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Occurrence 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 testimonies speaking about flames, maybe inferred because of the smoke coming from one of the engines, the air company let know by it spokesman that "The flight, served by AirOne's Airbus 330, few minutes...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1118267
Rome, Italy, 06/16/2010 15:11
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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