KFlyer From Sri Lanka, joined Mar 2007, 1211 posts, RR: 0 Posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 21874 times:
No detailed info yet on the airline or the type of the incident. Just that..
" A Boeing 767 was involved in an "accident" while landing at Harare's international airport on a flight from London, official told AFP. "
Tweet by Michael Poppel, BNO News President
Has to be either Air Zimbabwe or BA ( if the latter serves ) ?
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KFlyer From Sri Lanka, joined Mar 2007, 1211 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 21774 times:
Yes Air Zimbabwe is the only one, operating LGW-HRE. Has two 762ERs Z-WPE and WPF. But I'm really puzzled since..
Z-WPE flew HRE-LGW yesterday, but obviously not the other way yet. Z-WPF apparently hasn't flown to Europe since 2nd Aug.
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lxlgu From South Africa, joined Sep 2000, 1085 posts, RR: 2 Reply 4, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 21718 times:
According to news24.com
Ambulances have been seen on the way to the airport
Zimbabwe Civil Aviation head has confirmed a Boeing 767 from London has had an accident at Harare Airport but would not
confirm the airline or what has happened exactly to the plane.
An emergency help line has been set up by Zimbabwe Civil Aviation
FlySSC From France, joined Aug 2003, 7313 posts, RR: 60 Reply 9, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 21373 times:
an "Accident" is apparently confirmed by the Chief of the Airport, David Chawota ...
"I confirm that a Boeing 767 coming from London had an accident during its landing at Harare.
We are trying to find out the cause of the accident. A Hot Line for the family of the passengers will be opened", declared D. Chawota to the AFP (Agence France Presse).
According to witnesses, several ambulances are heading to the airport.
KFlyer From Sri Lanka, joined Mar 2007, 1211 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 21374 times:
A "drill" as in practice ? I wouldn't be suprised if it in the end turns out to be a safety training. But..
1. Why was it confirmed as an accident by the official
2. Why did ambulances reportedly rushed to the airport
3. Having operated the aircraft for many years, would they really need a training ?
UPDATE: Airport CEO has confirmed to BNO News that it was an accident
[Edited 2010-08-05 02:44:01]
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KFlyer From Sri Lanka, joined Mar 2007, 1211 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 20575 times:
Some reports at PPRuNe say there was an IATA audit going on and this was a "drill". UK Foreign Office just said the same. On the other hand there weren't any LGW-HRE flights being flown too. But an airport CEO to misunderstand all this ? ? It's all so confusing right now.
jetfuel From Australia, joined Jan 2005, 2066 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 20419 times:
Officials: Plane Accident At Zimbabwe Airport
Posted: 2:36 am PDT August 5, 2010
Updated: 2:59 am PDT August 5, 2010
HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwean aviation officials say a Boeing 767 arriving from London has been involved in an accident at Harare's airport.
A witness says ambulances were headed to the scene, where smoke could be seen rising from one runway Thursday.
Harare - Flames were seen rising form the runway area at Harare International Airport in Zimbabwe on Thursday morning and ambulances were seen rushing to the scene, amid reports of an accident involving an aircraft.
A German Press Agency dpa correspondent at the scene said he saw several ambulances rushing to the airport and said police were turning passenger vehicles away.
He also said he saw flames rising from the area around the runway. It was not immediately clear what had happened.
Airport police were overheard talking about an incident involving a British aircraft
ET 873 Flight Information Route: From (ADD) Addis Ababa, ET to (HRE) Harare, ZW
Duration: 4h 15m
Departure Status Details
Airport: (ADD) Bole Airport
City: Addis Ababa, ET
Scheduled: 9:30 AM - Thu Aug 05, 2010
Local Time: 1:25 PM - Thu Aug 05, 2010
Departure Flight Notes
•It is currently later at the departing airport than the expected departure time and the flight is not yet active. This may indicate a delay or cancellation. It may also be that the departure information is not available or has not reached one of our data sources yet.
Arrival Status Details
Airport: (HRE) Harare Airport
City: Harare, ZW
Scheduled: 12:45 PM - Thu Aug 05, 2010
Terminal: I
Local Time: 12:25 PM - Thu Aug 05, 2010
[Edited 2010-08-05 03:27:56]
Where's the passion gone out of the airline industry? The smell of jetfuel and the romance of taking a flight....
KFlyer From Sri Lanka, joined Mar 2007, 1211 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 20220 times:
Now they are stating there was no accident. Shouldn't an airport CEO who doesn't even know about an incident at his airport be fired ? Or is there any cover up going on ? Someone have latest NOTAMs for HRE ?
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Plane 'accident' from London to Zimbabwe's Harare airport 'a drill'
An "accident" involving a plane travelling from London to Zimbabwe while attempting to land was in fact a drill, the Foreign Office has claimed
"I can confirm that a 767 plane coming from London has had an accident at Harare airport," said David Chawota, chief executive of the Zimbabwe Civil Aviation Authority.
But the Foreign Office later issued a statement, saying the "accident" was in fact a "drill".
What the hell is going on?
Where's the passion gone out of the airline industry? The smell of jetfuel and the romance of taking a flight....
jamake1 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 895 posts, RR: 2 Reply 19, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 19993 times:
From CNN:
Officials confirm incident initially reported as a plane accident at Harare International Airport in Zimbabwe was a drill.
clydenairways From Ireland, joined Jan 2007, 1025 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 19641 times:
Well this is not the first time something like this has happened in aviation or other emergency drills.
We had one in this country a few years back about a bus crash involving the state run transport company, all the media jumped to announce the "breaking news" but afterwards found out it was only an excercise.
KFlyer From Sri Lanka, joined Mar 2007, 1211 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 19613 times:
Confirmed.
" The event was an annual preparedness exercise held by Medical Rescue International.
The company confirmed the following to BNO News Wire.
"No real aircraft was being used during the drill. It is to test all the agencies."
"Today's event simulated a large aircraft that ran off the end of the runway, crashed and burned"
"It simulated that there were 140 casualties".
It is very unfortune to notice how the Airport Authority CEO had been unaware of the training exercise at the very airport he manages and created an unnecessary chaos. "
vfw614 From Germany, joined Dec 2001, 3644 posts, RR: 5 Reply 23, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 19207 times:
It was quite interesting to see that CNN and German news channels were all running breaking news banners, whereas BBC World did not mention it all (at least over the time I was watching). Obviously they had better sources....
Burkhard From Germany, joined Nov 2006, 4268 posts, RR: 2 Reply 24, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 19207 times:
Now I beg this is true!
25 Jasondn: I really hope they didn't send 70 - 80 ambulances to the scene! Imagine, probably all of Harare medical staff at the airport and nothing going on
26 pink77W: were the flames seen rising from the runway from a bic lighter or a tiki torch?
27 BAW076: British Airways ceased operations to Harare a couple of years ago.
28 rojo: Zimbabwe is a joke. I was there last month and the country is struggling in every way imaginable... hope things get better in the future. Mainline Bri
29 EI787: As this turned out to be a false alarm, the thread will now be locked. Regards, EI787.
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