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OccurrencesLondon-bound flight diverted after threat. A terrorist has been arrested
London, UK - A passenger claimed to have a bomb
British fighter jets escorted a passenger plane to a London airport following a bomb threat made by a passenger onboard. British police said that a 37-year-old British national was arrested after making... more
OccurrencesInconvenience during refueling for A-330 tanker aircraft
Madrid, Spain - Of Royal Australian Air Force, which involved also a F-16 of Portoguese Air Force
Airbus Military and some important European military airworthiness authorities have opened an investigation regarding a mishap which occurred yesterday, January 19, 2011, at around 17:00 local time, to... more
OccurrencesQantas, another occurrence: 747 airplane suffered an engine failure
Sydney, Australia - While it is about to take-off from Sidney to Los Angeles
On Saturday, January 15, 2011, a Qantas Boeing 747 airplane with 344 passengers on board suffered a failure in the engine number 1 while it was preparing to take-off from Sydney, Australia, in the direction... more
OccurrencesAirAsia conducts investigations into the incident where one of its aircraft veered off the runway at Kuching International Airport
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Initial report says that the visibility was good enough for approach and landing
AirAsia is to conduct a full investigation, with the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA), into the incident where one of its aircraft veered off the runway upon landing at the Kuching International Airport... more
OccurrencesRyanair airplane departs from Cagliari to Treviso with a 10 hour delay
Cagliari, Italy - Maybe because of the fault of a spy
According to local press, yesterday the departure of a Ryanair airplane from Cagliari to Treviso, scheduled for ten o'clock in the morning, was delayed for ten hours, with imaginable inconveniences for... more
OccurrencesAmerican Airlines aircraft skids off runway in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Jackson Hole, Usa - None of 181 people aboard the jet were injured
An American Airlines jet arriving from Chicago skidded off the runway and into a snow bank in Jackson Hole, Wyoming late on Wednesday morning, airport officials said. None of 181 people aboard the aircraft... more
OccurrencesNew York's airport, passengers stranded for 9 hours in an airplane
New York, USA - Already on the runway when "JFK" was declared closed. Some American airports will be re-opened during the afternoon
As we have already mentioned (see AVIONEWS), many North-East American airports were closed because of the snowstorm that raged from yesterday in the Country. Among these, there are New York airports... more
OccurrencesAngola: TAAG, grounded the Boeing 777's fleet due to engine's problems
Luanda, Angola - Following two emergency landing in just more than two weeks
Last Friday, on Christmas Eve, the Angolan flag carrier TAAG Angola Airlines, established to ground its Boeing 777 airplanes. The decision was made after the carrier has experienced problems with the engines... more
OccurrencesTwo Ryanair planes had technical problems and passengers were stranded in the airport
Bergamo, Italy - And left to Cagliari almost 12 hours late
There was certainly a fun public holiday that of yesterday for the 149 people forced to wait nearly 12 hours at the airport of Bergamo a plane to carry them to Cagliari. According to the original program,... more
OccurrencesTwo lightnings struck a Boeing Ryanair airplane
Rimini, Italy - It landed in Rimini but didn't re-depart to London
Yesterday afternoon, two lightnings struck a Boeing 737/800 Ryanair plane, departed from London and preparing to land at the "Federico Fellini" airport of Rimini. The pilot had to overfly the airport for... more
OccurrencesBoeing 737 airplane makes an emergency landing in the Zimbabwe's capital
Harare, Zimbabwe - For a fire alarm on board
Yesterday, Monday, December 6, 2010, a Boeing 737 of the state-owned airline Air Zimbabwe made an emergency landing at the airport in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. The reason, explained to AFP, Agence... more
OccurrencesPortugal, parts of a flying airplane falls down just out from the capital
Lisbon, Portugal - At about the same hour a Boeing came back to Lisbon's airport for a mechanical problem
Portuguese investigators yesterday opened an investigation on the facts reported by ordinary citizens, regarding the fall of a dozen pieces of metal, about ten cm long, from a plane flying over Almada,... more
OccurrencesAirplane forced to make an emergency landing in Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, USA - Because of a dog on board
On Monday, a US Airways plane which had departed from Newark, New Jersey, in the direction of Phoenix, Arizona, was forced to make an emergency in Pennsylvania due to the presence on board of a small dog,... more
OccurrencesQantas airplane struggled with more than a dozen system errors after the engine fault
Sydney, Australia - It is unveiled by ATSB in the today's media briefing
On Friday, 3 December 2010, was held the media briefing convened by ATSB, Australian Transport Safety Bureau (see AVIONEWS), to accompany the release of the 53-page-report about the preliminary investigation... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing in Kazakhstan for a Boeing airplane
Karaganda, Kazakhstan - Of the Cathay Pacific airline, from Amsterdam to Hong Kong
On November 28, a Boeing 747/400 of Cathay Pacific airline, from Amsterdam to Hong Kong was forced, about 6 hours after take-off, to make an emergency landing in the city of Karaganda, Kazakhstan, due... more
OccurrencesIndia: co-pilot of an airliner adjusts the seat and risks to crash
New Delhi, India - The reconstruction of the occurrence of May 26th in the report published by "DGCA"
A document published during the week-end by the Indian "DCGA" (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) reports the dynamics of the incident occurred on May 26th to a Boeing 737-800 airplane of the low-cost... more
OccurrencesEngland, Boeing airplane skids off the runway while landing
Newcastle, England - No one injured among the 189 passengers
Last evening, a Boeing 737/800 plane belonging to the charter airline Thomsonfly, registration number G-FDZR, skidded off the runway while landing at the airport of Newcastle, England. The aircraft, arrived... more
OccurrencesNew York, emergency landing for a Delta Air Lines' airplane
New York, USA - Flying to Moscow
On Sunday evening, a Delta Air Lines' Boeing 767 airplane, departed in the direction of Moscow about 50 minutes earlier from "John F. Kennedy" International airport of New York, had to reverse its course... more
OccurrencesQantas: airplane lands in emergency in Johannesburg for a bird-strike
Johannesburg, South Africa - It's the 5th occurrence for the Australian airline in the last 2 weeks
November 2010 seems to be definitely not a good month for Qantas, the Australian airline, which until this period had always enjoyed an excellent reputation for safety. Last night, another occurrence... more
OccurrencesLufthansa Florence/Frankfurt airplane makes an emergency landing in Pisa
Pisa, Italy - Because of a bird-strike
Yesterday morning, an Embraer 190 aircraft of the airline Lufthansa flying from Florence-Peretola to Frankfurt was forced to make an emergency landing in Pisa due to a bird-strike occurred during the phase... more
OccurrencesAnother emergency landing for a Qantas airplane
Sydney, Australia - It's the fourth occurrence of this kind in just more than 10 days
Further troubles for the Australian airline "Qantas": on Monday, 15 November 2010, a Boeing 747 aircraft took-off at 11:11 am (local time) from Sydney, Australia, in the direction of Buenos Aires, Argentina,... more
OccurrencesFurther details from Boeing on the occurrence happened to the 787 Dreamliner airplane registered ZA002
Washington, USA - In Texas
"Boeing continues to investigate Monday's incident on ZA002. We have determined that a failure in the P100 panel led to a fire involving an insulation blanket. The insulation self-extinguished once the... more
OccurrencesBoeing suspends 787 Dreamliner flight tests
Seattle, USA - After yesterday's emergency landing
Yesterday a Boeing Dreamliner 787, employed in a flight test in the skies over Texas, made an emergency landing next to Laredo, after smoke was discovered coming from the back of the aircraft. Still... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing for another Qantas airplane
Singapore, Singapore - A Boeing 747 in which the pilot would have discovered an engine trouble
Just a day after the occurrence happened to a Qantas Airbus A-380 (see AVIONEWS), today another aircraft belonging to the Australian airline, this time a Boeing 747/400, was forced to make an emergency... more
OccurrencesAlso Singapore Airlines suspends departure of A-380 airplanes
Singapore, Singapore Republic - For technical checks, following the occurrence happened to Qantas airline
Singapore Airlines announced that, due to the occurrence happened to a Qantas Airbus A-380, forced to make an emergency landing because of a fault in one its engines (see AVIONEWS 1 and 2), will delay... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing in Singapore for a Qantas A-380 plane
Rome, Italy - The occurrence happened in the night between Wednesday and Thursday on the island of Batam
In the night between Wednesday and Thursday, an A-380 airplane belonging to the Australian airline Qantas, which had departed from Singapore to Sydney, made an emergency landing in the airport from which... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing at Kolkata for a Houston-Singapore airplane
Kolkata , India - Due to a bomb threat
Sunday, 3 October 2010, a Singapore airline scheduled flight was forced to make an emergency landing at the airport of Kolkata (India). The airliner, carrying 265 people -250 passengers and 15 crew- was... more
OccurrencesBomb scare on a Moscow-Grozny airplane
Moscow , Russia - The aircraft forced to an emergency landing
Yesterday, 3 October 2010, a "Grozny Avia" Yakovlev Yak-42 plane made an emergency landing at Volgograd airport, at 05:52 pm (local hour) because of a bomb scare. The aircraft, that took off from international... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing at Singapore for a RSAF Apache Longbow helicopter
Singapore , Republic of Singapore - Due to engine problems. Ministry of defense: pilots were not injured
A Boeing "Apache Longbow" attack helicopter of RSAF, Republic of Singapore's Air Force, made an emergency landing today, at about 3:30 pm local time, in the north of Singapore, due to engine problems. National... more
OccurrencesLebanon, emergency landing for an airplane to Kiev
Beirut , Lebanon - Due to a failure in one of its engines
A DC-9 airplane belonging to a still unknown Ukrainian airline, made an emergency landing yesterday, in the afternoon. The aircraft, carrying 98 people from Beirut to Kiev, was off from "Rafik Hariri"... more
OccurrencesSu-27 jetfighter crashed in Vladivostok area
Vladivostok, Russia - Aircraft went up in flames, pilots ejected
A Su-27 military aircraft crashed yesterday in the Russian Far East, but both pilots ejected and have been rescued alive, a representative of the Ussuriisk Aircraft Repair Plant said. "The pilots are alive... more
OccurrencesTechnical problem on an Air China airplane
Beijing, China - Flight destination was Milan-Malpensa, but the plane landed in Beijing
Air China Airlines flight number CA967, departed from Shanghai Pudong International Airport last night (01:30 am local hour) to Milan-Malpensa, landed in Beijing, a few hours after the take-off, because... more
OccurrencesAN-124/100 plane: Italian ANSV opens inquiry on event in Caselle
Rome, Italy - Considered severe occurrence
Following to the news of yesterday, on September 9, regarding the AN-124/100 airplane, code RA 82079, the ANSV (Italian Air Safety Board) communicates to have formally opened a technical inquiry for the... more
OccurrencesA-380 aircraft aborts landing due to strong wind
Manchester, UK - Took off from Dubai airport, return flight delayed by 24 hours after electrical failure
The Airbus 380, the world’s biggest passenger airplane, forced to abort a landing after being hit by a strong gust of wind, on last Monday. Passengers were scheduled to have lunch in Manchester, but t... more
OccurrencesCRJ-200 airplane by Huaxia Airlines scrapes wings during landing in China
Guiyang, China - Bombardier says occurrence will not affect sales
"The CRJ series is our flagship product, and the accident will not impact sales in China", said Xiao Xiao from the communications department with Bombardier China, commenting the Huaxia Airlines accident... more
OccurrencesExplosion on Qantas B-747 engine: there is a video shot by a passenger
San Francisco, USA - The carrier spokesman confirmed no one was injured on board
In a video, shot by a passenger with a cell phone, the moments of fear on board the Sydney-bound Qantas Boeing 747/400 airplane which took off from San Francisco airport, shortly after midnight yesterday... more
OccurrencesDelta airplane back to Los Angeles airport due to engine problem
Los Angeles, USA - Cause unknown, 179 passengers placed on flight 3 hours after
It was no bird-strike what forced back at LA airport a Delta Airlines airplane yesterday, even if at first Federal Aviation Administration said the pilot reported so. FAA reported the pilot of a Delta... more
Occurrences21 injured on board a B-777 due to strong turbulence, airplane redirected to Denver
Denver, USA - 255 passengers and 10 crew members on Washington-Los Angeles UA flight
21 people were injured on board the United Airlines flight taking-off from U.S. capital and bound to LA, California. The aircraft plunged last night in a strong turbulence. The news, reported by CNN, was... more
OccurrencesFrench DGAC recommendation on frequent controls after occurrence to A-320 airplane
Paris, France - All airlines operating in France are required to respect strict EU regulations
"The French DGAC (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) informs that a A-320 plane of Strategic Airlines carrier on behalf of tour operator, Fram STZ621 flight departing from Lyons assigned Tenerife,... more
OccurrencesAir India flight makes emergency landing at Mumbai
Mumbai, India - Safe all 234 passengers from "JFK"
An Air India flight from New York (linking "JFK" with Mumbai hub) with 234 passengers onboard made a “Priority” landing in Mumbai after the pilot reported a technical fault in the aircraft. The pla... more
OccurrencesNtsb no further investigation on the occurrence to the A-330 AirOne-Alitalia plane, Boston-Rome flight
Rome, Italy - Engine failure did not cause any overspeed or overtemperature phenomena
The American National Transportation Safety Board (Ntsb) communicated to Ansv (Italian Air Safety Board) the results of the data analysis conducted on the flight recorders (FDR and QAR) of the airplane,... more
OccurrencesSmell of smoke on board B-737 airplane of Malev to Amsterdam
Budapest, Hungary - Aircraft returned to airport, but inspection found no faults
Forced return to flight MA660 Budapest-Amsterdam yesterday, operated with a B-737 by Hungarian Malev Airlines because of a suspicious fire, turned out to be just a false alarm. A Boeing 737/700 aircraft,... more
OccurrencesEthiopian jet suffers fault in Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon - Plane was forced to return to Beirut airport 20 minutes after take-off
An Ethiopian Airlines plane was forced to return to Beirut airport 20 minutes after taking off on Thursday due to a technical failure, the second incident involving the airline in Lebanon this year. In... more
OccurrencesUSA FAA launched an investigation into Alitalia-AirOne Boston-Rome flight 615 failure
Boston, USA - Safety inquiry focuses on engine that forced plane back to Logan last Tuesday
The Federal Aviation Administration turned over its investigation of Alitalia flight 615 to the National Transportation Safety Board because engine failure is “Quite unusual", said NTSB spokesman, Peter K... more
OccurrencesOccurrence for Alitalia's Boston-Rome aircraft: no fire, the air company clarifies
Boston, Usa - Probably it was a bird-strike
No fire at the Alitalia-AirOne's aircraft's engine taken off yesterday afternoon, local time, from Boston international airport to Rome with 257 persons on-board (see also AVIONEWS). Contrary to the... more
OccurrencesEngine on fire on Alitalia's flight Boston-Rome
Boston, Usa - The alarm after the take off from "Logan"; return without problem
Engine on fire on Alitalia's airplane flight 615 Boston-Rome of the 5:45pm of yesterday afternoon (local hour). Shortly after the take off from "Logan" airport of the Massachusetts' capital, one of two... more
OccurrencesAir Algerie's airplane inverts route for engine's fire
Beirut, Lebanon - It lands in emergency at Beirut's airport; pilots and crew safe
A Boeing B-737/6d6 operated by Air Algerie has been protagonist yesterday of a severe occurrence: it took off from Beirut international airport, Lebanon, and to Algeria, the aircraft pilot, with an indefinite... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing RAAF C-130 Hercules airplane
Edinburgh, Australia - A second occurrence after that one happened on June 3 but are not related
On 4 June 2010 an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft declared an emergency landing after smoke and fumes were reported in the cockpit. The aircraft was diverted to the RAAF Base in Edinburgh in South... more
OccurrencesSpice Jet loses pieces on the runway: touched on second tragedy in India
Delhi, India - Warned the pilot, aircraft has come back and landed in emergency. Crew staff and passengers are safe
Today, just some hours ago, at about 2:20 pm (local time), there has been an emergency landing in the big Indian country, already under observation for the heavy air tragedy happened last Saturday to Air... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing for United Airlines aircraft: smell of burning
Chantilly, USA - Safety landing for 105 passengers and crew 7 elements
Emergency landing for United Airlines left from "J.F.Kennedy" New York's airport. It happened yesterday and the direct flight to Los Angeles was diverted to "Dulles" international airport at Chantilly,... more