Posts Tagged ‘incidents’
 

 

Saturday Logbook 11/28: Saudi Arabian 777 Performs Fuel Dump During Emergency Return to JFK and More

A busy couple of days at JFK with emergency landings and AirTrain malfunctions. Plus: 787 wing testing gets underway, and a SATA A310 almost bites it.
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Video: Plane Nearly Crashes Into Mountain

Beechcraft Bonanza + unexpected IFR conditions + crummy handheld GPS + high terrain = Better stop at Walmart for new undies on the way home.
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Air France A380 Breaks Down in New York, Stranding 530 Passengers

A local hotel was unable to accommodate all of the Air France superjumbo's passengers when it broke down Monday evening.
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A United Airlines 757 (N507UA) seen here completing the Expressway Visual 31 approach. (Photograph by Matt Molnar)

LaGuardia Airport Flights Diverted Due to Misplaced Construction Crane

A report has emerged that a large crane being used to build a new trash transfer station in College Point got a bit too close for comfort to LaGuardia Airport runway 31 arrivals earlier this month.
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Continental Passengers Sleep in Terminal After Montana Emergency Landing

A Continental Airlines jet flying to Portland, Ore. was forced to make an emergency landing at Helena Regional Airport (HLN) after one of its engines died over the Upper Midwest Sunday night.
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