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OccurrencesFire alarm on British Airways' Jumbo in India
Mumbai, India - The pilot inverted the route landing in Mumbai, from where it had taken off
The pilot of a British Airways Boeing 747/400, about half an hour after take off for flight BA138 from Mumbai, India, to London-Heathrow, UK, decided today to invert the route and to land at the departure... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing for Italian airplane in Egypt
Cairo, Egypt - The occurrence likely caused by the failure of one of the engines
The pilot of an Eurofly Airbus A-330 with 235 people on board was forced yesterday to make an emergency landing at Cairo airport, in Egypt, while he was en route from the Seychelles to Italy. The occurrence,... more
OccurrencesEngine failure for Singapore Airlines Airbus A-380
Paris, France - Forced to land back in Paris
After discovering an oil leak in one of the engines, the pilot of a Singapore Airlines Airbus A-380, flight SQ333 from Paris-"Charles de Gaulle" to Singapore with 444 passengers on board, yesterday has... more
OccurrencesContactAir aircraft lands without gear in Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany - No injuries among the people on board
The pilot of a ContactAir Fokker 100 aircraft, arriving to Stuttgart from Berlin where it had taken off with 82 passengers and 5 crewmembers for flight C3288/LH288 (on behalf of Lufthansa), was forced... more
OccurrencesItalian aircraft forced to land back in Rome-Fiumicino for gear door failure
Rome, Italy - No problem for the people on board
The pilot of an Itali Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82 yesterday decided to invert the route and land back at Rome-Fiumicino airport, from where it had departed for flight FS1790 (to Ibiza) with 124 passengers... more
OccurrencesCabin smoke on Southwest Airlines' Boeing 737
Tampa, USA - Passengers evacuated via emergency slides
The pilot of a Southwest Airlines' Boeing 737/300, flight WN1245 from Orlando to Denver with 124 passengers and 5 crewmembers on board, decided yesterday to change the route and land at Tampa (Florida),... more
OccurrencesAirplane hits flock of birds in Australia, take off rejected
Adelaide, Australia - No problem for the passengers, substantial damages to the aircraft
A Tiger Airways Australia Airbus A-320/200, flight TT882 from Adelaide to Bilinga Gold Coast (Australia), rejected take off today after the aircraft hit a flock of Galah (roseate cockatoos) birds. At... more
OccurrencesAir India aircraft engine on fire, passengers safe
Mumbai, India - The accident while taxiing at Mumbai airport
The engine of an Air India Boeing 747 aircraft, flight AI829 from Mumbai to Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) with 213 passengers and 15 crewmembers on board, caught fire today while taxiing before take off. Panic... more
OccurrencesNaples: GESAC's statements on Lufthansa aircraft occurrence
Naples, Italy - Capodichino airport forced yesterday to suspend operations
Concerning yesterday's occurrence involving a Lufthansa Airbus A-321, directed to Munich, that had caused the suspension of operations for several hours at Naples-Capodichino airport (see AVIONEWS), GESAC... more
OccurrencesNaples, aircraft gear tyre burst: airport closed
Naples, Italy - Operations stopped for several hours
The runway of Naples-Capodichino airport has been closed for several hours yesterday, after one of the gear tyres of a Lufthansa Airbus A-321, directed to Munich, burst during the taxiing phase before... more
OccurrencesSmoke in cabin on Air New Zealand airplane
Wellington, New Zealand - Flight diverted to Wellington
The pilot of an Air New Zealand Boeing 737/300, flight NZ535 from Auckland to Christchurch (New Zealand), decided today to change its route and ask a priority landing at Wellington airport (New Zealand),... more
OccurrencesQantas aircraft diverted after fuel leak
Perth, Australia - Decision taken as a precautionary measure
The pilot of a Qantas Boeing 747/400 (registration number VH-OJK), flight QF32 from Singapore to Sydney with 290 passengers on board, decided today to change route and land at Perth airport (Australia)... more
OccurrencesClick Mexicana aircraft skids off runway due to burst tyre
San Jose Cabo, Mexico - No injuries among the passengers
A Click Mexicana Fokker 100 skidded off the runway as one of its gear tyres exploded on landing. It had taken off from Guadalajara for flight QA7476/MX7476. Luckily the Fokker ended in an area without... more
OccurrencesAir France aircraft diverted due to an MP3 player
Paris, France - A representative wanted to test his company's last development on the plane
The pilot of an Air France Airbus A-321/200, flight AF1685 from Tunis (Tunisia) to Paris, decided yesterday to change route and land in Bastia (Corsica) when the crew found an Mp3 player attached to the... more
OccurrencesInflight cabin pressure loss for ANA aircraft
Tokyo, Japan - Due to a failure to the air conditioning system
The 262 passengers and 8 crewmembers of an ANA (All Nippon Airways) Boeing 767/300, flight NH584 from Matsuyama to Tokyo-Haneda, have passed today moments of tension when they saw oxygen masks suddenly... more
OccurrencesPriority landing for an Easy Jet aircraft at La Rochelle
La Rochelle, France - Passengers felt a strong burning smell in cabin
Moments of tension today for the passengers of an Easy Jet Airbus A-320/200, flight U2-8917 from London-Gatwick (UK) to Faro (Portugal) with 165 passengers and 6 crewmembers on board, when some travellers... more
OccurrencesRome: piece of airplane falls on a house in Ciampino
Rome, Italy - The plug of a tank likely belonged to a military aircraft
A piece of aircraft that resulted being the plug of a tank (a dark green object with a diameter of about 10 cm) fell on Sunday on the roof of a house in Ciampino, near the airport, but the news has only... more
OccurrencesDozens of passengers on the ground for Skyeurope aircraft failure
Bergamo, Italy - People blocked in Prague and Bergamo
A Boeing 737 of Skyeurope that was waited yesterday evening in Prague, where it was expected to land from Bratislava to depart towards Bergamo-Orio al Serio (Italy), instead has been grounded in the Slovak... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing for Italian Eurofighter in Grosseto
Grosseto, Italy - Due to problems with the brakes. No damage for the aircraft
The pilot of an Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet was forced yesterday evening to make an emergency landing in Grosseto due to problems with the brakes, during a training mission with further... more
OccurrencesPriority landing in Panama for American Airlines airplane
Panama City, Panama - Due to the presence of smoke in the cabin
The pilot of an American Airlines Boeing 750/200, flight AA960 from Panama City to Miami with 190 passengers on board, was forced to invert the route and to request the possibility of a priority landing... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing at Naples-Capodichino, airport closed
Naples, Italy - A Piper touched the ground without the gear. Nobody was injured
Emergency procedures activated and airport closed this morning at Naples-Capodichino, Italy, after a civil tourism airport, probably a Piper, registered to the US Navy base, landed without the gear while... more
OccurrencesWind Jet to AVIONEWS: "We ask more effective systems to chase birds away"
Rome, Italy - Statements by Massimo Polimeni, marketing director of the airline
AVIONEWS has interviewed Massimo Polimeni, Wind Jet's marketing director, about the bird-strike occurred Saturday at Parma's "Giuseppe Verdi" airport and for which the carrier has announced that it would... more
OccurrencesAVIONEWS interviewed Massimo Polimeni, Wind Jet's marketing director
Rome, Italy - Concerning Saturday's bird-strike at Parma airport
Massimo Polimeni, Wind Jet's marketing director, talked to AVIONEWS about the bird-strike, that Saturday involved one of the carrier's Airbus A-320/200s at "Giuseppe Verdi" airport of Parma, and about... more
OccurrencesVueling on this morning's engine fire at Paris-Orly
Paris, France - A back-up aircraft has already taken off towards Alicante
Concerning this morning occurrence at Paris-Orly airport, when the engine of a Vueling Airbus A-320/200 caught fire during push-back operations before its take off towards Alicante (flight VY9127, registration... more
OccurrencesItaly, bird-strike in Parma: Wind Jet to sue the airport
Parma, Italy - SOGEAP's defense: "Maximum attention to safety procedures"
The Italian airline Wind Jet announced that it will sue Parma's "Giuseppe Verdi" airport following the serious accident occurred on Saturday when a flock of seagulls, ingested by the left engine of the... more
OccurrencesFire on Vueling aircraft's engine at Paris-Orly: at least 6 injured
Paris, France - The 169 passengers will be rearranged on an Iberia flight
At least six people have been injured this morning at Paris-Orly airport when a fire burst into one of the engines of a low-cost Vueling Airbus A-320 aircraft. Flames spread while the plane was taxiing... more
OccurrencesItalian ANSV about severe occurrence in Parma
Rome, Italy - The Agency has obtained useful elements to the correct event's classification
"The Italian Air Safety Board (ANSV), obtained useful elements for the correct event's classification, has opened a technical inquiry for competence about severe occurrence happened last Saturday August... more
OccurrencesRyanair aircraft forced to priority landing after a bird-strike
Dublin, Ireland - Diverted to Dublin for technical checks
The pilot of a Ryanair Boeing 737/800 (flight FR1109) en route from Derry to Birmingham has been forced to ask a priority landing in Dublin, Ireland, due to a bird-strike. The landing procedure has been... more
OccurrencesTurbulence caused 26 injuries on Continental Airlines flight
Miami, USA - The pilot forced to land in Miami
The pilot of a Continental Airlines' Boeing 767/200, flight CO128 from Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) to Houston (USA), has been forced today to request an unexpected landing in Miami, Florida, after 26 people... more
OccurrencesItaly: aircraft en route to Egypt landed back in Cagliari due to an engine's failure
Cagliari, Italy - No consequence for the 150 passengers on board
Fear yesterday on board of an Egyptian AMC Airlines Boeing 737/800 carrying 150 passengers. While it was flying over Sicily at about 9,000 meters of altitude, an explosion and a sudden loss of power made... more