, Iraqi city in the Northern area of the country. The two pilots on board were injured, but the good... more
OccurrencesAircraft with Cheney on board lands in emergency in Singapore
Singapore, Singapore Republic - Forced stop for technical problem
The Presidential aircraft, left from Sydney yesterday evening with the Vice-President, Dick Cheney, on board, has made an emergency landing in Singapore (but it was a stop already expected for refuelling,... more
OccurrencesHard landing for an US helicopter in Iraq
Tamiyah, Iraq - It is about a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk crashed some 20 km North of Baghdad
A US Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with seven people aboard made a hard landing north of Baghdad on Wednesday, the U.S. military said. It was no immediately known why the helicopter made a hard... more
OccurrencesAir Mauritania hijacking: arrested the skyjacker
Noukchott , Mauritania - He wanted to seek for political asylum
The man that yesterday hijacked an Air Mauritania Boeing 737 was arrested. The aircraft left from Noukchott at 5:40 pm local and was direct to Canaries. Onboard there were 71 passengers and 8 crew members.... more
OccurrencesA tragedy came close to at Tel Aviv's airport
Tel Aviv , Israel - A collision between an airplane of Iberia and the other one of El Al averted
A responsible of the authority that protects the Israeli civil aviation, Arieh Gilad, announced yesterday that, shortly before the sunset, a collision has been averted at Tel Aviv's airport, "Ben Gurion",... more
OccurrencesUSA: collision between two vintage aircraft
Los Angeles, USA - In front of the Californian coasts
Two vintage biplanes, a 1942 Boeing Stearman and a 1940 Army-green Waco UPF-7, collided about a mile off the Palos Verdes Peninsula Saturday afternoon. Both took off from Torrance Municipal Airport. Airport... more
OccurrencesSudan (2): airplane hijacker arrested after having seek for political asylum to French Ambassador
N'Djamena , Chiad - Flight plan changed after only 30 minutes from the take off
It is feared the worst but for the 103 passengers onboard of Boeing 737 of Air West, hijacked 30 minutes after the take off from Khartum, the misadventure concluded with a landing in the international... more
OccurrencesSudan: hijacked aircraft lands in N'Djamena airport
N'Djamena, Chiad - All the passenger are safe
Sudanese commercial Boeing 737 plane of Air West with 103 people on board hijacked in the capital Khartoum has landed in the Chadian capital N'Djamena at 9:30 am, local authorities announced on Wednesday.... more
OccurrencesAzerbaijan: forced landing for Vietnam aircraft in Baku
Baku, Azerbaijan - No injures among the 290 passengers and 17 members of the aircrew
A Vietnam Airlines aircraft has been forced to make an emergency landing in Baku's airport (capital of Azerbaijan). The aircraft, yesterday, was flying between Paris and Hanoi (Vietnam) and there were... more
OccurrencesEasyJet cancels all the flights from/to Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom - Due to a security problems of the landing runway currently refurbished
easyJet cancelled this morning all the flights from/to Bristol airport due to security problems of the landing runway currently refurbished, on the occasion of precipitation. The decision made following... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing for an Airbus of Aeroflot (3)
Prague, Czech Republic - The goal was Cairo
The man that today tried to seized an Airbus A-320 of the Russian national airline Aeroflot, during a flight from Moscow to Geneva, according to the carrier's spokeswoman, he had the intention to hijacked... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing of a Russia's Aeroflot Airbus in the Prague airport (2)
Prague, Czech Republic - The failed attacker was neutralized by the passenger onboard
The man who tried to seized the A-320 aircraft of the Russian national airline Aeroflot was neutralized by the passengers onboard. The crewmember was forced to interrupt the flight from Moscow to Geneva... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing for an Airbus of Aeroflot in the Prague airport
Prague, Czech Republic - ...
An Airbus A-320 of the Russian national airline Aeroflot, in flight from Moscow to Geneva, has realized an emergency landing in the Prague airport, after the pilot sent a SOS, due to an aggression attempt... more
OccurrencesUSA: little misadventure for a Boeing aircraft with on board Tony Blair
Miami, USA - Due to the scanty visibility
A Boeing 747 of British Airways coming from London, with on board 343 people, among which the British Premier Tony Blair and his family, slightly overshot a runway at the Miami International Airport, but... more
OccurrencesFire on board; emergency landing in the USA
Colorado Springs, USA - A breakdown of the conditioning system provoked the flames
On Friday a plane of the Continental Airlines has been forced to make an emergency landing in America after some flames burst out because of a breakdown on the air conditioning system. Flight 1065 departed... more
OccurrencesFalse fire alert on board; a plane returns to Los Angeles
Los Angeles, USA - An indicator on board had signalled flames
A United Airlines plane with 115 people on board has made yesterday in Los Angeles an emergency landing after an indicator signalled by mistake the presence of a fire on the wheel. The commandant immediately... more
OccurrencesFlybe flight returns in emergency to Belfast
Belfast, Ireland - The cause was a bad working of the board instruments
A Flybe plane has been forced yesterday to return to the departure airport after having suffered from some technical problems during a flight from Belfast to Southampton. The occurrence happened at... more
OccurrencesCanada: emergency landing for a cargo plane
Ottawa, Canada - Problems for an engine and a door
A cargo plane created some problem yesterday in Canada, when because of a technical problem had to make an emergency landing near Saskatoon. The emergency started after the crew of the Boeing B-727... more
OccurrencesUSA: emergency landing in Iowa
Waterloo, USA - The two occupants are uninjured
Yesterday a private plane has made in Iowa (USA) an emergency landing, fortunately without wounding any body. The twine-engine with two persons on board was flying between Waterloo and Ankeny, when the... more