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In Colombia plane crash, pilot skill praised for minimal injury

August 16, 2010
Colombia plane crash

Officials in Colombia called it a “miracle” that the plane crash on a Colombian island early Monday morning resulted in just one death. Even as authorities work to determine what caused the Boeing 737 to go down, deft piloting is being pointed to as a key factor in saving the lives of the 130...
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British Couple Saved After 40 Days Stranded At Sea

February 23, 2009

A British couple was rescued from the middle of the Atlantic Ocean by an Italian tanker after spending 40 days lost at sea. Stuart Armstrong, 51, and his partner Andrea Davison, 48, are heading back to Britain on board the supertanker Indian Point. Although unhurt, they were tired, exhausted and grateful to be returning...
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Passenger: People were ‘flying’ around the plane

February 20, 2009
Passenger: People were ‘flying’ around the plane

About 30 people were injured Friday when a Northwest Airlines flight suffered turbulence before landing at Japan’s Narita International Airport, a Northwest spokesman said. Three people where seriously injured, fire officials said. Tokyo ‘s Kyodo news agency later put the number of overall injured at 47. There were 408 passengers and 14 crew members...
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Pilot quick to avert disaster

December 31, 2008
Pilot quick to avert disaster

An alert pilot of Air India’s Haj flight today helped avert a possible disaster at NSC Bose Airport this morning.The Boeing-747 flight carrying 449 haj pilgrims from Jeddah was about to land in three minutes when the pilot noticed another aircraft on the same runway and contacted the Air Traffic Control (ATC) officers alerting...
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Flight attendant forced to land plane after co-pilot suffers mental breakdown

November 20, 2008

A flight attendant was forced to land a UK-bound jet carrying 146 passengers after the co-pilot had a mental breakdown over the Atlantic Ocean, an official report disclosed today. Another attendant suffered wrist injuries as the crew forcibly removed the co-pilot from the cockpit controls and restrained him in a seat in the cabin,...
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Sinking boat intercepted off Australian coast

November 20, 2008
Sinking boat intercepted off Australian coast

The Australian Navy has rescued 12 people from a sinking boat near Ashmore Reef off the West Australian coast. The stationary boat was spotted by a Coastwatch plane late Wednesday about 80 nautical miles southeast of the reef. The navy’s HMAS Ararat was sent to investigate, and found the boat was sinking fast because...
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QantasLink plane lands in Brisbane after smoke fills cabin

November 19, 2008

A QantasLink plane made an emergency landing at Brisbane Airport last night, after smoke filled the cockpit. - QantasLink plane emergency landing - White smoke ‘filled the cabin’ - 35 passengers land in Brisbane The Dash-8 aircraft, en route from Roma in central Queensland, touched down at 7.23pm, less than five minutes after the...
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Qantas Says Two Aircraft Damaged in Collision at Repair Base

November 18, 2008

Qantas Airways Ltd., Australia’s largest carrier, said two of its Boeing Co. 747 aircraft were damaged in a collision while being towing at a maintenance base. “Both aircraft did sustain some damage and the extent of this is being assessed,” Qantas said in an e-mailed statement. “We have stood the individuals involved down pending...
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Birds Force Plane to Land

November 11, 2008

A Ryanair flight from Frankfurt made an emergency landing at Ciampino Airport near Rome on Monday after striking a flock of starlings, Italian news outlets reported. Two crew members and several of the 166 passengers were reportedly treated for minor injuries. As the plane began its landing, the birds were sucked into its engines,...
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Glasgow flight skids off runway

October 31, 2008

Passengers on a Thomas Cook chartered flight from Glasgow have escaped injury after their plane skidded off the runway at Lanzarote airport. The Air Europa Boeing-737 plane had 74 people on board when it left Glasgow Airport at about 0300 GMT on Friday. Flight AEA-196 came off the runway after touching down in Lanzarote,...
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