Air Force plane makes emergency landing in Milwaukee

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MILWAUKEE — An Air Force plane made an emergency landing Thursday night (July 26) at Milwaukee’s Mitchell International Airport. 

The aircraft landed safely after being forced to make the emergency landing about 8:15 p.m.

Airport officials told WISN 12 News the Air Force plane isn't based in Milwaukee and that it was able to taxi off the runway.

The initial report for incident indicated there was smoke in the cockpit, but that has not been confirmed.

After an inspection on the west side of the airport where the plane landed, crews towed the plane across the airport grounds to the 128^th Refueling Wing, which is customary for military aircraft.

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Thousands of Southside Corpus Christi residents were without power Wednesday afternoon, prompting scores of business closures.

 AEP Texas tweeted a photo of the Rodd Field Substation on fire in Corpus Christi on Wednesday, July 31, 2019. The fire left 14,000 customers without power. (Photo: Screenshot)

About 14,500 customers around the intersection of Yorktown and Cimarron boulevards were affected by a fire at the Rodd Field electrical substation, AEP Texas communications manager Omar Lopez said.

About 5,000 remained without power at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, but AEP hoped to restore service to all customers by midnight, according to Curtis Proske, distribution system manager for the Corpus Christi District, in a news release.

According to an AEP Texas Facebook post, the fire and subsequent outage occurred around 2:10 p.m. Several pieces of equipment inside the Rodd Field Substation were damaged in the fire, AEP officials said.

Crews worked to assess the situation through the afternoon, as daytime temperatures in the Corpus Christi area climbed to nearly 100 degrees. AEP Texas initially posted on social media that power would be restored around 7 p.m.

A statement from Dan Boezio, AEP Texas vice president of Transmission Field Services, said it is possible that while some customers could have power restored early Wednesday evening, others might be without power until early Thursday morning at the latest.

Dan Boezio, AEP Texas vice president of Transmission Field Services, said crews would work through the night to repair damage to the facility, which was "significant."

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Three passengers suffer smoke inhalation and 12 others need treatment after British Airways flight makes emergency landing in Spain with smoke-filled cabinTourists can be seen using the evacuation slide on the runway in Valen

Tourists can be seen using the evacuation slide on the runway in Valencia
The plane apparently flew for 10 minutes with the cabin filled with smoke
Passenger Lucy Brown said the journey felt 'like a horror film' and was terrifying

Three passengers have suffered smoke inhalation and 12 others need treatment after a British Airways flight made an emergency landing in Spain with a smoke-filled cabin.  

Footage posted online shows passengers using the evacuation slide on the runway in Valencia, and a clip from the cabin shows the air thick with smoke.

Lucy Brown posted pictures of the smoking cabin on Twitter and said the events -which unfolded at around 7pm today - 'felt like a horror film.'

She said: @British_Airways terrifying experience on flight to Valencia. Felt like horror film. Thankfully everyone safe. Flight filled with smoke and had to be emergency evacuated. #britishairways. 

Three people have been taken to hospital for checks, while others are understood to have suffered minor friction burns after jumping down the emergency chutes during the scare. 

Irate travellers have lambasted the airline on social media after the evacuation, saying there was no first aid or water provided, people were crying at the terminal, and there has been a lack of information from the airline about the incident.

Miguel J Galindo, posted footage of the passengers being evacuated from the plane and the smoke filled cabin they were forced to deal with prior to landing.

On Twitter, he said: 'BA422 landed in VLC with smoke on the cabin and passengers leaving through evacuation ramp. what is happenning? No info to passengers.'

In a further clip posted by Gayle Fitzpatrick, what appears to be a member of BA staff is on the phone in the smoke filled cabin, as a passenger implores the airline to 'make an announcement.'

Gayle Fiztpatrick was also critical of the airline on Twitter, saying: #Emergency Landing Still waiting to hear what actually happened on our British Airways flight from LHR to Valencia in which our cabin filled with smoke in the last 10 minutes of flight, had to disembark via emergency chutes. No comms 60 mins and counting!

In a series of tweets Spanish journalist Dani Merono said from the smoke-filled cabin: 'We have just landed and the door hasn't opened.

'We are all here and can't breathe. It's madness!'

Source posted Aug 5, 2019:

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London hit by power outage following suspected national grid failure

Updated 1732 GMT (0132 HKT) August 9, 2019

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London (CNN)London and large parts of England and Wales were hit by massive power cut on Friday after a suspected national grid failure, UK power companies said Friday.

"We're aware of a power cut affecting a large area of London and South East. We believe this is due to a failure to National Grid's network, which is affecting our customers," UK Power Networks tweeted, later replying to customers confirming that "the issue was caused by a fault on the National Transmission Network," and that they expect power to be restored.

Western Power Distribution, which distributes power to the Midlands, the South West region and Wales said that they were experiencing a "major incident on the national electricity infrastructure," but added that 90% of their customers have since had their power restored.

Transport for London (TfL) has also confirmed to CNN that parts of its train network were affected following the power outage on Friday evening, but that power had been restored and service was expected to be back up and running shortly.

Londoners shared pictures of the power surge on Twitter, which showed the tube network in darkness.

The outage also affected several overground train services, with Thameslink tweeting that its trains had been brought to a "standstill," and London North Eastern Railway said several of its had broken down, according to PA.

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Private jet has emergency landing at AEX, smoke in cockpit

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - There were some tense moments at England Airpark on Monday evening when preparations were made for an emergency landing.

England Airpark held their annual economic development summit on Wednesday. | Photo Source: KALB

According to England Airpark Executive Director Sandra McQuain, a call came in just after 6 p.m. that a pilot was reporting smoke in the cockpit.

McQuain said the plane was a private Cessna Citation Jet.

There was talk that the jet might land at Esler Regional Airport, but the decision was made for the pilot to land at AEX due to the longer runways.

The England Airpark Fire Department and other emergency vehicles responded to the scene, but fortunately, the pilot landed without incident around 7:45 p.m.

“We’re glad to report he landed safely, and all is well at AEX,” McQuain said.

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UK power cut triggered after simultaneous mystery outage at off-shore windfarm and gas facility more than 150 miles apart within moments of lightning strike

August 20 2019

Report finds ‘extremely rare and unexpected event’ led to travel chaos

A simultaneous malfunction at an offshore windfarm and gas facility caused a power cut in the UK earlier this month, according to a new report. 

The unexplained outages followed moments after a lightning strike, the National Grid Electricity System Operator (NGESO) said.

Officials said the lightning strike hit a transmission circuit at 4.52pm on 9 August.

Such strikes are common, and the national grid’s protection systems cleared the lightning in under 0.1 seconds.

But moments after the strike the UK lost 5 per cent of its power.

Simultaneous outages, associated with the strike, occurred independently at Hornsea offshore windfarm and Little Barford gas power station

The two sites are more than 100 miles apart.

“The total generation lost from these two transmission-connected generators was 1,378mw,” the NGESO interim report said.

The scale of generation loss meant that the 1000mw level of “backup” power held under regulations was insufficient.

As a result, the system automatically disconnected customers on the distribution network. 

Around 5 per cent of electricity demand was turned off to protect the other 95 per cent.

Such a vast outage has not occurred in more than a decade.

“As generation would not be expected to trip off or de-load in response to a lightning strike, this appears to represent an extremely rare and unexpected event,” the report said.

The lightning strike was one of many to hit the national grid on the day.

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NGESO said lightning strikes are “routinely managed as part of normal system operations”.

The power cut caused travel chaos during rush hour in London and the southeast.

Traffic lights were knocked out, flights grounded and passengers stuck on halted trains for hours, with one commuter describing the atmosphere at Clapham Junction as “like witnessing something out of an apocalyptic film”.

Euston and King’s Cross train stations were brought to a standstill, with commuters forced to use the torches on their mobile phones to exit the London Underground, which was plunged into darkness in some areas. 

Train signals lost power across the south, in Bristol, Newport and Eastbourne, while passengers travelling from Edinburgh to London were stuck on a train for an extra eight hours.

The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem), the industry regulator, said it was launching an investigation following the report.

The probe is set to examine the national grid’s requirements to hold sufficient backup power, as well as how generators met their obligations with respect to the transmission fault, and whether distribution network operators complied with their obligations.

The regulator will also examine “whether the companies made the right decisions both in the numbers of customers disconnected and whether those customers disconnected were the right ones”.

“It’s important that the industry takes all possible steps to prevent this happening again,” said Jonathan Brearley, Ofgem’s executive director of systems and networks.

“Having now received National Grid ESO’s interim report, we believe there are still areas where we need to use our statutory powers to investigate these outages.

“This will ensure the industry learns the relevant lessons, and clearly establish whether any firm breached their obligations to deliver secure power supplies to consumers.”

 “We have since determined that a seal failed in the aircraft’s left engine, causing oil to leak onto hot parts of the plane’s engine and air conditioning pressurization system," a spokesperson for Hawaiian Airlines tells PEOPLE

A plane traveling from Oakland to Hawaii made an emergency landing on Thursday (Aug 22) after experiencing an engine problem that caused smoke to fill up the plane.

A spokesperson for Hawaiian Airlines tells PEOPLE that the flight, which was carrying 184 passengers and seven crew members, landed in Honolulu at 11:36 a.m. local time, “about 20 minutes after an in-flight emergency was declared due to reports of smoke in the cargo hold and cabin.”

“We have since determined that a seal failed in the aircraft’s left engine, causing oil to leak onto hot parts of the plane’s engine and air conditioning pressurization system, resulting in smoke in the cabin,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “The performance of the engine was not affected, and the Airbus A321neo flight landed without incident on runway 4R. First responders met the aircraft upon arrival, and emergency slides were deployed to assist in an evacuation.”

A total of seven passengers “were transported to local hospitals due to smoke-related symptoms,” the spokesperson confirms.

American Medical Response spokesman James Ireland says those hospitalized include five adults and two children, one of whom is 9 months old, the Associated Press reports. All of their injuries are considered minor.

Boeing 737 en route from Yerevan to Moscow makes emergency landing in Tbilisi

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Surviving crew member thought phone charging station might have sparked boat fire

September 5, 2019
His theory was that the fire started in the galley, where cellphones and cameras had been plugged in to charge overnight.

NTSB member Jennifer Homendy looks over the Vision, sister ship to the Conception, with other officials Wednesday.

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AirAsia flight makes emergency landing in Maldives after catching fire

Updated: 05-09-2019 22:17 IST

An AirAsia flight had to make an emergency landing after it caught fire, AIRLIVE reported.

It has been reported that the plane has landed safely back at Velana Airport.

The flight was flying from the Male to Bangkok but had to make a landing shortly after takeoff at Velana International Airport in the Maldives.

Eyewitnesses say that flames were seen during take-off, and a loud noise was heard while in mid-air.

No injuries have been reported thus far.

BREAKING AirAsia flight just returned to Velana International Airport (Maldives) for an emergency landing after flames and loud bangs were noticed from an engine https://t.co/R6T7ScmtR1

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Norwegian Air Shuttle flight diverts to Dublin Airport after suffering engine problem over Atlantic

• 5 Sep 2019, 15:34
• Updated: 5 Sep 2019, 15:47

A PASSENGER jet has been forced to divert to Dublin Airport after the crew declared an emergency over the Atlantic this afternoon.

The pilot reported a problem with the aircraft’s left side engine which they said had suffered a ‘surge’ and as a result they need to divert.

Norwegian Air Shuttle flight DY-7110 was travelling from from Los Angeles in the US to Barcelona, Spain at the time. There were 331 passengers and crew on board.

The Boeing 787-900 Dreamliner jet was about 100 kilometres off the south west coast when the crew declared an emergency at around 1.30pm.

The crew had been in radio contact with controllers at the Irish Aviation Authority’s North Atlantic Communications Centre at Ballygirreen in Co Clare when they reported an issue with the left side engine.

The pilot reported a ‘surge’ in the port engine and confirmed they wished to divert to Dublin Airport despite being considerably closer to Shannon. At the time, the flight was 250 kilometres from Shannon and 420 kilometres from Dublin.

It’s understood the crew opted for Dublin to allow them time to burn off aviation fuel and go through their emergency checklists.

The crew also confirmed to controllers they expected to make a ‘normal landing’ in Dublin.

Air traffic controllers cleared the crew of flight 7110 to route to Dublin with permission to descend at their own discretion.

MAYDAY CALL

The crew declared an emergency by radio using the MayDay distress message and by transmitting an emergency squawk code on their transponder.

The flight landed safely at around 2.10pm and was met by airport fire and rescue crews who also accompanied the jet to the terminal.

The airline has been contacted for a comment while it’s not year clear whether the passengers will continue their journey this evening.

Cayman Airways flight makes emergency landing in Orlando due to feared smoke condition

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Passengers on a Cayman Airways flight made a frightening, emergency landing in Orlando on Sunday evening (Sept 8) after pilots detected a smoke condition on board.

Flight KX792 departed Grand Cayman at 3:30 p.m. for New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport before diverting to Orlando International Airport, where it landed at 6:17 p.m., after a smoke indicator light came on showing smoke in one of the cargo holds.

The jet deployed emergency slides on the runway "with the uncertainty of what was causing the indication," according to Cayman Airways.

Cayman Airways said there is no evidence there was actually ever smoke in the cargo hold.

There were 103 passengers and five crew members on board.

"We are extremely mindful that this emergency landing and evacuation was a very distressing event," Cayman Airways CEO Fabian Whorms said in a statements. "On behalf of Cayman Airways, I offer a most sincere apology to our passengers for having to experience this emergency landing and evacuation, which was necessary in the interest of safety of our passengers and crew."

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JetBlue flight to Orlando makes emergency landing in Nassau

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NASSAU, Bahamas - A JetBlue flight on its way to Orlando had to divert from its course Wednesday (Sept 11) and make an emergency landing in Nassau, Bahamas.

"JetBlue flight #1706 from Santo Domingo, D.R. to Orlando, Fla. diverted to Nassau, Bahamas when the crew reported a system alert of possible smoke in a cargo hold," JetBlue said in a statement to News 6.

According to officials, the airplane landed safely at 10:15 a.m. local time and customers began to deplane normally by using air stairs.

"Following consultations with the airport fire department that met the aircraft and with safety top of mind, the captain elected to evacuate the final three dozen customers and crewmembers via slides," JetBlue added.

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Cause of major power failure still under investigation by BC Hydro

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FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – 125,000 customers were without power from 100 Mile House to Prince George and the B.C. Peace. on Wednesday night (Sept 11) due to a major power failure.

According to B.C. Hydro Media Relations, Bob Gammer, the cause of the power outage is still under investigation but believes the power outage was caused by a lightning strike that then caused a transmission circuit fault.

“In terms of a cause, we suspect it’s lightning and we are continuing our investigation in terms of where the lightning hit, how one lightning strike could cause this great of an outage because we do get hit by lightning many times a year and our protective absorbs that and we just continue on. Something was different this time and we are looking into that.” 

Jeddah-bound PIA flight makes emergency landing at Lahore airport

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Lahore , Sept 15 : A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight bound for Jeddah in Saudi Arabia made an emergency landing at the international airport here on Sunday due to a 'technical fault' soon after taking off.

According to initial reports, flight PK-759 was forced to land at Allama Iqbal International Airport after the plane's main engine caught fire owing to short-circuiting of wires, The Express Tribune reported.

However, a PIA spokesperson rejected these reports and said the plane was called back due to a "technical fault."
"There is a stark difference in there actually being a fire or a malfunction in the fire warning system. There was no fire. The plane took off at 930 am but was called back over a technical fault," the airlines' spokesperson Mashood Tajwar told the Pakistani media outlet.
Over 200 passengers were on board the plane when the incident took place and all of them escaped unhurt.
The spokesperson said that passengers were brought to the airport lounge and provided all the necessary facilities.
At around 1230 pm, the passengers embarked on an alternate flight and left for Jeddah soon after.
A similar incident involving Pakistan's national carrier took place in July when flight PK-604 from Islamabad made a landing at Gilgit airport when the plane skidded off the runway. All 48 passengers escaped unhurt in that incident. 

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Power outage affects all of Central America

Since noon on Monday, failures were reported in the regional electricity service.

Posted on September 16, 2019

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Neighbors from various areas of Guatemala City and nearby points, reported instability in the electric power service. Far from being a problem at the local level, it was confirmed that the blackouts are at the regional level.

The Administrator of the Wholesale Market (AMM), an organization that operates in the electric power sector, confirmed that the lack of this service in several areas of the country is due to a regional blackout.

The event that caused the blackout occurred at 11.50 am on September 16 and according to data from the Regional Operator Entity system called SCADA EOR, the origin of the fault was due to a shot of the line between Pavana and Saint Lucia in Honduras , according to Édgar Navarro, president of the AMM.

The blackout was general in Honduras and Nicaragua, and in the rest of the countries it was partial. Due to this event, the Regional Electric System (SER) was divided into 4 islands: Mexico-Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Costa Rica-Panama.

As users from zones 2, 5, 10, 11, 16 of Guatemala City report that they have no electricity, in other places they have indicated that the service was restored, but that it is unstable.

Service failure is also reported in Bárcenas, Villa Nueva and Quetzaltenango, Petén, Puerto Barrios, Jalapa, Jutiapa and Huehuetenango.

Media outlets in Honduras and Nicaragua have reported that the fault is due to an interconnection that is located in Nicaragua and that affects Central American territory.

Flights: Watch dramatic moment passengers escape smoke filled flight

TERRIFIED passengers escaped to safety as their Barcelona-bound flight became filled with smoke during a holiday flight to Spain.

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 PUBLISHED: 10:32, Tue, Sep 17, 2019 | UPDATED: 12:01, Tue, Sep 17, 2019

On its journey from Malaga to Barcelona, Spanish budget airline Vuelling flight VY2188 was propelled into danger when its cabin became rapidly thick with smoke.Frightened passengers were then forced to make a sudden emergency evacuation, with passengers battling to hold down one of the exit slides in strong winds.Furious flyers onboard the flight have since vented about the lack of safety measures and information provided. Passengers attempted to protect themselves against the air pollution, as no safety masks were released.

Footage posted to Youtube by someone on board shows the horrifying moment the the Vueling Airbus A320-200N became submerged in smoke.

Passengers can be heard reassuring one another to “be calm” while in their seats.

After a priority landing at El Prat airport patrons, including young children, were filmed fleeing to safety down the blow up slides.

British DJ Chris Lake Tweets After Flight Makes Emergency Landing In Chicago 

“we could smell burnt electrics” - Chris Lake

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CHICAGO (CBS)– British producer and EDM DJ Chris Lake took to Twitter after his flight made an emergency landing in Chicago.

British Airways flight 283, a Boeing 747-400, from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles landed safely at O’Hare shortly after noon Tuesday.

In his tweet, Lake said during the flight “we could smell burnt electrics.”

The DJ said he was surrounded by firetrucks on a runway.

Lake said it “wasn’t a nice moment.”

Also see: EMP caused by Planet X

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Malaga SPAIN 9-17-2019  Electrical fire blamed on lightning.

Delta flight makes emergency landing in Fla. after plunging 30,000 feet

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TAMPA, Fla. (WFTS/CNN/AP) - On Wednesday afternoon (Sept 18) , Delta Air Lines diverted an Atlanta flight headed to Florida after an unknown issue caused the cabin’s oxygen masks to be released. The plane dropped nearly 30,000 feet during an 8-minute period.

The Fort Lauderdale-bound plane made an emergency landing at Tampa International Airport about an hour after it left Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

“Out of nowhere I felt what felt like a sort of a rapid descent we started dropping in altitude and then air masks the oxygen masks dropped from the top of the plane chaos sort of ensued amongst the passengers," Harris DeWoskin, a Delta Flight 2353 passenger, said.

DeWoskin snapped photos during what he described as panic onboard the plane.

“Initially it was sort of a panic. There wasn’t really any forewarning. The oxygen masks dropped down. Then one of the flight attendants, I believe, grabbed the intercom and was just

repeatedly over the intercom stating, ‘Do not panic. Do not panic,’ but obviously it’s a hectic moment, so the passengers around me, a lot of people were kind of hyperventilating breathing really hard," DeWoskin said.

A statement by Delta says the plane was diverted out of an abundance of caution over the “cabin pressure irregularity.” It says the plane is now being evaluated by maintenance technicians.

“Eventually the captain came over the intercom and sort of explained there was a cabin pressure issue, a pressurization issue, so they began quickly descending obviously to get to some air that was more breathable, but they weren’t able to get low enough quick enough to keep the oxygen masks from falling down," DeWoskin said.

Safe on solid ground, DeWoskin is thankful it wasn’t worse.

“Life is fragile like there was a scary 60 to 90 seconds where we really didn’t know what was going on," he said.

Delta said the passengers were bused about four hours to their original destination. According to Delta’s website, the plane was a Boeing 767.

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Doha bound Indigo flight makes emergency landing at Chennai airport

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Posted: September 21, 2019, An Indigo flight bound for Doha, Qatar made an emergency landing at the Chennai airport after detecting smoke mid-air. The flight was carrying 139 passengers and 7 crew members. The smoke was detected by the pilot after smoke sensors went off in the cargo bay. The flight then took off again after a 3 hour delay. Such an incident is the fourth one in the past one week.

Air China jet returns to Dulles after engine fire reported

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 Officials say an Air China jet bound for Beijing made an emergency return Tuesday

(Sept 17) to Dulles International Airport after reporting an engine fire.
In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration says that the Air China flight landed safely Tuesday in Washington after reporting an engine fire and that its pilot was in contact with air traffic control at all times.
The FAA says Air China Flight 818 departed Dulles at 4:39 p.m. EDT and returned at 5:54 p.m. A spokesman for the Washington Metropolitan Airport Authority identified the craft as a Boeing 777, which the aircraft maker says seats from 317 to 396 people.
A spokeswoman for Air China says the airline isn't aware of any injuries and that passengers are being placed on other flights or housed overnight.

Aircraft Type- Boeing 777-300ER (twin-jet)

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Imran's plane makes emergency landing back in NY

(There was reportedly an issue in the plane's electronics system.)

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The special aircraft given to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan by Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman for his visit to the US made an emergency landing at the John F. Kennedy International Airport here after developing a technical snag.

Khan had taken off for home from New York's JFK International Airport on Friday evening in a special jet placed at his disposal by the Saudi government, but it flew back in a couple of hours to have the problem fixed, Pakistani media reported.

According to reports, the technical fault was being fixed and there was no cause for concern. The fault was noticed when the airplane was near Toronto.

Imran Khan is to spend the night in a private hotel in New York while the flight will be rescheduled after fixing the fault.

A Pakistani delegation, including Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, is accompanying Imran Khan. There was reportedly an issue in the plane's electronics system.

Pakistan's Ambassador to United Nations, Maleeha Lodhi, who had earlier seen off Imran Khan, rushed back to the airport.

Imran Khan, who led the Pakistan delegation to the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, waited at the airport for some time while technicians tried to fix the fault, but since more work was needed, they decided to fly on Saturday morning.

Lodhi escorted the Prime Minister back to the Roosevelt Hotel where he was staying during his hectic seven-day trip.

Officials said if the plane is not fixed in the morning, Imran Khan would take a commercial flight back to Pakistan where he is anxious to visit earthquake-hit areas and visit the affected families.

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Hong Kong Airlines flight to Bali returns for emergency landing following mid-air technical issue within hour of departure

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Tenerife blackout plunges tourists into darkness after power station explosion

17:32, 29 SEP 2019

Around one million people were estimated to have been affected by the blackout as trams ground to a halt and dozens of people got trapped in lifts

Updated17:37, 29 SEP 2019

Tourists were plunged into darkness after a massive blackout hit the popular Spanish island of Tenerife.

Trams in the capital of Santa Cruz grounded to a halt and around 70 people had to be rescued from lifts by fire crews after the power went down at around 1pm today.

Around one million people were estimated to have been affected by the blackout  - although airports were reportedly not affected after generators kicked in.

Despite initial reports pointing to an incident in Candalaria, the power cut was later blamed on an explosion at a sub-station in Granadilla in the south of the island.

A map released by power company e-distribucion shows how the blackout affected the entire country, which is part of the Canary Islands.

Mains electricity began to be restored to parts of the island this afternoon.

Tram bosses in the capital Santa Cruz tweeted around 5.30pm local time they were “slowly” beginning to re-establish normal service.

A receptionist at the three-star Hotel Catalonia Oro Negro said the mains electricity was down but the hotel was functioning as normal with generators.

A receptionist at the Jardin Tropical Hotel in the neighbouring Adeje said the blackout was causing some problems and the air conditioning at the hotel was not working but “thankfully all the lifts were working” and there were no major calamities.

A Spanish bar owner in Los Cristianos said: “I’m not affected because there’s a generator in the building where the bar is but a lot of bars and restaurants in the area are without electricity and will have had to close.

“The blackout happened just before lunch so it couldn’t have occurred at a worst time.”

Brit Debbie Moyse, manager at the Cozy Cafe in Playa de Las Americas, added: “I reckon I’m going to lose around 10,000 euros in food alone.

“I’ve got four large-stand up freezers and seven catering fridges in the kitchen and everything in there will have to be thrown away.

“We’re well-known in the area for our Sunday lunches and we haven’t been able to serve any hot food since around 1pm.

“All I can serve are cakes and cold drinks till the ice melts.

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At the moment I’ve got 20 people on the terrace getting stuck into the sangria while another customer has managed to put on some music through his phone.

“I’ve been in Tenerife for five years and have never heard of a blackout this size.

"The whole of the island has been hit.

"The owner has been here for 20 years and it’s the first time he’s heard of a blackout on this scale either.”

A spokesman for a local regional government-run emergency service coordinator said: “Mains electricity has gone down on the island of Tenerife. The provider is currently working on restoring service."

Tenerife’s mayor Patricia Hernández said on Twitter that Endesa would take six hours to repair the outage.

IndiGo denies 'fire in engine' Goa minister claim after flight turns back

https://www.asianage.com/india/all-india/011019/indigo-denies-fire-...

IndiGo flight 6E336, operating from Goa to Delhi on September 29 returned to Goa due to 'technical issues in engine', the airline said in statement.

Panaji: An IndiGo flight to Delhi had to return to the Goa airport and make an emergency landing after its engine developed "some technical issues" mid-air, the airline said on Monday.

Goa Power Minister Nilesh Cabral, who was among the passengers on the flight which took off from the coastal state on Sunday, told PTI that the aircraft's engine caught fire following which the plane had to return to the airport.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has launched a probe into the incident.

IndiGo flight 6E336, operating from Goa to Delhi on September 29 returned to Goa due to "technical issues in engine", the airline said in statement.

"As per the laid down Standard Operating Procedures, our pilot landed the aircraft in Goa for inspection. All the passengers were accommodated on other flights to Delhi," a spokesperson of the airline said.

Nilesh Cabral, however, said the flight had to return after the aircraft's engine caught fire.

He later flew to Delhi in another plane. "The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has started an investigation into the IndiGo Goa-Delhi flight incident," a senior DGCA official said.

British Airways makes emergency landing after smoke

Four British Airways crew members were taken to hospital after an aeroplane filled with smoke at 30,000 feet.

All of the plane's 165 passengers were safely evacuated after the aircraft's emergency landing in Basle, Switzerland.

The Airbus 320 had been travelling from Bari, Italy, to Gatwick, but was forced to make the emergency stop when the jet became enveloped in smoke.
British Airways then sent another plane to pick up the stranded passengers and return them to the UK.
One of the passengers told the Sun: 'The cabin started to smell of smoke and then we could see smoke and the crew were looking a bit worried so the captain came over the Tannoy and announced we were making an emergency landing.'

Source -  https://www.poandpo.com/news/british-airways-makes-emergency-landin... Published: October 7,2019

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United flight out of SFO makes emergency landing in Maine

https://www.kron4.com/news/national/united-flight-out-of-sfo-makes-...  Posted: Oct 7, 2019 / 05:25 AM PDT / Updated: Oct 7, 2019 / 05:25 AM PDT

BANGOR, Maine (AP) – A United Airlines flight with more than 200 people aboard has made an emergency landing in Maine.

A United spokesman says a cabin pressure issue diverted the Amsterdam-bound Flight 986 that had left San Francisco on Sunday afternoon to land in Bangor early Monday, local time.

The spokesman says the 13 crew members helped 197 passengers safely deplane.

He said the airline was working to provide overnight accommodations to customers who would fly on Monday afternoon to Newark, New Jersey, and from there to Amsterdam, arriving Tuesday morning.

Details about the cabin pressurization issue weren’t available.

A 2005 AP story exploring the Bangor airport’s role as a haven for diverted planes said the airport created from the former Dow Air Force Base is the last U.S. airport for outgoing flights to Europe.

https://ktla.com/2019/10/06/underground-explosions-that-injured-4-a...

‘Huge Ball of Flame’: 5 Injured After Transformer Explodes at Huntington Beach Oktoberfest Event

United flight turns around over Gulf, makes emergency landing in Tampa

TAMPA (WFLA) — A United Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Tampa International Airport Tuesday morning (October 8) after a passenger smelled smoke in the cabin.

The emergency landing was out of an ‘abundance of caution,’ a United Airlines spokesperson told WFLA, and no smoke was found in the cabin.

The flight left Orlando at 9:07 a.m. and was on its way to Houston. According to Flight Aware, the plane turned around in the the middle of the Gulf of Mexico and landed at TIA around 10:45 a.m.

The airplane will be kept on the ground to go through a mechanical check. All passengers were transported to an alternate United Airline plane.

Source: https://www.wfla.com/news/united-flight-turns-around-over-gulf-make...

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PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE CATCHES FIRE, AIR CONDITIONING STARTED RELEASING SMOKE INSTEAD OF AIR

An Ethiopian Airlines plane made an emergency landing after an engine caught fire shortly after takeoff on Tuesday morning (October 8), according to officials.

The Boeing 767 had just departed from an airport near Dakar, Senegal, in West Africa and was on its way to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, via Bamako, Mali, when the jet's right engine burst into flames, the Associated Press reported.

According to Tidiane Tamba, a spokesperson for Blaise Diagne International Airport—located about 27 miles east of downtown Dakar—the pilots requested an emergency landing and turned back to where they had departed.

The plane landed safely and emergency crews on the ground quickly extinguished the fire. Officials said that none of the 90 passengers and crew on board had been harmed.

[and another]

https://samchui.com/2019/10/09/ethiopian-airlines-boeing-767-suffer...

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES BOEING 767 SUFFERS UNCONTAINED ENGINE FAILURE

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767 was climbing out of Blaise Diagne International Airport on the 8th of October when its right hand engine failed.

The aircraft, registered ET-AMG, was performing flight ET908 to Bamako with 90 people on board when the right hand Pratt and Whitney PW4062 engine suffered from an uncontained failure.

Passengers reported a loud bang with smoke pouring into the cabin shortly after. Following indications and appropriate checklists, the pilots halted the climb at 2500 feet and returned to Blaise Diagne International Airport.

Landing successfully around eight minutes after departure, the aircraft vacated the runway and was greeted by emergency services who put out a fire in the failed engine.

No passengers were injured during the incident and everyone was removed from the aircraft using stairs attached to the left hand doors. Everyone was provided instructions to be accommodated by alternative flights.

Ethiopian Airlines released a statement on the incident, saying the Boeing 767-300 had encountered a technical problem and needed to return to its departure airport..."

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Plane makes emergency landing overnight at Buffalo airport

https://buffalonews.com/2019/10/09/plane-makes-emergency-landing-ov...

A Southwest Airlines plane was diverted and made an emergency landing early Wednesday morning at Buffalo Niagara International Airport before heading on to its destination, according to the Niagara Frontier Transit Authority.

Southwest flight No. 1291 from Chicago to Providence, R.I., was diverted to Buffalo Niagara at 12:04 a.m. Wednesday (October 9) due to reports of smoke in the cockpit, officials said.

The Boeing 737, which had 135 people on board, landed safely as emergency units responded on the ground.

The source of the smoke was unknown; the NFTA said Southwest would be investigating the cause.

The flight departed Chicago Midway International Airport at 9:46 p.m. Central Standard Time Tuesday night and was scheduled for a 1 a.m. arrival at T.F. Green International Airport in Providence. It left Buffalo around 2 a.m. Wednesday and arrived in Providence at approximately 3 a.m.

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American Airlines flight makes emergency landing at RDU after reports of smoke from cockpit

https://abc11.com/american-airlines-flight-makes-emergency-landing-...

 MORRISVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- An American Airlines plane flying from Charlotte to Virginia made an emergency landing at RDU Sunday (Oct 13) evening after reports of smoke out of the cockpit, according to officials.
Crews onboard flight AA4911 declared the flight an emergency after reporting a smoke odor.
Around 6:45 p.m., first responders arrived at the scene to examine the plane.
The plane was carrying 45 passengers, according to officials at RDU.
There were no reports of injuries aboard the plane.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL4911/history/20191013/2028Z/...

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Orlando-bound JetBlue flight makes emergency landing at JFK

https://madison.com/travel/orlando-bound-jetblue-flight-makes-emerg...

 NEW YORK (AP) — Officials say a JetBlue Airways flight bound for Orlando has safely landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit and declared an emergency.

The Federal Aviation Administration says JetBlue flight 227, an Airbus A320, had departed Newark Liberty International Airport en route to Orlando International Airport when it was diverted. It landed at JFK shortly after 7:30 p.m. Sunday (Oct 13).

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/JBU227/history/20191013/2217Z/K...

Passengers OK after plane's emergency landing in St. Cloud

https://kstp.com/news/passengers-ok-skywest-plane-emergency-landing...

 Monday, passengers on a SkyWest Airlines flight are safe after their plane made an emergency landing at the St. Cloud Airport Sunday night (Oct 13).

Representatives told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS the flight, which was operating as a Delta connection, took off from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and was headed for Minot, North Dakota.

A smoky smell in the cabin led to an unexpected landing in St. Cloud.

Flight from Minneapolis to Minot, ND diverted to St. Cloud due to s...

A passenger, who shared a photo with 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS, said oxygen masks were deployed.

Additional information on what caused the smoky smell has not yet been released.

Photo: Mary Matthews https://kstp.com/news/flight-from-minneapolis-to-minot-north-dakota...

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SKW3661/history/20191014/0000Z/...

Aircraft Type - Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-200 (twin-jet) 

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Massive Verizon outage across the US as data, texting and calls fail - and no word about when the issue will be resolved

• Verizon outage occurred at 10AM ET and then again around 3PM ET 
• Affecting all parts of the US, but mainly around the coastal states
• Outage is effecting data, calling and texting abilities for thousands of customers

By STACY LIBERATORE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 17:22 EDT, 16 October 2019 | UPDATED: 17:44 EDT, 16 October 2019

America’s ‘most reliable’ network has gone down.

Verizon appears to be out across the entire US, with the most recent reports coming in from New York City, Houston, Texas and Los Angeles, California.

The outage appears to be effecting data, payments, calls and texting for customers -- no official statement has been given by the communications and Technology Company yet.

It appears the outage began around 10 AM ET, subsided and then spiked back up again at 3 PM ET –Verizon has yet to make a statement regarding the issue.

Downdetector is showing much of the coastal areas experiencing this inconvenience.

This includes Los Angeles, California, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New York City, Atlanta, Georgia and more.

And many Verizon users have flocked to Twitter to share their frustrations – one demanding the firm gets its ‘crap together’.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7581551/Massive-Ver... 

Dramatic moment $24MILLION luxury yacht weighing 195 TONS plows into smaller boats moored at a Washington State port causing $100,000 in damage

• Brand new Westport 125 was docked at Port Angeles, Washington for fueling 
• Six-person crew was set to transport it to new owner in Fort Lauderdale, Florida 
• Before fueling began, it inexplicably started moving eastward toward dock 
• Yacht collided with dock and several other boats, causing $100,000 in damage
• Sheriff's deputies say they do not suspect drugs or alcohol as playing a role
• Chief investigator says one possible cause is 'onboard electronics' malfunction 

By ARIEL ZILBER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 15:52 EDT, 17 October 2019 | UPDATED: 16:23 EDT, 17 October 2019

Surveillance cameras captured the dramatic moment that a 125ft yacht worth $24million crashed into a fuel dock and smaller vessels causing $100,000 in damages. 

The incident took place on the morning of October 7, when Captain Steve Peckham, of the Westport Yacht company, moored a new Westport 125 at a fuel dock at Port Angeles Boat Haven just outside of Seattle, Washington.

But before the fueling process could begin, the boat began to accelerate forwards, sailing headlong into several smaller boats and the jetty, according to Clallam County Sheriff’s Office.  

Sheriff’s deputies say that they do not suspect drugs or alcohol played a role in the incident.

The collision resulted in damages exceeding $100,000, according to sheriff’s deputies.

No one was injured.

The yacht, which is owned by Westport, was getting ready to travel to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for delivery to its new owner, according to the Peninsula Daily News.

‘It was tied up at the fuel dock and all of a sudden took off, charging forward,’ John Nutter, the director of properties, marinas, and airports, said.

‘It accelerated forward for unknown reasons.’

The sheriff’s office Marine Patrol Unit, the U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Unit, and the Port Angeles Police Department are handling the investigation.

‘It possibly had something to do with the on board electronics,’ Clallam County Chief Criminal Deputy Brian King said of the possible cause.

‘We don’t know if it was a software malfunction or electrical failure, something to that effect.’

The sheriff’s office said that the six-person crew was made up of Peckham and five other individuals, all of whom are employees of Westport.

Nutter said that Westport ‘will be covering all damages.’

US Navy ‘doomsday’ aircraft grounded by bird strike  18 Oct, 2019

A Navy “doomsday” aircraft designed to be used as a command center in a nuclear war was knocked out of commission – by a bird, which caused over $2 million in damages when it was sucked into an engine during a test flight.

The E-6B Mercury plane was grounded after an unidentified species of bird was sucked into one of its four engines during a test flight at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland earlier this month. The plane was conducting a touch-and-go landing when the “Class A” accident occurred, causing over $2 million in damages and requiring the replacement of the entire engine. The bird was the only casualty.

https://www.rt.com/usa/471182-bird-strike-grounds-doomsday-plane/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7585161/BA-flight-Gatwick-...

BA flight from Gatwick to Morocco is forced to make emergency landing in Portugal after 'technical issue'

14:49 EDT, 17 October 2019

• The Airbus A320 is understood to have been carrying 167 passengers at the time 
• British Airways flight was going from London Gatwick to Marrakesh in Morocco
• Plane said to have started filling up with smoke, leading to emergency landing

A BA flight from London Gatwick to Marrakesh in Morocco has reportedly had to make an emergency landing at Porto Airport in Portugal.

The Airbus A320 is understood to have been carrying 167 passengers. 

The landing is said to have been completed successfully.

A BA spokesman said the pilot had decided to divert as a precaution due to a technical issue and insisted there was no truth to local reports there was smoke in the cabin.

He said: 'We're very sorry for the delay to our customers' journeys after our aircraft diverted as a precaution due to a technical issue.'

Earlier this month four BA cabin crew were taken to hospital after a plane flying from Bari in southern Italy to London Gatwick filled with smoke.

The jet was forced to make an emergency landing in Basel, Switzerland.

All 165 passengers were evacuated safely following the drama at 30,000 feet.

Plane carrying 152 people makes emergency landing in Jacksonville

https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/plane-carrying-15...

All 152 people aboard JetBlue flight 2581 got quite a scare Monday after the pilot reported a possible fire in the baggage compartment, which caused the aircraft to make an emergency landing in Jacksonville.

According to FlightAware, the Airbus took off from Ft. Lauderdale at 11:04 a.m. and was heading to Nashville when it made a detour around 11:45 a.m due to an indicator light that was signaling a fire in the front cargo hold.

The plane landed safely at Jacksonville International Airport at 12:04 p.m. and is currently being checked out by the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.

“I've been flying 15 to 20 years and I’ve never ever been on a plane that’s been diverted, never ever,” passenger Kim Christ said. “The great news is they landed very safely, could’ve been much worse.”

Christ said it didn’t take long for her to realize the plane was starting its descent far before Nashville.

“They said a signal had come on and there was something going on in the cargo area and we needed to land in Jacksonville so that they could check it out,” she added.

JetBlue released a statement to First Coast News saying:

"On Monday, JetBlue flight 2581 from Fort Lauderdale to Nashville diverted to Jacksonville out of an abundance of caution following an alert of possible smoke in the cargo hold. The flight landed safely around noon. Initial inspections of the aircraft found no signs of any issues. The aircraft will be further inspected and customers will continue on to Nashville aboard a new aircraft."

Passengers were rerouted on other planes.

Christ was quite calm when she spoke to First Coast News and said the staff and her fellow passengers were the same while the plane was still in the air.

“Even up there sitting, waiting for the updates, everyone got meal vouchers and everybody is waiting for the updates and everybody is extremely calm and very professional,” she said.

Christ added it was a rare experience, to say the least.

“I rarely fly JetBlue," she said. "Today was the day, they’ve done a great job. I fly every week, that won’t change.”

Aircraft Type - Airbus A320 (twin-jet)

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/JBU2581/history/20191021/1501Z/...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/10/26/british-airways-plane-f...

British Airways plane which filled with smoke has had two more 'fume incidents' - despite new engine

26 October 2019 • 10:00pm

Every Single US East Coast Aircraft Carrier Is Docked for Repairs 10-30-2019

"And then there is the USS Harry S. Truman: the aging flattop was scheduled to be deactivated by the Pentagon in a bid to save billions of dollars, but the decision was reversed by the Trump administration in April. However, after the warship suffered a massive electrical failure in August, it was forced to return to Norfolk for repairs, even as the rest of Truman’s battle group sailed on without it."

Department of Homeland Security Advise

Before Space Weather Occurs

Space weather can have an impact on our advanced technologies which has a direct impact on our daily lives. The main area of concern will most likely be our nation's electric power grid. Northern territories are more vulnerable to these effects than areas farther south. Generally, power outages due to space weather are very rare events, but evidence suggests that significant effects could occur. These power outages may have cascading effects, causing:

Loss of water and wastewater distribution systems
Loss of perishable foods and medications
Loss of heating/air conditioning and electrical lighting systems
Loss of computer systems, telephone systems, and communications systems (including disruptions in airline flights, satellite networks and GPS services)
Loss of public transportation systems
Loss of fuel distribution systems and fuel pipelines
Loss of all electrical systems that do not have back-up power

To begin preparing, you should build an emergency kit and make a family communications plan. Other steps you can take include:

Fill plastic containers with water and place them in the refrigerator and freezer if there's room. Leave about an inch of space inside each one, because water expands as it freezes. This chilled or frozen water will help keep food cold during a temporary power outage.
Be aware that most medication that requires refrigeration can be kept in a closed refrigerator for several hours without a problem. If unsure, check with your physician or pharmacist.
Keep your car tank at least half full because gas stations rely on electricity to power their pumps.
Know where the manual release lever of your electric garage door opener is located and how to operate it. Garage doors can be heavy, so know that you may need help to lift it.
Keep a key to your house with you if you regularly use the garage as the primary means of entering your home, in case the garage door will not open.
Keep extra batteries for your phone in a safe place or purchase a solar-powered or hand crank charger. These chargers are good emergency tools to keep your laptop and other small electronics working in the event of a power outage. If you own a car, purchase a car phone charger because you can charge your phone if you lose power at your home.
If you have a traditional landline (non-broadband or VOIP) phone, keep at least one non-cordless receiver in your home because it will work even if you lose power.
Prepare a family contact sheet. This should include at least one out-of-town contact that may be better able to reach family members in an emergency.
Make back-up copies of important digital data and information, automatically if possible, or at least weekly.

During Space Weather Occurrence

Follow energy conservation measures to keep the use of electricity as low as possible, which can help power companies avoid imposing rolling blackouts during periods when the power grid is compromised.
Follow the Emergency Alert System (EAS) instructions carefully.
Disconnect electrical appliances if instructed to do so by local officials.
Do not use the telephone unless absolutely necessary, during emergency situations keeping lines open for emergency personnel can improve response.

After Space Weather Occurrence
Throw out unsafe food:

Throw away any food that has been exposed to a temperature of 40° F (4° C) or higher for 2 hours or more or that has an unusual odor, color, or texture. When in doubt, throw it out!
Never taste food or rely on appearance or odor to determine its safety. Some foods may look and smell fine, but if they have been at room temperature too long, bacteria causing food-borne illnesses can start growing quickly. Some types of bacteria produce toxins that cannot be destroyed by cooking.
If food in the freezer is colder than 40° F and has ice crystals on it, you can refreeze it.
If you are not sure food is cold enough, take its temperature with a food thermometer.

More:  https://www.ready.gov/space-weather

https://gcaptain.com/fire-and-gas-explosion-in-battery-room-of-norw...

Fire and Gas Explosion in Battery Room of Norwegian Ferry Prompts Lithium-Ion Power Warning

From October 15 2019 article

Norwegian authorities are warning shipowners and operators about the dangers associated with lithium-ion battery systems after a fire and subsequent gas explosion on board a diesel-electric ferry in Norway.

The small fire was reported October 10 in the battery room of the Norled passenger ferry MF Ytterøyningen. The ferry returned to harbor under its own power where passengers and crew were evacuated to land.

Overnight, however, a serious gas explosion rocked the battery room causing significant damage.

Norwegian broadcasting company NRK reported that twelve firefighters were taken to the hospital for exposure to hazardous gases associated with the batteries.

“The Norwegian Maritime Authority recommends that all shipowners with vessels that have battery installations, carry out a new risk assessment of the dangers connected to possible accumulations of explosive gases during unwanted incidents in the battery systems,” the Norwegian Maritime Authority said in statement.  

Alternatively, British Columbia-based, Corvus Energy, which supplied the ferry’s battery system, has issued recommendations to operators not to sail without communication between the shipboard energy management system and the battery packs, as well as what to do in case of a gas release or “thermal runaway situation. 

Thermal runaway occurs when lithium-ion cell temperatures exceed the thermal runaway threshold, resulting in the sudden release of flammable, toxic gases and excessive heat that could result in an explosion. 

The Norwegian Maritime Authority says the exact sequence of events in the Ytterøyningen fire has not been established, but it will issue a Safety Message update when additional facts, information and causal connections are made.

All of this has major implications for Norwegian ferry operators who are increasingly turning to hybrid diesel-electric or fully-electric power for vessels operating in environmentally sensitive fjords and coastal areas. 

The Ytterøyningen was delivered in 2006 and is equipped with a Corvus Orca Energy storage system (ESS) with 1989 kWh capacity. 

The Norwegian Maritime Authority circular addressing the hazards can be found here. 

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/United-Airlines-Emergency-Lan...

United Airlines Flight Forced to Make Emergency Landing at Newark Airport

Passengers on Flight 800 to Orlando reported a smell of smoke in the cabin

Published Nov 4, 2019 at 7:52 AM

A United Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Newark Airport Monday morning after the crew reported the smell of smoke in the cockpit. 

Data from FlightAware indicated the plane, United 800, which was headed to Orlando, was only airborne for about 13 minutes. 

"The crew returned to Newark after it declared an emergency due to a report of smoke in the cockpit. No injuries were reported," the FAA said in a statement.

Multiple passengers took to Twitter to complain they could smell the smoke as well. 

"Flight @united had to make #emergency landing in Newark airport after it took off. The cabin smelled like smoke/gas before it took off. @united should give everyone a refund," passenger Anthony Reznik tweeted.

Customer service representatives from United messaged a number of passengers via Twitter and asked them to reach out about the incident. The airline said in a statement it was working to get another plane to take the passengers to Orlando as quickly as possible.

The crew of a Republic Airways Embraer ERJ-175 had to fight for their lives after losing control of the aircraft shortly after takeoff from Atlanta Airport.

Pilots struggled with the controls and made several attempts at landing.

The dramatic incident unfolded over Atlanta on Wednesday, after American Eagle flight 4439 took off for New York, with six passengers and four crew on board. Just four minutes into the flight, contracted by American Airlines, the crew reported they were experiencing so-called “trim runaway.”

The term refers to an aircraft losing its ability to adjust its horizontal heading, as its trim surfaces begin to deflect out of control. Such issue is usually caused by a software glitch or a technical malfunction.

https://www.rt.com/usa/472950-plane-atlanta-stall-trim-landing/

Spirit Airlines Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Fumes Reported In Cockpit

https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2019/11/11/spirit-airlines-emergenc...

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A Spirit Airlines plane landed safely at the Sacramento International Airport after the crew reported smelling fumes in the cockpit Monday night (Nov 11).

An SMF airport spokesperson said the flight took off with crew only just before 10 p.m. but had to turn around for the smell of fumes. The plane was met by fire crews on the tarmac who cleared the plane.

After further inspection, the spokesperson said there was smoke in the cockpit, noting the plane had maintenance issues earlier Monday.

No passengers were on the plane during the incident.

CNN —Plane with Hillary Clinton aboard returns to gate after mechanical issue

Nov 17, 2019  Hillary Clinton was aboard an American Airlines flight from New York that suffered a mechanical issue and needed to return to the gate Sunday afternoon, according to a law enforcement source.

American Airlines says flight 2144, from New York's LaGuardia Airport to Washington's Reagan National Airport, returned to the gate around 3:15 pm, ET, after ground personnel saw the mechanical issue, according to the source.
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Pilots told authorities the plane shook and ground personnel saw smoke and discovered metal debris in the area after the incident, which took place hundreds of feet from the terminal, according to the law enforcement source. Passengers boarded a different aircraft and departed for Washington at 4:45 pm, ET, according to the airline.

A representative for Clinton declined to comment. U.S. Secret Service hasn't yet returned a request for comment from CNN.

This story is developing.

https://www.kcra.com/article/plane-with-hillary-clinton-aboard-retu...  

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/17/politics/hillary-clinton-american-ai...

American Airlines admitted a mid-air accident that knocked out 2 flight crew and forced an emergency landing was not caused by spilled soap

https://www.businessinsider.com/american-airlines-admits-flight-att...

Terrifying moment Philippine Airlines plane spews flames and black smoke over LAX airport as engine failure forces emergency landing

• The Boeing 777 departed Los Angeles International Airport for Manila Thursday
• It was forced to turn back less than an hour later after a mechanical malfunction caused the right-side engine to catch fire
• Social media video showed the aircraft leaving a trail of black smoke behind it
• The ordeal caused a panic onboard but none of the 347 passengers were injured 

By MEGAN SHEETS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM 

PUBLISHED: 17:19 EST, 21 November 2019 | UPDATED: 00:34 EST, 22 November 2019

A Philippine Airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport when one of its engines began spouting flames and smoke shortly after takeoff. 

The Boeing 777 bound for Manila departed on Thursday just after 11am and was forced to turn back less than an hour later after a mechanical malfunction caused the right-side engine to catch fire.  

Frightening footage recorded from the ground and shared on social media showed the aircraft leaving a trail of black smoke behind it as it soared over LAX. 

Twitter user @andrewblakeames tweeted a video with the caption: 'Is a plane supposed to spew flames?' 

Airline officials said there was no active fire when the plane landed without incident. 

None of the 347 passengers on the plane were injured. 

One passenger described the ordeal to CBS2.  

'As soon as it lifted off the ground, we heard four large bangs,' they said. 'The right side, interior side engine blew up and was on fire.'

The witness said the sight and sound caused some passengers to scream and cry.  

An airline spokesperson said that all passengers were transferred onto another flight.   

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7712673/Philippine-Airline...

https://www.aol.com/article/news/2019/11/27/mystery-blackout-at-maj...

Mystery blackout at major airport in California strands holiday travelers

Nov 27th 2019 4:21AM

• The power went out at Oakland International Airport on Tuesday evening at around 6:30 p.m. local time, kicking off the busy Thanksgiving travel rush.
• The full blackout lasted between eight to 10 seconds, according to local news, before backup generators kicked in.
• On Twitter, the airport stated that the power was restored at around 8 p.m. local time.
• "Flights, both arrivals and departures, are operating at this time," according to a tweet from the airport. "Power has been restored to majority of the terminal but sporadic outages remain. Screening checkpoints are open. Please check with your airline for flight updates. We apologize for this inconvenience."
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The power has been restored to Oakland International Airport, after an outage left Thanksgiving travelers stranded in security lines, stuck on planes, seated in the dark, or unable to collect baggage.

An airport spokesperson said in an emailed statement to Business Insider that the cause for the power outage is still under investigation.

"Oakland International Airport is investigating a power disruption affecting terminal and flight operations this evening. Security screening was temporarily halted but has resumed," the spokesperson wrote. "Flight arrivals continued during the outage, however, some departures were delayed. Terminal power is nearing full restoration at this time. The Airport is working to determine the cause of the outage and will provide further updates as they become available."

Photos circulating on social media from people in the airport showed passengers sitting on the floor and long lines for security check-ins.

Some travelers tweeted that they were not able to get their bags, due to the power outage. The airport tweeted that it expected that airlines would contact passengers whose bags were left because of the power outage.

Mariam Bouricius, a passenger on a Southwest flight that was supposed to depart to Houston, told Business Insider at 8:20 p.m. local time that she had been on a Houston-bound plane for nearly two hours waiting for power to be restored.

"We have been getting updates about every 10mins from either the captain or flight attendants," she said. "They've been great about doing water service and being diligent about answering what they can."

She added that the flight was still waiting at around 8:20 p.m. local time to depart after power had been restored. A tweet from Bouricius at 9:12 p.m. indicated that she had not yet left: "Update from the captain: the jetway won't turned on so we can't move the plane.

Departures from Oakland were averaging delays of 25 minutes shortly into the power outage, while arrivals were delayed an average of 40 minutes, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. Times were expected to lengthen as delays continued to build. As of 9:30 p.m. local time "arrival delays for airborne aircraft an average of 38 minutes,
departure delays an average of 1 hours 40 minutes," according to FlightAware.

Nearly 32 million Americans are expected to travel by air during the 12-day period surrounding the Thanksgiving holiday, from November 22 to December 3, 2019, according to industry trade group Airlines for America (A4A). 2.82 million were forecasted to fly on Tuesday, making it the third-busiest day before the holiday on Thursday.

Flight from Tel Aviv causes London panic as scrambled jets set off sonic boom

RAF planes sent to check US-bound retired El Al aircraft after it briefly goes unresponsive over British airspace; bang wakes many residents of capital at 4 a.m.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/flight-from-tel-aviv-causes-london-pa...

A Boeing 767 plane flying from Israel to the United States went unresponsive over the United Kingdom early Sunday, causing Royal Air Force jets to be scrambled towards it and setting off a sonic boom that sounded throughout London.

The retired El Al plane, which according to the Ynet news site had been sold to a German company, took off from Ben Gurion Airport on its way to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in the US. On the way, around 4 a.m. (UK time), it did not respond to British authorities’ attempt to contact it due to a communications malfunction.

Two Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled from an Royal Air Force base in Coningsby and intercepted the plane, UK media reported. After communications with the aircraft were restored, the flight continued as planned toward the US and the fighter jets returned to their base.
But while the incident ended safely, it definitely didn’t end quietly. The air force planes had been cleared to go faster than the speed of sound on their way to intercept the unresponsive aircraft, setting off a loud bang that woke up many residents of Britain’s capital.

TESLA batteries catching fire.   December 2, 2019 

Autriche : une épave de Tesla inquiète à cause de ses batteries
écrit par Frédéric Martin le 2 décembre 2019
https://lesvoitures.fr/tesla-autriche-model-s/

https://www.businessinsider.com/why-tesla-cars-catch-on-fire-2019-4

Tesla fires have become a battleground for the company's supporters and detractors.

• Supporters say the media makes too much of Tesla fires. Detractors say Tesla isn't being open enough about what causes them.
• Some fires start after a crash. But others — like a recent one that engulfed a Model S sitting in a parking lot in Shanghai — seem to have started for no reason at all.
• "There are really only a few reasons why a lithium-ion battery catches on fire," one fire expert told Business Insider. "Liquid, dead short," or, for every one battery cell in a billion, "spontaneous combustion."
• Factors outside the battery, like a crash or other damage, matter. But manufacturing issues matter too.

Tesla under investigation on claim it throttled batteries to hide fire risk
Published Fri, Oct 4 2019
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/04/tesla-battery-fire-issues-under-inv...

Tesla is facing new scrutiny from a federal auto safety agency around battery issues in some Model S and Model X vehicles.
A notice published Tuesday by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration states the agency launched an investigation into a possible defect tied to battery packs that could cause “non-crash fires” in some Teslas

A defect petition submitted to NHTSA by consumer attorney Edward Chen prompted the investigation.

Chen filed the petition on behalf of Tesla owners, including his client David Rasmussen, after Tesla pushed over-the-air software updates to some vehicles, which reduced the range the electric cars could travel on a single charge, owners said.

The petition complained that the software updates, which started in May 2019, were not an appropriate fix for batteries that could ignite in non-crash scenarios.

Chen wrote, in a letter submitted to the Department of Transportation and NHTSA, accompanying the petition: “Tesla is using over-the-air software updates to mask and cover-up a potentially widespread and dangerous issue with the batteries in their vehicles.”

Following the investigation into the battery fire and throttling issues, NHTSA will either decide to issue a recall-- which would be financially burdensome to Tesla and could tarnish its reputation-- or is required to publish its findings in the federal register if a recall is not necessary.

Tesla is striving to reduce the costs of its batteries. In the past two years, the company struggled with waste and quality control at its giant battery plant, the Gigafactory, outside of Reno, Nevada.

Representatives from Tesla did not respond to requests for comment.

In 2016, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that he believed most safety complaints filed to NHTSA were “fraudulent” and suggested such complaints were part of a broad conspiracy to thwart his electric vehicle company.