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OccurrencesDreamliner aircraft problems: FAA starts inspecting design, manufacturing and assembly
Washington, USA - "We are confident that it is safe. But we need to have a complete understanding of what is happening"
In light of a series of recent events involving Dreamliner aircraft, the Federal Aviation Administration will conduct a comprehensive review of the Boeing 787 critical systems, including the design, manufacture... more
OccurrencesAnother fuel leak problem for a JAL Dreamliner aircraft in Boston
Boston, USA - The Japanese company communicates it has no plans to change its orders for the model
Another problem occurred for a Japan Airlines (JAL) Dreamliner aircraft in Boston: on Tuesday 8 January 2013 a Tokyo-bound 787 was taxiing when the "Logan" Airport staff noticed it was spilling fuel. The... more
OccurrencesFire on a JAL 787 Dreamliner aircraft in Boston, FAA investigates the incident
Boston, USA - New problem for the state-of-the-art Boeing airplane
New troubles for a 787 Dreamliner: on Monday 7 January 2013 a mechanic spotted some fire on a Japan Airlines (JAL) aircraft which had just arrived to Boston from Tokyo, caused by a little fire in one of... more
OccurrencesLanding problems for an F-16 aircraft of the Israel Air Force, pilots ejected
Ramat, Israel - An investigation was started: the most probable cause is the collapse of the landing gear
A pilot of an Israel Air Force (IAF) F-16D fighter aircraft together with his navigator were forced to eject as the plane was trying to land at the Ramat David base on January 3rd, 2013. An investigation... more
OccurrencesExtreme planespotting: airplane lands really close to the crowd during an exhibition (VIDEO)
Ballenstedt, Germany - Wrong approach, the aircraft touches ground on a side road
Enthusiasts of planespotting, that is to say the close observation of aircraft, always try to stay as close as possible to airplanes and helicopters when they enjoy their hobby, but on Wednesday 26 December... more
OccurrencesElectrical problems on another United's Dreamliner: Boeing and the airline confirm
Chicago, USA - The issue is not in a generator, as previously believed
United Airlines and Boeing have confirmed that a second 787 Dreamliner aircraft experienced electrical problems on last Friday, as well as another 787 of the world's largest airline on Tuesday 4 December... more
OccurrencesUnited Airlines 787 aircraft emergency landing: it was a failure of an electrical generator
Seattle, USA - The problem occurred on Tuesday 4 December in New Orleans
The investigation about the emergency landing performed by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by United Airlines at New Orleans "Louis Armstrong" Airport on Tuesday 4 December found a failure for one of... more
OccurrencesProblem at the engine of an A-330 aircraft flying from Rio to Paris
Casablanca, Morocco - The same route and type of airplane of 2009's Air France crash
The same kind of airplane which is 2009 sank in the Atlantic Ocean because of technical problems which were not correctly evaluated by the pilots suffered an engine failure to one of the CF-6 engines which... more
OccurrencesEmirates, Engine Alliance and Airbus investigate on the A-380 aircraft engine problem
Sydney, Australia - On Sunday night the "Giant of the skies" of the Middle-Eastern company was forced to return to the departure airport
Emirates, engine Alliance and Airbus are collaborating for the analysis of the problem which caused the malfunctioning of one of the four engines on the Airbus A-380 aircraft of the Middle-Eastern country... more
OccurrencesEngine problems for an Emirates A-380 aircraft flying from Sydney to Dubai
Sydney , Australia - No problem reported for passengers and crew members
An engine problem forced an Emirates A-380 aircraft which was flying from Sydney to Dubai in the night between Sunday 11 and Monday 12 November 2012 to return to its departure airport: non problems for... more
OccurrencesSmoke in the cabin in the Jet2 aircraft at Glasgow (2): at least 17 passengers injured (VIDEO)
Glasgow, United Kingdom - Most of the passengers departed anyway to Alicante
At least 17 passengers suffered injuries among the ones who were on the Alicante-bound Jet2 Boeing 737 which was forced to abort its takeoff procedure and to evacuate the persons on board on the runway... more
OccurrencesSmoke in the cockpit of an aircraft at Glasgow-International Airport, passengers evacuated
Glasgow, United Kingdom - Some flights diverted to Edinburgh
An aircraft operated by the English company Jet2, Flight LS177, was evacuated in the morning of Friday 19 October 2012 on the runway of Glasgow International Airport, because of the presence of smoke in... more
OccurrencesFour emergency landings for Russian aircraft in the past 48 hours
Moscow, Russia - One of them because of the birth of a baby on board
Four aircraft operated by Russian airlines were forced to perform emergency landings in the past 48 hours: three of them were due to technical issues, and one to the birth of a baby on board. The first... more
OccurrencesAir India Dreamliner aircraft involved in a bird-strike incident
Bangalore, India - No consequences for passengers and crew members
One of the two Air India's Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, which are part of the fleet of the airline since just a few days, after a four-year delay in the deliveries (AVIONEWS), was involved in a bird-strike... more
OccurrencesTwo aircraft close to collision at Istanbul "Sabiha Gökçen" Airport
Istanbul, Turkey - Communications issues between airport staff and air traffic control
On Thursday 27 September 2012 the newspaper "Millyet" reported the news of an accident which was avoided at the last second at Istanbul "Sabiha Gökçen" Airport, the second hub of the Turkish capital. The i... more
OccurrencesRyanair: another emergency landing for an aircraft of the Irish airline
Berlin, Germany - The Bratislava-bound plane forced to land at Berlin-Schoenefeld airport
Ryanair, the famous low-cost carrier, is experiencing a bad period: on Monday 24 September 2012 another aircraft of the Irish company was forced to perform an emergency landing, this time at Berlin-Schoenefeld... more
OccurrencesRyanair aircraft forced to perform emergency landing for cabin pressure loss
Madrid, Spain - Sixteen passengers were treated by medical staff
A Ryanair aircraft bound to Canary Islands was forced to perform an emergency landing in the morning of Friday 07/09/2012 at Madrid-Barajas Airport because of a loss of pressure in the cabin. Flight... more
OccurrencesEngine fumes: Dreamliner aircraft take-off halted
Tokyo, Japan - "Nothing serious"
All Nippon Airways aborted the take-off of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft on Wednesday after white smoke was detected from the plane's left engine. The aircraft was at Okayama airport bound for Tokyo. "We... more
OccurrencesAircraft evacuated for smoke at Cologne Airport: 11 injured
Cologne, Germany - The Öger Türk Airways departed from Hanover
A major smoke leak in the cabin caused the evacuation of an Öger Türk Airways in the afternoon of Monday 03/09/2012 at Cologne Airport. 186 passengers were on board: most of them managed to find their w... more
OccurrencesAVIONEWS contacts Meridiana fly about the situation of 180 passengers in Egypt
Marsa Alama, Egypt - The carrier apologizes for the inconvenience
A flight between Marsa Alam, Egypt, and Rome, has been grounded due to an unspecified technical failure. Today, many Italian newspapers reported the claims of 180 passengers who had waited more than 48... more
OccurrencesPakistan Airlines aircraft slides off runway: no consequences for the persons on board
Lahore, Pakistan - Landing gear problems for the ATR-42
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) ATR-42/500 aircraft, registration code AP-BHJ, skidded off the runway on Friday 31/08/2012 at 3:10 pm local time (10:10 am GMT) at Lahore "Allama Iqbal" International... more
OccurrencesThree emergency landings for United Airlines aircraft during the weekend
Newark, USA - No consequences for passengers and crew members
Three United Airlines aircraft performed as many emergency landings during the weekend because of problems of different nature: fortunately none of the persons on board, among passengers and crew members,... more
OccurrencesBombardier aircraft performs emergency landing in Japan
Miyazaki, Japan - An engine overheats and forces the U-turn
A Bombardier DHC-8 twin-engine turboprop with 55 people on board was forced to an emergency landing with only one engine working yesterday evening in Japan. Shortly after the aircraft took off from... more
OccurrencesPakistan Air Force aircraft makes emergency landing
Islamabad, Pakistan - No-one injured
A Pakistan Air Force aircraft was forced to an emergency landing yesterday. Official sources reported that the aircraft, an MFi-17 Mushshak single-engine turboprop, almost crashed near a graveyard in the... more
OccurrencesBoeing 737 involved in a bird-strike: the image of the rip in the nose cone of the aircraft
Denver, USA - The 151 persons on board are all unharmed
A Boeing 737 aircraft operated by United Airlines was involved in a bird-strike on Tuesday 31/07/2012 during its descent into Denver International Airport in the morning of Tuesday 31/07/2012: the images... more
OccurrencesEuropean airports suffered many incidents on Saturday
Rome, Italy - Transavia, Gazprom Avia and Condor Air aircraft involved
On Saturday three incidents occurred at Cagliari, Lille and Linz airports. In Cagliari, the captain of a Gazprom Avia B-737 aircraft was forced to turn back after ten minutes from take-off from Elmas due... more
OccurrencesEstonian Air aircraft forced to reverse course to the airport for a technical problem
Tallinn, Estonia - The inconvenience happened a few minutes after takeoff
On Wednesday 25/07/2012 a Moscow-bound Estonian Air aircraft was forced to reverse its course and come back at Tallinn airport a few minutes after the takeoff, because of a not-better-specified technical... more
OccurrencesAir India Airbus A-319 aircraft forced to emergency landing in Pakistan
Delhi, India - The commander suspects a hydraulic failure
An Air India Airbus A-319 aircraft (AI 940) made an emergency landing at Pakistan Nawab Shah airport in Sindh while flying from Abu Dhabi to Delhi. International press reports confirmed that all the... more
OccurrencesC-5 Galaxy aircraft: problem solved
Washington, USA - New aluminium alloy improves the aircraft lifespan
The Air Force Research Laboratory has solved critical cracking issues with the C-5 Galaxy super heavy transport aircraft. The AFRL recently investigated cracking issues that have been occurring in C-5... more
OccurrencesScandinavian Airlines aircraft forced to make an emergency landing in the USA because of smoke in the cabin
Bangor, USA - No problems for the crew members and the 272 passengers on board
A Copenhagen-bound Scandinavian Airlines aircraft departed from Newark was forced on Wednesday 20/06/2012 evening to perform an emergency landing at the Bangor Airport in Maine, because of the presence... more
OccurrencesBoeing 737 aircraft ran out of runway: problems with brakes and autopilot
Pontianak, Indonesia - The pilot forced the flaps and manually landed
A Lion Air 737/400 aircraft run out of runway today landing at the airport of Pontianak, Indonesia, after a flight from Jakarta. The local ministry of Transport reported a statement about the incident.... more
OccurrencesCanada: breakdown on a Boeing 777 aircraft, emergency landing in Toronto
Toronto, Canada - No injuries, despite debris falling on cars
An Air Canada Boeing 777 aircraft was forced yesterday, 28/05/2012, to perform an emergency landing at the Toronto Airport, because of the switching off of one engine during the flight. The aircraft... more
OccurrencesIndia: aircraft engine catches fire after landing
Mumbai, India - Jet Airways flight, no injured
The engine of a Jet Airways aircraft caught fire shortly after landing in Mumbai, this morning, 28/05/2012, requiring firefighter intervention. All the 158 passengers on board are reported to be unharmed,... more
OccurrencesAirbus: composite in wings caused cracks
Toulouse, France - "When it was designed some 10 years ago, it was an innovation"
Behind recent A-380 cracks lies the effort to lower the weight of this super-size. It should be noted that, according to many sources, repair costs could climb towards 500 million Euro. Airbus' CEO... more
OccurrencesAir Dolomiti aircraft emergency landing:41 Italian passengers decided to return to Italy
Munich, Italy - The airplane is under investigation in Munich
41 passengers who were on board the ATR-72/500 aircraft at Munich airport have decided to return to Italy. The airplane emergency landed today. Air Dolomiti chief of the press office Claudia Palamini... more
OccurrencesCitation jet pilot reports of drone-aircraft over Denver
Denver, USA - The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating
A Cessna Citation 525CJ1 private jet was flying over Denver on Monday after coming in from Wichita, Kansas. The pilot made a radio transmission to air traffic control about a strange unidentified object... more
OccurrencesProblems for an Ibiza-bound Ryanair aircraft: unscheduled landing at Charleroi-Brussels South
Charleroi, Belgium - The airline: "Just a precautionary measure"
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 aircraft flying from Eindhoven to Ibiza was forced yesterday, 15/05/2012, to carry out a precautionary landing at the Charleroi-Brussels South airport. The flight captain decided... more
OccurrencesUSAF close to solving Raptor hypoxia cases
Washington, USA - Controversies continue about incidents: two pilots publicly speak on it
The US Air Force said it will not punish two F-22 Raptor pilots who publicly revealed the problems with the F-22 Raptor fifth generation aircraft oxygen system. "We have some recent data that we are... more
OccurrencesF-22 aircraft pilots decline to fly
Washington, USA - "I don't feel it's right that I ask them to do it and I'm not willing to do it myself"
Some Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor pilots are refusing to fly these jets, expressing concerns about hypoxia-like incidents (AVIONEWS). "Obviously it's a very sensitive thing because we are trying to ensure... more
OccurrencesVirgin airplane emergency landing: 15 people taken to hospital from Gatwick airport
London, UK - Fire on-board forced the captain to perform a U-turn
The Virgin Atlantic flight which paralyzed air traffic at Gatwick yesterday afternoon (AVIONEWS) resulted in unpleasant consequences after the emergency landing. Local press reports some 15 people were... more
OccurrencesRAF surveillance planes grounded due to technical issues
London, United Kingdom - The aircraft have been suspended pending further investigation
A squadron of seven Boeing Sentry E-3D surveillance aircraft (one of the most well-known AWACS aircraft currently in service and with the largest number produced) was grounded due to a technical issue... more
OccurrencesRyanair aircraft made an emergency landing in Frankfurt: three people detained in hospital
Frankfurt, Germany - Pressurisation warning and the captain repeats "Mayday, mayday"
On last Wednesday a Ryanair flight from Bergamo was diverted to Frankfurt, Germany, after the captain indentified a pressurisation warning in the aircraft cabin. The airplane was forced into a fast descent... more
OccurrencesJAL Boeing 777/200ER aircraft seriously damaged in tailstrike
Tokyo, Japan - None of the 296 passengers were injured
A Japan Airlines Boeing 777/200ER which had left Shanghai-Hongqiao International Airport suffered serious damage after it struck a runway at Tokyo-Haneda Airport, destroying part of the rear fuselage. The... more
OccurrencesTwo emergency landings in Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan - A ministry airplane and a helicopter landed after technical problems
The Pakistani prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and other federal ministers were involved in an emergency landing due to a technical problem of their special aircraft while flying to the Sindh province... more
OccurrencesElectrical failure at Birmingham airport has been solved
Birmingham, UK - Many passengers walked through passport control without being checked
An electrical failure has shut down the immigration control system at Birmingham airport causing delays for hundreds of passengers. The UK Border Agency staff had to resort to manual passport checking,... more
OccurrencesPassengers immobilize ranting pilot on a JetBlue flight (VIDEO)
New York, USA - "A medical situation which involves the captain"
Panic on board a JetBlue flight yesterday. The pilot, in the grip of a psychological crisis for unknown reasons, was expelled and sealed out the cockpit by the rest of the crew, which landed the aircraft... more
OccurrencesHMS Illustrious helicopter carrier ends "Cold Response" exercises
London, United Kingdom - The unit has finished just half of the operation before going home
The HMS Illustrious, an English 22,000-tonne helicopter carrier and Royal Navy's flagship since 2005, has participated in the training operation "Cold Response" (the same one where a Norwegian C-130 crashed,... more
OccurrencesBoeing 737 aircraft lost control in Atlanta
Atlanta, USA - Brake failure and the plane runs free
A strange accident happened yesterday at Atlanta airport, United States, the hub with the biggest passenger attendance in the world. During maintenance, two workers were operating on the engines of... more
OccurrencesAircraft out of runway due to bad weather at Djerba airport
Rome, Italy - It seems to be a Dutch's Transavia aircraft
According to many rumors, a Boeing 737 aircraft property of the low-cost Dutch airline "Transavia", after landing at Djerba's airport in Tunisia from Paris and Monastir, went out of the runway due to the... more
OccurrencesProblems during the first USAF flight of the LM F-35 Lightning II aircraft
Eglin, USA - "We are trained for this"
As announced days ago, the maiden flight of the F-35 "Joint Strike Fighter" has been operated in official USAF dress, from the Eglin air base, Florida. "Our first sortie is truly a milestone for the... more