GLAGAZ From UK - Scotland, joined Feb 2004, 1975 posts, RR: 12 Reply 1, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 12032 times:
I was out with GLA fire brigade today and asked if they had any recent full emergencies. Quite a coinsidience that one occurs tonight. Hope all goes well.
Neutrality means that u don't really care cos the struggle goes on even when ur not there, blind and unaware
Jfkaua From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 1000 posts, RR: 3 Reply 2, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 11961 times:
Jfkaua From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 1000 posts, RR: 3 Reply 5, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 11908 times:
whats free that i can use to track the flight? On what I tried I either get 0ft or 0mph or please contact airline...
Nighthawk From UK - Scotland, joined Sep 2001, 4991 posts, RR: 38 Reply 10, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 11708 times:
Im not on freq, too far away. Friend is sending me updates over MSN, he is on freq. Noidea which tyre. aircraft is on approach. reporting 214 (!?!) onboard, all ready for emergency evac.
Type is believed to be A320, on loan from air malta to excel...
Planesarecool From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2001, 4093 posts, RR: 13 Reply 11, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 11705 times:
Nighthawk From UK - Scotland, joined Sep 2001, 4991 posts, RR: 38 Reply 13, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 11606 times:
Nighthawk From UK - Scotland, joined Sep 2001, 4991 posts, RR: 38 Reply 14, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 11453 times:
Glasgow is closed to all traffic. A BA flight has been told to divert as they expect runway to become unusable afte rlanding!
Planesarecool From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2001, 4093 posts, RR: 13 Reply 15, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 11413 times:
It is a B737-300. The six A320's are currently 'in action.' At Heathrow, Manchester, Pescara, Frankfurt, and the two chartered are from Kavala into Manchester and Larnaca into Birmingham.
Nighthawk From UK - Scotland, joined Sep 2001, 4991 posts, RR: 38 Reply 16, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 11342 times:
aircraft has pulled out of approach, and expects to try again in 30 mins. They are now trying to land a few other flights. Globespan is on approach now.
BENNETT123 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2004, 6363 posts, RR: 1 Reply 19, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 10978 times:
I have just copied this from WWW.BBC.CO.UK
"An Air Malta flight is circling Glasgow Airport to burn up fuel before making an emergency landing.
Airport operator BAA said the Boeing 737, with 143 people on board, suffered hydraulic failure on take-off.
Gilesdavies From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2003, 2884 posts, RR: 1 Reply 20, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 10923 times:
The news story is now breaking on BBC News 24 and they are speaking to an expert and the impacts of an aircraft landing with 2 burst tires.
They are advising they have ambulances and fire brigade on standby. The BAA spokeman confirmed the airport is closed to all traffic.
Starlionblue From Hong Kong, joined Feb 2004, 15872 posts, RR: 66 Reply 21, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 10901 times:
CNN Headline news of course can't find Europe as usual. ARGH!
"There are no stupid questions, but there are a lot of inquisitive idiots." - from Citadel by John Ringo
EZYAirbus From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2003, 2448 posts, RR: 53 Reply 22, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 10892 times:
Blackbird1331 From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 1892 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 10884 times:
A little prayer for all on board. I'm sure they will make it. The pilots are in touch with Boeing on the best landindg senario, I'm sure. Maybe even a wheels up landing after exhausting their fuel. Good luck.
Cameras shoot pictures. Guns shoot people. They have the guns.
31 GoAround: BBC update: Full emergency procedures have been activated and a rescue helicopter is on standby.
32 Bmi330: not sure what i am seeing now i though i had seen it going in but there is still a light in the sky. think its the recure chopper seen it going back a
33 Nighthawk: aircraft has landed....... everything ok....
34 GLAGAZ: Great news, well done to everyone involved.
36 Blackbird1331: Thank God. Thank you for the speedy update.
37 Planesarecool: What damage is there to the aircraft involved? -Stephen
38 Starlionblue: If nothing else, there will be brown stains on the seats
39 Logan22L: Nighthawk: Great coverage. I'm sure kudos are in order for the entire flight crew as well. Logan
40 Nighthawk: Logan: Great coverage? Everything i posted was wrong, A320 with 214 on board, Aircraft was a 737-300 with 143 on board
41 GoAround: But what matters right now is the damage to life - we know everyone's safe - that's what counts. Sometimes it doesn't matter whether it's a 747, A320
42 Nighthawk: I believe the passengers exited the aircraft on the runway, so Glasgow will probably remain closed for the next few hours
43 OPNLguy: >>>What damage is there to the aircraft involved? Don't know about this specific event, but from personal experience on others, you're probably lookin
44 Pe@rson: I'm glad everything was OK and that it was uneventful. I had butterflies even without being on the flight!
45 CMK10: Any landing you can walk away from is a good one. Good to have them back on the ground.
46 LMML 14/32: B737-300 9H-ADH The plane burst at least one tyre on take off and this in turn took out the A Hydraulic System. This means that the plane had limited
47 BENNETT123: Excellent news from the BBC. Well done Air Malta. "Jet lands safely after tyre alert The Air Malta flight lands at Glasgow Airport An Air Malta flight
48 Kl911: '''circled the airport for three hours to burn fuel before attempting to land. ''' Why not dump fuel and land? That would be better for the mental hea
49 Buckfifty: As I understand it, A320's are not equipped for fuel jettisons.
50 OPNLguy: >>>Why not dump fuel and land? 737-300 doesn't have them either. nor does any 737...
51 LHR27C: Thanks for all the updates, thank goodness it has landed safely. Any news on the replacement aircraft yet?
52 Jaspike: There was an interview with one young lady who was on the flight on GMTV this morning She didn't seem to scarred at all.. Tom
53 LMML 14/32: The relief aircraft, an A319, sent from MLA should be boarding the pax as I write. In these incidents it is not uncommon for some pax to decide not to
54 Planesarecool: The ultimate question remains, will they bother repairing the aircraft. From what i know, these aircraft are knocking on a bit now, should they retire
55 Acvitale: Planesarecool, A tyre burst is not an airframe problem but rather a tyre problem. It could happen to a new or old airframe. Because one has a tyre pro
56 Thunderace: Can you tell me why a 737 does not have the ability to dump fuel. This must have been a nightmare for the pax ! ! ! ! ! !
57 Buckfifty: Fuel jettison equipment, including the manifold, the pumps, etc, add weight and complexity to the aircraft wing. There really is no need for fuel dump
58 Logan22L: Nighthawk - sorry, left work right after the landing. What I meant was, thanks for keeping us so "right-up-to-the-minute." So you got a few details w
59 OPNLguy: >>>Can you tell me why a 737 does not have the ability to dump fuel. There wasn't any need for it, since when it was first designed, the 737-100 was a
60 LMML 14/32: Actually in the incident of the 13th August, it was a brand new tyre that had been changed during the night that burst on take-off. Of course brand ne
61 Craigy: If the situation had required immediate action, then the 737 would have just made a heavy landing. In this case, the more fuel you can burn off the be
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