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OccurrencesAirbus: sudden depressurization causes 6 injured on A-330
Toulouse, France - Second safety problem in two weeks
After last week an Airbus A-340-600 airplane destined to Etihad Airways had hit an anti-noise barrier, causing ten wounded among the passengers on board (see AVIONEWS), yesterday a new episode involved... more

OccurrencesFrance: an Airbus aircraft against an anti-noise barrier
Toulouse, France - Ten injured
An Airbus A-340/600 airplane crashed against a barrier and rammed into a wall during tests of the plane at the Toulouse-Blagnac airport, in France. The crash has left 10 people injured, three of whom seriously. The... more

OccurrencesEmergency landing for an airplane with onboard Andrew, Duke of York
Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Extraordinary security services at the Edinburgh airport
The pilot of an English private airplane carried out today an emergency landing in the airport of Edinburgh: seven firemen teams (all those available) were waiting for it. The extraordinary security... more

OccurrencesSouth Africa: aircraft loses engine during takeoff
Cape Town, South Africa - The airplane belongs to the Nationwide airline
Yesterday, a Nationwide Boeing B-737 aircraft lost an engine soon after the takeoff from the international airport of Cape Town, bound for Johannesburg. "That's our engine that's just fallen off", said... more

OccurrencesUS pilot reveals: "I slept during the flight"
Washington , USA - The episode took place in 2004
He was at the third night flight in a row, the pilot that in 2004, as he has recently confessed, fell asleep during the last 45 minutes of the three-hours flight from Denver to Baltimore, in the United... more

OccurrencesAlitalia: emergency landing for flight Rome-Madrid
Rome, Italy - The airplane turns back for suspected engine trouble
This morning, shortly after the takeoff from Rome-Fiumicino around 10, an Alitalia flight bound for Madrid has changed its route and carried out an emergency landing in the departure airport. The pilot... more

OccurrencesUS fighter drops dummy bomb on Virginian town
Virginia Beach , USA - Minor damages reported
No one got hurt, but after the recent episode of the "Atomic flight" cost the career to various US Air Force officials (see AVIONEWS), this is not a very reassuring signal in regard to the safety measures... more

OccurrencesTaking off Tuifly Boeing airplane forced to land because of a birdstrike
Olbia , Italy - Fear and 1h 1/2 delay for the 120 passengers on board
It is certainly not a nice death, being grinded by the engine of an airplane. But most of all it can create serious problems to the aircraft and put the safety of all transported persons in danger, as... more

OccurrencesAlghero: the ramp hits the fuselage of an AirOne plane
Alghero, Italy - A small crash causes a two hour delay of the flight bound to Rome
Two hour delay in the last days for an AirOne Boeing plane (number of flight AP-5509) from Alghero bound for Rome. There was a small occurrence: the ramp hits the fuselage with excessive force, provoking... more

OccurrencesFear in Heathrow, two planes in light collision
London, England - Luckily there were no wounded
Yesterday night in the London airport of Heathrow during taxiing, two aircraft, a British Airways Boeing 747 bound to Singapore collided with a Sri Lankan Airlines Airbus A-340, shortly before reach the... more

OccurrencesPlane missing in Colombia, 18 on board
Bogota, Colombia - They are 15 soldiers and 3 crew members
An aircraft with 18 people, among which 15 soldiers and three crew members, is missing near Uribe, 150 kilometres far from Bogota, the capital of the Colombia. The National de Aviacion airplane took... more

OccurrencesEmergency landing for an Italian AB-212 helicopter
Kabul, Afghanistan - Three of the crew of seven lightly injured
During a normal reconnaissance mission, an AB-212 helicopter of Italian Air Force, was forced to an emergency landing, for still unknown causes, in a zone at about 12 km from Kabul. The helicopter overturned... more

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