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Air New Zealand aircraft makes an emergency landing at Dunedin Airport

Dunedin, New Zealand - Following a bird-strike

An Air New Zealand 737/300 plane with 115 people on board landed safely today at Dunedin International Airport (southern island of the country) this evening (local time) following bird strike shortly after take-off. A full emergency was declared at 5.20pm after a bird struck the left engine on the aircraft and it was shut down as a precaution. Airport chief executive John McCall said the pilot...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1125081
Rome, Italy, 01/26/2011 15:04
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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