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Air 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 number of people on board, has been forced to invert the route and to request an emergency landing at the tower of the departing airport, after to have seen a fire to one of engines. Airport...

fra/pec - 1117904
Rome, Italy, 06/04/2010 18:18
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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