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| Tuesday, March 25, 2008 |
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Business Jet Door Falls Off; No One Hurt
By FlyingNews @ 8:52 AM :: 160 Views ::
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Aviation officials say the main passenger door fell off a twin-jet business plane as it was taking off from a Colorado airport.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Mike Fergus says the door tumbled from the Bombardier Challenger CL-60 shortly after takeoff Monday from Grand Junction Regional Airport. No one was hurt.
He says that he doesn't know how high the plane was, but that it returned to the airport and landed safely. He also didn't know how many people were aboard, but the plane can seat about 20 passengers.
You can read the entire article here.
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| Tuesday, March 25, 2008 |
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Pilot Error Cited in Indonesia Crash
By FlyingNews @ 8:42 AM :: 118 Views ::
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An Indonesian pilot shouted "Pull up! Pull up!" seconds before his jetliner plunged into the sea last year, killing all 102 people on board, according to an investigation Tuesday that blamed his errors and a faulty navigation system for the disaster.
"This is really bad. It is starting to fly like a bamboo ship," said one of the two pilots before the Boeing 737 crashed, according to comments captured by the cockpit voice recorder. "This is crazy!"
Last week, the government revoked low-cost carrier Adam Air's operating license because of its poor safety record.
You can read the entire article here.
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| Tuesday, March 25, 2008 |
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Small plane missing off coast of Venice
By FlyingNews @ 8:31 AM :: 107 Views ::
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Rescuers say they're searching for a missing plane that crashed off the Venice Pier late Monday night.
According to officials, three small training planes were working out of the Venice Airport at around 9:00 p.m. on Monday. They say two of them returned, but the third did not.
Witnesses in the area of the pier say they saw the plane go down about a mile off the coast, but so far the wreckage hasn't been found.
You can read the entire article here.
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| Wednesday, March 12, 2008 |
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| Wednesday, February 27, 2008 |
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CHC Reports Emergency Landing by Affiliate, Brazilian Helicopter Services
By FlyingNews @ 7:24 AM :: 137 Views ::
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CHC Helicopter Corporation ("CHC") (TSX:FLY.A)(TSX:FLY.B)(NYSE:FLI) regrets to report that an AS332L2 helicopter, operated by BHS Brazilian Helicopter Services Taxi Aereo SA ("BHS") made an emergency landing into the waters of the Campos Basin approximately 100 kilometres off the coast of Brazil at approximately 1630hrs local time, Tuesday, February 26, 2008. The helicopter was under contract to Petrobras Brasileiro SA which has released the following information in a press release: "There were 20 persons on board, 3 crew members and 17 passengers. As of 1900hrs local time, 15 persons have been rescued, 4 persons are still missing and 1 confirmed fatality. Search and rescue efforts are ongoing."
CHC is the world's largest provider of helicopter services to the global offshore oil and gas industry, with aircraft operating in more than 30 countries worldwide.
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| Monday, February 25, 2008 |
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| Wednesday, February 20, 2008 |
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2 F-15s reported missing
By FlyingNews @ 9:06 PM :: 113 Views ::
0 Comments :: Military Aviation, Flying Accidents
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EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., (AFPN) -- Two Air Force F-15C Eagles were reported missing Feb. 20 at approximately 2 p.m. CST in the Gulf of Mexico.
The two aircraft were assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing. At the time of the accident, they were on a training sortie.
Active search and rescue efforts are under way.
A board of officers will investigate the accident.
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