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OccurrencesSome problem to landing gear for Diamond DA-42: one hour stop at "Ronchi" airport
Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy - Unhurt two persons on board, but aircraft concluded its landing run on a half of wing on a sowing fields
Probably pilot was engaged in a touristic flight on Slovenian Diamond DA-42 Twin Star, that after flying over Friuli Venezia Giulia approaching to land at Portorose's airport, the third Slovenia's international... more
OccurrencesRyanair's plane lands in trouble because of a broken flap
Treviso, Italy - On Bari-Treviso route, the pilot is waiting safety measure are set
A flap of Ryanair's Boeing 737 aircraft gave a trouble to pilot on Bari-Treviso route and created stress among passengers. The flap is a mobile element connected to the wings and common to many airplanes;... more
OccurrencesContinental aircraft lands in emergency to come in help of heart-attacked man
Farmington, Usa - Some problems to take routes again
Boeing 737-800 carrying 167 people, more than luggage and cargo, had to effect emergency landing at Farmington, in New Mexico, after a passenger suffered heart attack. Continental Airlines spokeswoman... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing for Airbus A-320 airplane
Toronto, Canada - Some problem to hydraulics. Passengers evacuated by emergency chutes
Air Canada reported that an aircraft carrying 105 people was required to make an emergency landing into Toronto Airport early yesterday morning. The Airbus A-320 pilot made an announcement to the passengers... more
OccurrencesNew software to prevent B-777's anomaly
Washington, Usa - Problematic take off for the inadvertently engagement of autopilot
On board of Boeing 777 was found an anomaly to be correct as soon as possible: it seems that autopilot would be activated easily, often inadvertently, when aircraft is still on the ground. This eventuality... more
OccurrencesDGAC's report confirms avoided collision between A-319 and Cessna
Paris, France - Security-distance broken on Wednesday the 10th above Nice's sky
General Direction for French Aviation's (DGAC) report declares that last Wednesday an Air France's Airbus A-319 directed to Orly and a Cessna Citation directed to Milan risked to enter in collision. Infact... more
OccurrencesAmerican Airlines' passenger created panic on board and crew asked the RAF's intervention
Rome, Italy - It has occurred last Tuesday on a flight took off from Dallas in Texas towards London
A passenger of an American Airlines flight, last Tuesday morning, departed from Dallas to London, in a panic status has found to reach repeatedly aircraft cockpit. The crew has asked the intervention by... more
OccurrencesAir France A-380 grounded in New York
New York, USA - New technical issues for the superjumbo
Air France's Airbus A-380/800, before departing for flight AF7 from New York to Paris, has been grounded in New York due to a new technical issue, that led to the cancellation of the flight. After take... more
OccurrencesLanding gear failure for a Qantas' Airbus
Sydney, Australia - Landed again at Sydney airport from where it had departed
The pilot of a Qantas Airbus A-330/200 aircraft has been forced today to land again at Sydney airport, Australia, from where it had taken off shortly before bound for Shanghai, China, for flight QF129... more
OccurrencesATR-42/300 emergency landing in Indonesia
Bone, Indonesia - No victims among the people on board
The pilot of an ATR-42/300 airplane of Trigana Air Service yesterday was forced to make an emergency landing in a field near the Bone village, in Indonesia, due to an engine failure. Aboard the aircraft... more
OccurrencesPriority landing for Ethiopian Airlines aircraft in Chad
N'djamena, Chad - Likely an excess of precaution by the pilot
The pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 757/200 aircraft, flight ET908 from Bamako (Mali) to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) with 150 passengers on board, yesterday was forced to require a priority landing at... more
OccurrencesUnited aircraft lands without right-hand gear at Newark
New York, USA - No injuries among passengers, who will be refunded anyway
The pilot of a United Airbus A-319/100 aircraft was forced yesterday to make an emergency landing at New York-Newark airport, as the right-hand gear failed to deploy while approaching the airport. After... more
OccurrencesQantas' A-380 grounded by mechanical failure
Melbourne, Australia - Continuing a series of occurrences to the superjumbos
A Qantas Airbus Airbus A-380 aircraft has been grounded yesterday due to a mechanical failure. The 450 passengers on board of the superjumbo, bound for Los Angeles, could leave the airplane only after... more
OccurrencesAir Berlin airplane skids off the runway in Dortmund
Dortmund, Germany - The pilot cancelled take off due to mistaken speed readings
An Air Berlin Boeing 737/800 yesterday skidded off the runway at Dortmund airport, in Germany, after the pilot had decided to stop the take off maneuver. It is likely that the runway's conditions, made... more
OccurrencesRyanair aircraft skids off the runway in Scotland
Prestwick, Scotland - Due to ice, no consequence for the passengers
A Ryanair Boeing 737/800 after landing today at Prestwick airport, Scotland, skidded off the runway causing concern and fear among the 129 passengers on board. Luckily the aircraft stopped in the ground... more
OccurrencesAir France A-380 grounded again
Paris, France - The carrier: "Normal adaptation period with a new aircraft"
The only Airbus A-380 of Air France has been grounded again due to a technical failure, for the second time in a week and the third since the launch of the route on November 23. Yesterday 303 of the 481... more
OccurrencesNew issues for the A-380: another stop for Singapore Airlines
Paris, France - Landed back in Paris for a failure to the onboard galley
The activity of the A-380 worldwide seems continues to face a series of issues. The pilot of a Singapore Airlines' superjumbo was forced yesterday, while flying above Krakow (Poland) about two hours after... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing for US F-16 in Rome
Rome, Italy - Due to an engine failure
The pilot of an American F-16 fighter jet coming from Aviano base and in flight above Rome's airspace has been forced yesterday to make an emergency landing at Fiumicino airport, due to an engine failure.... more
OccurrencesCarbon monoxide in cockpit on American CRJ-200
Grand Rapids, USA - Problems for the pilots, emergency landing needed
A potentially disastrous event yesterday was carried out without any serious consequence on board a Pinnacle Airlines Canadair CRJ-200, performing flight 9E3947/NW3947 on behalf of Northwest Airlines.... more
OccurrencesNew problems for Air France's A-380, blocked in New York
New York, USA - Due to a technical problem with the fuel tanks
Air France's Airbus A-380 aircraft was forced on Monday to delay its takeoff from New York to Paris due to a technical problem with the fuel tanks, as explained by the airline in a note. On board of flight... more
OccurrencesAir France B-777 emergency landing at Sao Paulo-Guarulhos airport
Rome, Italy - The cause of the accident has not been discovered yet
According to a press release issued by Air France and to the web site "Folha de San Paulo", a Boeing 777 aircraft of the French airline was forced to an emergency landing due to a yet non confirmed problem... more
OccurrencesPassengers see flames from an engine and leave the airplane
Bali, Indonesia - The event happened to a Batavia airplane before takeoff
An accident happened today in Bali (Indonesia) on board of a Batavia Boeing 737/400 might sound incredible. After receiving the communication that the final destination of the flight, Kupang airport, would... more
OccurrencesBrazil: hydraulic failure for TAM A-330
Sao Paulo, Brazil - It needed to land back at the departure airport
The pilot of a TAM Airlines' Airbus A-330/200 has been forced yesterday to invert the route and land back a Sao Paulo-Guarulhos, from where it had taken off shortly before for flight JJ8018 to Buenos Aires... more
OccurrencesAir France about the emergency on flight AF445
Paris, France - The crew acted respecting the procedures
After the emergency on board of flight AF445 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris due to severe turbulence (see AVIONEWS), following an internal investigation, Air France can confirm that approximately four hours... more
OccurrencesAlarm for severe turbulence on Air France A-330 over the Atlantic
Paris, France - "Mayday" received by a TAM Airlines flight
An Air France Airbus A-330/200 aircraft would have faced serious difficulties yesterday while en route over the Atlantic for flight AF445 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris due to severe turbulence. The pilot... more
OccurrencesAirbus A-380 forced to land back in New York for a computer failure
New York, USA - The occurrence just a few days after the inauguration of the route
An Air France Airbus A-380/800 was forced on Friday to land back at New York-"JFK" airport shortly after take off, due to a failure with the automatic pilot that the pilots didn't manage to solve. On board... more
OccurrencesCar runway incursion at Milan-Malpensa, aircraft takes the sky again
Milan, Italy - Possibility of a voluntary action has not been ruled out
Fear and disconcert yesterday at Milan-Malpensa airport when an Airbus A-320/200 aircraft, performing a Vueling flight from Barcelona with 130 passengers on board, was forced to abruptly take the sky again... more
OccurrencesBird-strike for American Airlines aircraft in Miami
Miami, USA - Minor damage to the airplane
New bird-strike case yesterday when an American Airlines Boeing 757/200 aircraft, flight AA915 from Miami (USA) to Bogota (Colombia), during the climbing phase reported a mid-air collision with a flock... more
OccurrenceseasyJet aircraft diverted for its wrong reading of fuel level
Hamburg, Germany - Maybe a loss or a breakdown of the indicator
An easyJet Airbus A-319/100 aircraft, flying from London-Stansted to Tallin (Estonia) with 128 passengers on board (flight U23445) was redirected today on Hamburg-Fuhlsbuettel (Germany) airport due to... more
OccurrencesAustrian helicopter loses explosive load
Innsbruck, Austria - No damage to people and objects at ground
A near disaster occurred in Austria as a transport helicopter belonging to the Wucher Helicopter society's fleet carrying a cargo of explosive material weighing around 700Kg, crashed from a height of around... more