Smokin’ plane brings Gatwick to standstill

Gatwick Airport was forced to close, on Friday 24th July, after a plane made an emergency landing.
The Flybe Dash 8 aircraft, with 46 passengers on board, was en route to Cardiff from Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris.
It is believed that it put down at the West Sussex airport because of a smoke problem.
“I could see there was smoke in [...]

Boeing 767 forced to land as cockpit fills with smoke

Looking through Google today I noticed there have been more and more smoke related incidents on aircraft. Frankly, at the moment, I can’t keep up!
Here’s one from 1 April 09 – and it certainly wouldn’t have been an April fool for those on board.
An airliner that reportedly had smoke in its cockpit and engine trouble [...]

Boeing 747 fills with smoke. Passengers struggle to breathe

British Airways was flying a team of engineers from London to Phoenix on Saturday to inspect a Boeing 747 that filled with smoke the previous night and forced hundreds of passengers to evacuate.
Airline spokesman John Lampl says the 298 passengers who were on board Flight 288 as it prepared to take off late Friday were [...]

Contaminated airliner air: Flight attendant files lawsuit against Boeing

Back in April 2007 flight attendant, Terry Williams, noticed a “misty haze type of smoke” on Flight 843 as it taxied toward a gate in Dallas, Texas.
Little did she know that the haze was caused by contaminated air caused by a leak in the plane’s engines – known as a ‘fume event’. Little did [...]

Airliner life jackets: Why not face masks too?

Most airline passengers will be aware that they have a relatively expensive life jacket under their seat, just in case the aircraft has to make an emergency landing in water. (The life jacket comes complete with whistle and little light for attracting attention).
Now, how often do you think these life jackets been required? Well, I’ll [...]

787 Dreamliner test flight delayed again

Boeing said on Tuesday that it would delay the first flight and delivery of its new 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The company said a new schedule for the first test flight and delivery would be available in "several weeks".
In a statement, Boeing explained that the latest delay was "due to a need to reinforce an area [...]

Dreamliner update…but it’s only a rumour

The Dreamliner is now set to take to the skies by 30th June. Will they or won’t they? I’m taking bets.
http://www.etravelblackboard.com/showarticle.asp?id=93615&nav=130

A breath of fresh air? The Boeing Dreamliner is about to take to the skies

Dreamliner takes to skies complete with electrically filtered air.