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OccurrencesAnother car-racing leading figure involved in helicopter occurrence
London, United Kingdom - David Richards luckily escaped though
24 hours after the disaster which caused the death of rally-pilot Colin McRae, of his son and of two other people in Scotland, yesterday David Richards, chief executive of the Prodrive team, which will... more
OccurrencesNew occurrence for a Q-400 of SAS (2): the cancelled flights
Stockholm, Sweden - All flights with Dash 8-400 (Q-400) aircraft suspended
In consequence occurrence happened today SAS (Scandinavian Air System) decided to cancel all flights scheduled with airplanes of the type Dash 8-400 (Q-400). These are the codes of the called off flights:... more
OccurrencesNew occurrence for a Q-400 airplane of SAS
Vilnius , Lithuania - Flight diverted for technical difficulties
After the loss of a landing gear on Sunday of a Q-400 aircraft of SAS (Scandinavian Air System) led the air company to order special checks on all its planes of this type (see also AVIONEWS), today has... more
OccurrencesSAS aircraft involved in occurrence in Denmark
Aalborg, Denmark - 5 lightly injured at Aalborg airport
A Scandinavian Airline System aircraft coming from Copenhagen and bound to Aalborg, in Denmark, was forced to an emergency-landing at the arrival to destination. 69 persons plus 4 crew members were on... more
OccurrencesAirbus A-380 hits a building in Bangkok's airport
Bangkok, Thailand - Due to communication problems
During the promotional Asian tour, the new giant of the skies Airbus A-380 had a light accident. According to French sources, the super-jumbo hit a building in the airport of Bangkok and reported damages... more
OccurrencesAn emergency landing for an Alitalia aircraft in flight from Turin to Rome
Rome, Italy - It was a false alarm
An Alitalia MD-80 aircraft, in flight from Turin to Rome, has carried out an emergency landing for an technical hitch to the engine. The fire brigade means have been displaced on the runway as a precaution. Moreover,... more
OccurrencesWorld War II fighter airplane lands on Wisconsin's Highway 41
Fond du Lac, USA - The aircraft was heading for the "EAA AirVenture" in Oshkosh
William Leff, a pilot with over 40 years of experience, was flying his World War II era airplane, a T-6 Texan built in 1943, together with his 19-year-old son as co-pilot, when he was forced to perform... more
OccurrencesBaggage vehicle hits Boeing while loading
Lampedusa, Italy - Change of airplane for Blue Panorama flight
On a runway of the Lampedusa airport, a Boeing 737/400 airplane operated by Blue Panorama bound for Milan-Malpensa was hit by a baggage vehicle during the loading phase due to a wrong manoeuvre. The airplane's... more
OccurrencesTroubled landing for a Ryanair flight Rome-Treviso
Treviso, Italy - ANSV: necessary operation, no danger for passengers
Emergency operation for a Ryanair flight on the route Rome-Treviso on Monday 16. The plane, left from Ciampino at 7:00 pm, on landing to Treviso airport has needed to climb again, overflying the city for... more
OccurrencesCuba-Milan: the odyssey of Blue Panorama flight BV1712
Milan, Italy - Took off in July 15th afternoon, it will arrive tonight in Malpensa
On July 15th, 2007, Blue Panorama flight BV1712 took off from Varadero (Cuba) at 4:00 LT bound to Milan-Malpensa via Holguin. The arrival in the Lombard airport was forecast yesterday at 10:15 LT. The... more
OccurrencesMalpensa: technical hitch to an Air Mauritius flight
Milan, Italy - The timetable of the new departure was not yet announced
The delay of Air Mauritius MK-00041 flight, bound to Mauritius Island, that yesterday must take off from Milan-Malpensa Airport at 7:55 pm, was due to a technical hitch. The passengers, already boarded,... more
OccurrencesAA airplane performs emergency landing escorted by two military aircraft
New York, USA - For disembarking a suspect man: false alarm
It had just left Los Angeles for London the American Airlines airplane which performed an emergency landing around 4am local time at JFK international airport of New York because of a suspect passenger... more
OccurrencesLanding without a wheel for a Ryanair flight
Rome, Italy - Safe all passengers and crew
Landing without any difficulty for a Ryanair flight coming from Gerona to Treviso yesterday, on June 25. It's likely that the pilot didn't noticed the damage because he didn't indicate the irregularity... more
Occurrences"There's a bomb aboard", fear on a Meridiana flight destined to Olbia
Olbia, Italy - A phone call arrived to police trips the emergency
A Meridiana's flight with 64 aboard has made an emergency landing to Olbia's airport after that an anonymous phone call arrived to police station has communicated the presence (proved itself false) of... more
OccurrencesPakistan: a military aircraft crashed. Save the pilots
Islamabad, Pakistan - They ejected before the incident
Two Pakistani pilots on Friday ejected safely before the crash of their Chinese-built FT-6 military jet trainer near Pakistan's North-West city of Peshawar, the Air Force said. The pilots ejected just... more
OccurrencesUS plane in emergency last night in Sigonella
Sigonella, Italy - Sided the aid, the aircraft has managed to land
Emergency landing last night for an US military transport aircraft in Sigonella airport (Catania). Recorded an engine trouble, the pilot has turned it off as a precaution launching the alarm at 5:30... more
OccurrencesRussia: a KLM aircraft in the firing line
Tokyo, Japan - A severe turbulence provokes 10 wounded
Ten people on board a Dutch passenger plane en route to Japan received light injuries when the airliner flew into a zone of severe turbulence over Russia's Far East, Japan's Transport Ministry said Thursday.... more
OccurrencesA Boeing plane stopped by a swarm of bees
Bournemouth, United Kingdom - Cancelled a Palmair flight
Last week, a Boeing 737/200 plane bound to Faro, Portugal, and operated by the British airline Palmair was forced to return to the airport of Bournemouth, United Kingdom, just after taking off. The... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing for a Boeing 737 of Air New Zealand
Ohakea, New Zealand - No casualties
Yesterday, a Boeing 737 plane of the Air New Zealand flying from Auckland to Wellington was forced to an emergency landing in Ohakea, at 09:30 p.m. local time. The landing, made only at the second attempt,... more
OccurrencesBirdstike for an Alitalia aircraft
Palermo, Italy - Changed course as a precaution
An Alitalia aircraft has made a comeback to Palermo following a birdstrike. The flight left at about 12 o'clock from "Falcone-Borsellino" airport bound to Milan-Malpensa. The pilot has changed course... more
OccurrencesBomb-alarm: emergency landing in Munich for an Olympic Airways aircraft
Munich, Germany - Took off from Athens and bound to Bruxelles
A spokesman of the German Civil Aviation Authority has announced an emergency landing of an Olympic Airways aircraft, a Greek carrier, because of a bomb-alert. The aircraft with onboard 136 passengers... more
OccurrencesRussian Tu-154: runway overrun at the airport of Ufà, Bashkiria
Ufà , Republic of Bashkiria - The inconvenience occurred this morning, at around 10:30 a.m., local time
This morning, a Tupolev Tu-154 with 172 people on board, taken off from the airport of Kogalym (Russia), was forced to a "Long" landing in the hub of Ufà, Republic of Bashkiria, ended with a runway overrun. The... more
OccurrencesA 13-hour delay for a British Airways' flight
New Delhi, India - Pilot and crew had not slept enough
Passengers on board of a British Airways plane, BA-142 flight, who were going to depart from New Delhi and bound to London, were forced to wait 13 hours before flying due to the excessive tiredness of... more
Occurrences281 tourists stopped in Mombasa (2): attack by Codacons
Rome, Italy - The Eurofly's planes are "The crates of sky "
The Codacons, the Italian coordination body of the associations responsible for the safeguard of environment and users and consumers rights, commented the case of the 281 Italian tourists stopped in Mombasa... more
Occurrences281 tourists stopped in Mombasa: Eurofly again
Mombasa, Kenya - All Italian people on board
Eurofly keeps on filling everyone with amazement: after the terrible case of the 400 tourists stopped at Maldives on Easter (see AVIONEWS), from last Saturday other 281 passengers are stopped in Mombasa,... more
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