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OccurrencesB-747/400 airplane of Lufthansa lands in emergency in Terranova: 363 on board
Terranova, Canada - Smoke in the cockpit convinced pilot to a safety manoeuvre. The aircraft was taken off from Frankfurt to Orlando, in Florida
A smoke in the cockpit has persuaded the captain of a B-747/400 airplane of the German Lufthansa with 363 people on board (345 passengers and 18 crewmembers) to divert from the scheduled route for a safe... more
OccurrencesTanker rams A-380 airplane parked at Zurich Airport: annulled departure
Kloten, Switzerland - All passengers re-protected
Unscheduled event yesterday morning for passengers ready to take off from Zurich-Kloten Airport to Singapore. Around at midday the A-380 airplane of Singapore Airlines while was at ground, in refuelling... more
OccurrencesAir France's airplane engine ingests piece of tyre: emergency landing at Paris-Roissy
Paris, France - The pilot has discharged the fuel on the Ile de France's forest: the citizens and the ecologists livid
A B-777/200 aircraft of Air France (AF) just taken off yesterday at 10:30am from Paris-Orly airport when -according to that some passengers report who have seen something to enter inside the left engine-... more
OccurrencesIndonesia: cargo airplane landed in emergency without undercarriage: it transported fuel. Anxiety... -VIDEO
Wamena, Indonesia - Moments of worry while it slided with two engines at contact with runway, given out sparks and smoke
A B-737/347 cargo airplane (registration PK-YSY, TGN-7321 flight) served by Trigana Air Service with three on board this morning (at 07:33am local hour) undergone substantial and irreparable damages in... more
OccurrencesAircraft. Notice on MRJ’s ferry flight abort
Nagoya, Japan - Due to the anomalies detected
The flight tests of the first test aircraft of the MRJ (Mitsubishi Regional Jet) carried out on August 27 and 28 were aborted when anomalies were detected in the signals generated by sensors monitoring... more
OccurrencesEmirates airplane on fire (2). The nationalities of passengers and crew on board are mainly Indians
Dubai, UAE - Dedicated telephone lines are now active
Emirates can confirm that today, 3rd August 2016, flight EK521 travelling from Trivandrum International Airport in Thiruvananthapuram, India to Dubai has been involved in an operational incident upon landing... more
OccurrencesB-777/300 airplane of Emirates: emergency landing at the airport of Dubai -VIDEO
Dubai, UAE - Technique problem; everyone safe on board
The airplane Emirates flight EK 521 from the airport ““Trivandrum International” in Thiruvananthapuram (India) flying to Dubai had an emergency landing because of a problem to the landing gear which did n... more
OccurrencesF-15C USAF fighter aircraft returns in emergency to the base in Japan. It was committed to military operations
Komatsu, Japan - A problem to the hydraulic system discovered by the pilot
It has been a problem to the hydraulic system the cause of the return in emergency on the air base at the Komatsu airport, in Japan, made today by the pilot of a F-15C fighter airplane of the USAF, committed... more
OccurrencesKorean Air aircraft evacuated at Haneda Airport in Japan
Tokyo, Japan - The left engine of Korean carrier's Boeing 777 took fire just before its take-off
A Boeing 777 of Korean Air was evacuated this morning at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, after one of the engines of the aircraft took fire shortly before the take-off. 302 passengers and 17 crew members... more
OccurrencesLufthansa airplane Munich-Vancouver diverted to Hamburg because of agitated passenger
Hamburg, Germany - The man was panicking and started screaming and trying to open aircraft back-door
The Lufthansa LH476 flight Munich-Vancouver has made an emergency landing in Hamburg because of a frantic passenger. The man once get on on the airplane was in an obvious state of anxiety, as reported... more
OccurrencesAirplanes. Increasing aiming of laser pointers at aircraft
Cape Town, South Africa - This year the Civil Aviation Authority of South Africa has received 105 reports
Since the beginning of the year South African Civil Aviation Authority has received 105 reports of laser aimings against aircraft, most of which occurred in Durban and Cape Town and at the week-end in... more
OccurrencesAirplanes and security. Kosovo, Pristina Airport closed after a Turkish Airlines flight runway excursion
Pristina, Kosovo - B-737/800 couldn't stop on landing
Last night an airplane of Turkish Airlines suffered a runway excursion on landing at Pristina Airport "Adem Jashari" in Kosovo, ending up on the grass; the airport was temporarily closed as a result of... more
OccurrencesUTair's B-737/800 airplane inverts the route and lands in emergency in Moscow
Moscow, Russia - Due to the supposed technical problems signalled by the instrumentation on board. But passengers report lightning and strong bangs on the fuselage
The pilot of another B-737/800 airplane yesterday -the same model of the Rostov tragedy that last Saturday (March 19) has provoked the death of 62 people on board on the 981 flight of Flydubai (see for... more
OccurrencesUkraine: occurrence forced B-767/322ER airplane to reverse course
Kiev, Ukraine - All links of today to Tel Aviv by the airline have been delayed
An occurrence has interested this morning a Boeing B-767/322ER airplane in a scheduled flight of the Ukraine International Airlines, took off from Kiev-Boryspil airport, Ukraine, and bound for Tel-Aviv.... more
OccurrencesThe TH-180 helicopter incident update. A second aircraft nearly ready. Towards the certification
Menominee, Usa - The event has provoked only a minimal delay on the project
On February 12th, Enstrom Helicopter N-180TH, the prototype TH-180 experienced a mechanical problem and made a forced landing. During the landing, the rotor struck a wooden utility pole, cutting off the... more
OccurrencesHokkaido airport: JAL airplane evacuated due to the smoke in cabin-passengers side
Hokkaido, Japan - Coming from the right engine
The pilot of a JAL (Japan Airlines) airplane of the B-737/846 type with 165 people on board has been forced to interrupt its taking-off phase at the Hokkaido-New Chitose airport due to a thick smoke, that... more
OccurrencesOverheating of an engine: ANA's Dreamliner airplane returns safely at the Kuala Lumpur's airport
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - No problem for 214 people on board. The airline investigates on the causes
"On February 22, 2016, at approximately 09:50 Japan Standard Time (08:50 Local Time), ANA Flight 816 (from Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo-Narita) Captain, on instruction from air traffic control authorities, returned... more
OccurrencesUnknown person with laser against landing airplanes in Mexico City, the Papal flight among them: Alitalia declares...
Rome, Italy - The captain prompty reported to the control tower. The operations regularly made in safety
The cockpit crew of Alitalia flight AZ4000 on Friday 12 February noticed a laser light from the ground, as did other aircraft flying towards Mexico City, as they prepared to land at the Mexican capital’s a... more
OccurrencesAirplane in taking off hit by a laser
Heathrow, UK - One of the pilots had a sudden illness
Also the UK pilots' union acted after the nth incident at the London-Heathrow airport, where an airplane has been hit by a laser during its taking-off that has interested one of the pilots. "It is not... more
OccurrencesEngine in flames on the Ocean? Cathay airplane redirected and landed in Bali
Denpasar, Indonesia - 256 people on board uninjured
The captain of a A-330/343X airplane of Cathay Pacific Airways, took off last Friday from Frau in Australia to Hong Kong with 256 people on board (crew included), while it was on the route on the Mid-Ocean... more
OccurrencesA Piper PA-46 airplane landed without gear in Milan-Linate
Milan, Italy - Four passengers uninjured. Airport blocked until the aircraft removal
A Piper PA-46 plane made a landing without undercarriage on the Milan-Linate airport today at 12am. The runway has temporarily blocked until to the removal of the tourism airplane. The activity on the... more
OccurrenceseasyJet aircraft landed in emergency for smoke in cockpit
Berlin, Germany - Only fear for passengers
The captain of an A-320/214 airplane of the low-cost easyJet, took off from Berlin-Schönefeld and bound for Bristol (UK), asked during the route while he was on the Dutch coast, to make a safe landing... more
OccurrencesMumbai: passengers lose connecting aircraft to Heathrow and British Airways leaves them one night in the airport
Mumbai, India - The BA flight did not wait for people coming from Goa, delayed by a number of problems after landing
38 British Airways passengers spent the night between 4 and 5 January on the floor in Mumbai’s airport after losing the connecting flight to London and some of them are still stuck in India. Sean R... more
OccurrencesAirplanes and safety. Jet Airways: burning engine for a Boeing 737/800
Katmandu, Nepal - Bird-strike causes damages to the engine, but the aircraft lands regularly and safely
An occurrence took place today to a Boeing 737/800 belonging to the Indian Jet Airways. During the flight, from Mumbai to Katmandu, the engine of the aircraft’s left wing caught fire. In spite o... more
OccurrencesCargo airplane with a satellite on board makes emergency landing in Russia
Moscow, Russia - The manoeuvre was done as a precaution following the failure of an engine
Emergency landing today, October 28, for a Russian cargo airplane carrying a telecommunications satellite Astra 2G. The aircraft, an Antonov An-124 Ruslan of the Volga-Dnieper airline, took off from Moscow... more
OccurrencesAirplanes and safety. India: anonymous e-mail puts four airports in alert
Mumbai, India - A message sent during the night of October 23 warns against suicide attacks
Emergency measures have been activated in four Indian airports after an e-mail reached the Kolkata office of the Airports Authority of India on Thursday night, October 23. The message said that suicide... more
OccurrencesDublin: collision between two Ryanair airplanes on the runway
Dublin, Ireland - The accident happened between 6 and 7 am
Accident on Dublin airport runway this morning, when two Ryanair aircraft collided during taxi. No one was injured and airport authorities reported only “Minor delays” to the flights. Both the air... more
OccurrencesLos Angeles: airplane tires blow out, no-one injured
Los Angeles, USA - The occurrence happened before take-off
A pair of tires blew out on an Aeromexico Boeing-737 about to take off from Los Angeles International airport on Saturday morning. “No one was screaming” -said one of the 129 passengers on board- “On... more
OccurrencesWhite powder alarm at Melbourne airport
Melbourne, Australia - The substance was found in an Australia Post facility
Australian Federal Police and firefighters intervened at 6:00 pm local time (10:00 am in Italy) after “White powder” was found at the Australia Post mail-handling facility at Melbourne Airport. The mai... more
OccurrencesFlight Turin-Naples; ice on the aircraft's wing: the pilot under investigation
Turin, Italy - The fact dated back to the last year, February 13, was reported by a passenger
An Alitalia aircraft to Naples travelled with an ice patch on the wing. This is the reason why the Turin's (where the airplane came from) prosecutor have been investigating one of the pilots, accused of... more