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OccurrencesHijacker on a Sudan Airways plane
Khartoum , Sudan - Police immediate intervention
Today, an Airbus plane of Sudan Airways, left from Tripoli, Libya, with 237 passengers and 11 crew on board, was victim of an unpleasant inconvenience. A passenger, in fact, entered the cockpit forcing... more
OccurrencesA debris from a Russian satellite quite hits a Lan Chile Airbus A-340
Wellington , New Zealand - A disaster averted
Last Tuesday, a Lan Chile's Airbus A-340, left from Santiago and bound to Auckland, was quite hit by a debris from a Russian satellite crashed down on the Pacific ocean 12 hours before its expected re-entry. The... more
OccurrencesAn insane passenger tries to crash a Sn Brussels Airlines plane
Brussels, Belgium - The man attempts to take command
Last week-end, the passengers on board of a Sn Brussels Airlines plane flying from Brussels to Algiers, were eye-witness of a unpleasant episode, luckily without victims. A French passenger, in fact,... more
OccurrencesEl Al Israel Airlines plane fumes
Tel Aviv , Israel - Apparently due to cleansing liquid on the engine
Yesterday, a Boeing 737 plane of the Israeli flag carrier El Al Israel Airlines, leaving from the "Ben Gurion" airport, Tel Aviv, and bound to Zurich, was forced to stop the take-off due to fumes from... more
OccurrencesIndian Airlines plane forced to an emergency landing
New Delhi, India - Passenger declares to have a bomb
An Indian Airlines plane leaving from Bangkok and bound to New Delhi has been forced to an emergency landing in the eastern region of India, near Calcutta. A Mexican man, in fact, after a scuffle with... more
OccurrencesJapan: another Bombardier in troubles
Tokyo , Japan - Only one week after a similar case
While landing on the airport of Kumamoto, an Amakusa Airlines' Bombardier DHC-8 plane could not open its landing gear, being forced to manually activate it. The emergency landing caused no victims... more
OccurrencesIraq "Land of doom" for the USA
Baghdad , Iraq - Emergency landing for an US OH-58: it was a breakdown
Yesterday, an US OH-58 Kiowa helicopter was forced to an emergency landing in the South of Kirkuk, Iraqi city in the Northern area of the country. The two pilots on board were injured, but the good... more
OccurrencesAircraft with Cheney on board lands in emergency in Singapore
Singapore, Singapore Republic - Forced stop for technical problem
The Presidential aircraft, left from Sydney yesterday evening with the Vice-President, Dick Cheney, on board, has made an emergency landing in Singapore (but it was a stop already expected for refuelling,... more
OccurrencesHard landing for an US helicopter in Iraq
Tamiyah, Iraq - It is about a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk crashed some 20 km North of Baghdad
A US Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with seven people aboard made a hard landing north of Baghdad on Wednesday, the U.S. military said. It was no immediately known why the helicopter made a hard... more
OccurrencesAir Mauritania hijacking: arrested the skyjacker
Noukchott , Mauritania - He wanted to seek for political asylum
The man that yesterday hijacked an Air Mauritania Boeing 737 was arrested. The aircraft left from Noukchott at 5:40 pm local and was direct to Canaries. Onboard there were 71 passengers and 8 crew members.... more
OccurrencesA tragedy came close to at Tel Aviv's airport
Tel Aviv , Israel - A collision between an airplane of Iberia and the other one of El Al averted
A responsible of the authority that protects the Israeli civil aviation, Arieh Gilad, announced yesterday that, shortly before the sunset, a collision has been averted at Tel Aviv's airport, "Ben Gurion",... more
OccurrencesUSA: collision between two vintage aircraft
Los Angeles, USA - In front of the Californian coasts
Two vintage biplanes, a 1942 Boeing Stearman and a 1940 Army-green Waco UPF-7, collided about a mile off the Palos Verdes Peninsula Saturday afternoon. Both took off from Torrance Municipal Airport. Airport... more
OccurrencesSudan (2): airplane hijacker arrested after having seek for political asylum to French Ambassador
N'Djamena , Chiad - Flight plan changed after only 30 minutes from the take off
It is feared the worst but for the 103 passengers onboard of Boeing 737 of Air West, hijacked 30 minutes after the take off from Khartum, the misadventure concluded with a landing in the international... more
OccurrencesSudan: hijacked aircraft lands in N'Djamena airport
N'Djamena, Chiad - All the passenger are safe
Sudanese commercial Boeing 737 plane of Air West with 103 people on board hijacked in the capital Khartoum has landed in the Chadian capital N'Djamena at 9:30 am, local authorities announced on Wednesday.... more
OccurrencesAzerbaijan: forced landing for Vietnam aircraft in Baku
Baku, Azerbaijan - No injures among the 290 passengers and 17 members of the aircrew
A Vietnam Airlines aircraft has been forced to make an emergency landing in Baku's airport (capital of Azerbaijan). The aircraft, yesterday, was flying between Paris and Hanoi (Vietnam) and there were... more
OccurrencesEasyJet cancels all the flights from/to Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom - Due to a security problems of the landing runway currently refurbished
easyJet cancelled this morning all the flights from/to Bristol airport due to security problems of the landing runway currently refurbished, on the occasion of precipitation. The decision made following... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing for an Airbus of Aeroflot (3)
Prague, Czech Republic - The goal was Cairo
The man that today tried to seized an Airbus A-320 of the Russian national airline Aeroflot, during a flight from Moscow to Geneva, according to the carrier's spokeswoman, he had the intention to hijacked... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing of a Russia's Aeroflot Airbus in the Prague airport (2)
Prague, Czech Republic - The failed attacker was neutralized by the passenger onboard
The man who tried to seized the A-320 aircraft of the Russian national airline Aeroflot was neutralized by the passengers onboard. The crewmember was forced to interrupt the flight from Moscow to Geneva... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing for an Airbus of Aeroflot in the Prague airport
Prague, Czech Republic - ...
An Airbus A-320 of the Russian national airline Aeroflot, in flight from Moscow to Geneva, has realized an emergency landing in the Prague airport, after the pilot sent a SOS, due to an aggression attempt... more
OccurrencesUSA: little misadventure for a Boeing aircraft with on board Tony Blair
Miami, USA - Due to the scanty visibility
A Boeing 747 of British Airways coming from London, with on board 343 people, among which the British Premier Tony Blair and his family, slightly overshot a runway at the Miami International Airport, but... more
OccurrencesFire on board; emergency landing in the USA
Colorado Springs, USA - A breakdown of the conditioning system provoked the flames
On Friday a plane of the Continental Airlines has been forced to make an emergency landing in America after some flames burst out because of a breakdown on the air conditioning system. Flight 1065 departed... more
OccurrencesFalse fire alert on board; a plane returns to Los Angeles
Los Angeles, USA - An indicator on board had signalled flames
A United Airlines plane with 115 people on board has made yesterday in Los Angeles an emergency landing after an indicator signalled by mistake the presence of a fire on the wheel. The commandant immediately... more
OccurrencesFlybe flight returns in emergency to Belfast
Belfast, Ireland - The cause was a bad working of the board instruments
A Flybe plane has been forced yesterday to return to the departure airport after having suffered from some technical problems during a flight from Belfast to Southampton. The occurrence happened at... more
OccurrencesCanada: emergency landing for a cargo plane
Ottawa, Canada - Problems for an engine and a door
A cargo plane created some problem yesterday in Canada, when because of a technical problem had to make an emergency landing near Saskatoon. The emergency started after the crew of the Boeing B-727... more
OccurrencesUSA: emergency landing in Iowa
Waterloo, USA - The two occupants are uninjured
Yesterday a private plane has made in Iowa (USA) an emergency landing, fortunately without wounding any body. The twine-engine with two persons on board was flying between Waterloo and Ankeny, when the... more
OccurrencesEngine breakdown, emergency landing in Vancouver
Vancouver, Canada - An Air Canada plane suffered from a damage to an engine
An Air Canada plane departed from Tokyo has made yesterday an emergency landing in Vancouver after having reported some problem to an engine during the Ocean overflight. The flight 4 of the Canadian... more
OccurrencesSouthern Korean plane off the runway at landing
Seoul, South Korea - Six of the 66 passengers have been injured
A plane of the Hansung Airlines, Southern Korean airline, has gone out runway while landing at Jeiu Island airport. It seems the occurrence has been caused by the crack of the landing gear of the ATR-72... more
OccurrencesRussia: emergency landing for an A-310
Moscow, Russia - No problem for the 195 people on board
Another emergency landing this morning for a Russian passenger plane. This time it has been an A-310 of a not specified Russian airline which was flying from Moscow with 184 passengers and 11 crew members... more
OccurrencesUSA: pressurization drop, emergency landing
Washington, USA - The occurrence has happened on board an US Airways flight
A US Airways passenger plane made yesterday an emergency landing at Tucson airport, after the crew noticed a big drop of cabin pressurization. The flight 272 of the US carrier had departed at about... more
OccurrencesRussia: a Tupolev makes an emergency landing
Moscow, Russia - No problem for the 61 people on board
Last Saturday a passenger plane with 61 people on board made an emergency landing at Anapa, in the coasts, after having reported a mechanical problem. According to what reported by Russian pres sources,... more
OccurrencesGermany: a private plane lands in a road, ten injures
Berlin, Germany - The Piper directed to Essen maybe ran out of petrol
Ten injures in Germany because of an emergency landing made by a tourism plane in a busy road of the eastern zone of the Country. The Piper PA-34 aircraft, departed from Berlin and directed to Essen... more
OccurrencesSri Lanka: the pilot announces an engine problem and a passenger flies into rage
Colombo, Sri Lanka - The flight had already been delayed for technical problems
A man has been disembarked yesterday from a Sri Lankan Airlines flight after having flown into rage because the pilot had communicated there was a problem to an engine. The flight departing from Colombo,... more
OccurrencesRussia; emergency landing, no injures
Rostov, Russia - A plane of the airline Aeroflot forced to land because of a breakdown
Today in Rostov-on-Don, in Russia, a plane of the Russian flag airline Aeroflot has made an emergency landing for a technical problem. According to what reported by Russian press sources the Tu-154... more
OccurrencesUSA: a mysterious breakdown before the take off
Washington, USA - The passengers are uninjured and have been diverted to another flight
Problems on runway for an AirTran plane which yesterday while preparing for taking off from the Fort Lauderdale airport (USA) directed to Baltimore had to stop the manoeuvre because of a sudden breakdown... more
OccurrencesPIA plane hit by turbulence, some injures
Islamabad, Pakistan - The aircraft sharply lost height, no problem for the landing
Several passengers and two crew members have been injured yesterday on a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) which has been hit by a violent turbulence while flying to Islamabad. No one of the injures... more
OccurrencesCollision grazed in the Russian skies
Moscow, Russia - Two private planes were flying too near at Vnukovo airport
A collision has been avoided at Vnukovo airport, near Moscow. Two small private planes, one from Luxembourg which was due to take off and one from Latvia which was flying over the airport directed to Sheremetyevo. The... more
OccurrencesA Lufthansa flight changes its routes because of an odd smell
Frankfurt, Germany - The 322 passengers on board has not been injured; the reason has been a faulty component
Yesterday a Lufthansa plane, flying from Frankfurt to Washington had to come back. After about an half hour from the take off the crew realized a strange odour was entering the cockpit. The commandant... more
OccurrencesA Northwest flight lands with priority in Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom - The manoeuvre was necessary after 15 passengers felt sick on board
A Northwest Airlines plane made yesterday a landing in priority condition at Manchester airport after 15 passengers on board felt sick, all developing the same symptoms. It is not clear what exactly the... more
OccurrencesViolent turbulence in Japan, six injured in two flights
Tokyo, Japan - Two planes of the JAL and Canadian Airlines went into the turbulence
The Japanese skies have caused some problem to two flights of the Air Canada and Japan Airlines (JAL), which yesterday went into a violent turbulence which injured six people. The JAL flight 1348 with... more
OccurrencesUSA: a plane hits a coyote
Washington, USA - On board also the South Dakota attorney general
Yesterday in the USA a plane with on board the South Dakota attorney general and other 210 passengers hit yesterday a coyote during landing in Watertown. The poor animal was killed by the plane. It... more
OccurrencesCollision grazed in South Korea: the pilot accuses the flight controllers
Seoul, South Korea - They did not warn the Thai plane another plane was near
The pilot of the Thai Airways plane which yesterday grazed the collision at the airport of the southern-Korean island of Jeiu accuse the flight controllers to be responsible for the occurrence which injured... more
OccurrencesFalse bomb alert on a Gulf Air flight
New Delhi, India - An anonymous telephone call created the alarm
A Gulf Air flight to Muscat yesterday has been diverted to Thiruvanthapuram after an anonymous telephone call to Muscat airport had warned there was a bomb on board. The Gulf Air flight has been made... more
OccurrencesUSA: plane hit by a tug in the runway
Minneapolis, USA - No one was on board but the plane has been damaged
This morning at about 06:30am at Minneapolis airport a Continental Airlines plane has been hit by a ground maintenance vehicle, which went onto the plane's nose damaging it. Fortunately no one was on board,... more
OccurrencesA collision has been avoided in South Korea: 20 injures
Seoul, South Korea - A Thai Airlines plane made a sharp turn to avoid another aircraft
More than 20 people have been injured in a Thai Airlines plane, which yesterday made a sharp turn to avoid another aircraft during the landing in an airport of South Korea. Some of the passengers of... more
OccurrencesSpain: a passenger vomits cocaine, emergency landing
Madrid, Spain - Unplanned landing in Barcelona after a 37 year old man fell ill
It is really strange the reason which made make the pilot decide to make an emergency landing at "El Prat" airport of Barcelona. The fact happened yesterday on a plane departed from Ghana and directed... more
OccurrencesA Cessna lands in a park in the middle of New York
New York, USA - The pilot has not been injured
Yesterday in the New York's quarter of Brooklyn a small private plane departed from the airport of Westhampton and directed to Linden made a spectacular landing. The Cessna 172 had some technical problem... more
OccurrencesFrance: a tourism plane lands in a motorway
Toulouse, France - The small private airplane had ran out of petrol
A particular landing has been carried out yesterday in France, and it is easy to imagine how the drivers in an highways could be astonished when they saw a tourism plane passing above them and landing... more
OccurrencesUSA: a passenger plane goes out runway
Memphis, USA - The plane was arriving from Atlanta and stopped in a grass field, no one has been injured
Only scare but no injures Saturday night at Memphis International airport, when an Air Tran passenger plane went off runway while landing. The flight of the US carrier had departed from Atlanta and for... more
OccurrencesAn Icelander military plane lands in a paddy field
Reykjavík , Iceland - The cause has been a problem to an engine
A plane of Icelander Navy has been forced today to make an emergency landing in a paddy field near Piravom, in the southern India; no one of the five people on board has been injured. The twin-engine plane... more
OccurrencesLockheed Martin: a system of next generation for the surveillance aircraft of the US Army
New York, USA - A deal worth USD 42 million
Lockheed Martin has received a USD 42 million contract to provide US Army surveillance aircraft with next-generation technology that will enable them to precisely locate the source of modern communication... more