Tag: smoke
Fiery plane crash kills 1 in Colorado north of Fort Collins-Loveland Airport
editor- May 15, 2019 23:30A plane crashed about a half mile from the Fort Collins-Loveland Airport in Colorado. Witnesses reported seeing smoke coming from the aircraft before it crashed, said the executive assistant of ... Read More
Russia’s second largest Superjet 100 operator drops the plane, cancels new purchase
Chief Assignment Editor- May 7, 2019 00:30Russian regional carrier Yamal Airlines has announced its decision to cancel a planned purchase of 10 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft, a day after one of the jets, operated by Aeroflot, ... Read More
Burning Superjet-100 plane crash-lands at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport
Chief Assignment Editor- May 5, 2019 16:48Russian pilots landed a flaming Superjet-100 aircraft at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, after an in-flight emergency forced a crash landing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkwBukD3nQs Aeroflot Flight SU1492 declared an emergency shortly after departing Sheremetyevo ... Read More
Indian graduates to obtain EASA Cabin Crew Attestation for the first time
editor- April 26, 2019 19:28Cabin Crew Europe in association with GMR Aviation Academy, is all set to deliver EASA approved Cabin Crew Initial Training Courses in India. This is a first for India, with ... Read More
IndiGo airline under safety audit by India’s civil aviation regulator
Chief Assignment Editor- April 17, 2019 19:25India's civil aviation regulator will conduct a special safety audit of the low-cost carrier IndiGo following concerns about the snag-ridden Pratt and Whitney (P&W) engines, which power the airline’s A320 ... Read More
Notre Dame cathedral inferno: Paris iconic tourist attraction on fire
Chief Assignment Editor- April 15, 2019 18:14Smoke and fire is seen leaping from the top of Notre Dame, the iconic Paris cathedral. Videos shot by people show the blaze engulfing the spire between its bell towers. ... Read More
At least three people die jumping from Bangkok skyscraper to escape hotel fire
Chief Assignment Editor- April 10, 2019 14:11A 57-floor hotel and shopping building has gone up in flames in Bangkok, Thailand. At least three people have died jumping to escape the fire, which ripped through the popular ... Read More
Singapore Grand Hyatt Hotel ablaze: 500 evacuated
editor- March 28, 2019 03:07A fire broke out at the luxury Grand Hyatt Hotel in downtown Singapore today forcing the evacuation of around 500 hotel guests. In TV footage, thick black smoke could be ... Read More
Senegalese migrant sets school bus full of children on fire in Italy
Chief Assignment Editor- March 20, 2019 15:45The driver of a school bus filled with children has been arrested by Italian police for setting fire to the vehicle near Milan. The Senegalese man reportedly called for an ... Read More
Tsuen Wan Line Derailed: MTR train in HongKong
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 18, 2019 05:41Luckily it was only a trial injuring a driver. It could have been worse with thousands of people using MTR trains in Hong Kong. Today, Monday morning commute in Hong Kong ... Read More
Boston on fire: What happened?
editor- March 16, 2019 00:42A fire in East Boston is so big and the smoke plumes are so large, that doppler radar is picking up the activity. Compounding the efforts of firefighters are winds ... Read More
Mayday on TK1 from Istanbul to JFK after severe turbulence over New England
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 10, 2019 07:54Turkish Airlines Flight One, non-stop service from Istanbul landed at JFK Airport New York at 5.35pm Saturday night. Prior to landing the captain of this Boeing 777 with 326 passengers ... Read More
European Commission: Critical flaws in airline employment practices
Chief Assignment Editor- March 1, 2019 15:34A long-awaited wake-up call to EU Member States and an Expert Group are the two essential elements of the EU Commission’s new plan to prevent social abuses in aviation. Published ... Read More
Train station on fire Cairo: Blow to tourism in deadly fire
Dmytro Makarov- February 27, 2019 10:54A majr fire at a train station killed more than 28 people and more than 50 injured in a Cairo train fire, according to a source in Egypt's Health Ministry. The state TV reported ... Read More
All about Whiskey
Dr. Elinor Garely - editor in chief of wines.travel- February 9, 2019 20:04The world of whiskey extends well beyond smelling, sipping and tasting. To learn about the brown liquid in your glass you should speak with Lew Bryson, one of the world’s ... Read More
Dozens feared dead as 7-story building collapses in Istanbul
Chief Assignment Editor- February 6, 2019 17:26At least one person has died while three of those injured have been rescued after a 7-story apartment building collapsed in Istanbul, Turkey. Dozens of people are feared dead, still ... Read More
Sheraton Petaling Jaya Hotel names new Director of Sales & Marketing
editor- January 22, 2019 22:57Sheraton Petaling Jaya Hotel announced the appointment of Joyce Wong as Director of Sales & Marketing. Bringing Read More
IBTM Arabia 2019: The Middle East – changing perceptions
Chief Assignment Editor- January 22, 2019 15:03From ancient holy land, to oil rich nation, to its latest incarnation as an innovative and open business events hub, Danielle Curtis, Exhibition Director – Middle East, Arabian Travel Market ... Read More
15 killed as Boeing 707 jet crashes into residential neighborhood in Iran
Chief Assignment Editor- January 14, 2019 16:09Iranian Boeing 707 cargo aircraft which crashed on Monday into a residential area, while trying to land west Tehran. According to the Iranian authorities, 15 of the 16 people on ... Read More
Dozens injured in Sapporo restaurant explosion
Chief Assignment Editor- December 16, 2018 17:15More than 40 people have been injured in an explosion at a restaurant in northern Japan, police have confirmed. The blast occurred at the Izakaya Cherry Blossom restaurant in the ... Read More
Mexican volcano eruption sends ash two kilometers into the air
Chief Assignment Editor- December 16, 2018 03:47The active volcano Popocatepetl, located in Central Mexico, has exploded Saturday evening, sending ash two kilometers into the air with the cloud of smoke moving in a northeast direction. Videos ... Read More
Avoiding dangerous vacations 2018
Hon. Thomas A. Dickerson- September 19, 2018 21:27This is the sixth year that we have posted dangerous vacations destination information collected from news articles and reported law cases. Read More
Saipan: Could be another island in the Philippines, except it isn’t
editor- February 17, 2017 07:35Despite being only 12 miles long and 5 miles wide, Saipan has been hot property since it was colonized by the Spanish in the mid-1500’s. Read More
Ninety-nine passengers evacuated from Spirit Airlines jet
editor- June 1, 2010 00:29FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Three airline passengers were treated for minor injuries after evacuating from a plane at a Florida airport. Read More
Emergency landing forced by the smell of smoke
editor- July 2, 2009 05:19DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The smell of smoke forced a Spirit Airlines Airbus A319 en route from Chicago to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to make an emergency landing, the airline said. Read More
Smoke in cockpit force American Airline emergency landing at L.A. airport
editor- August 6, 2008 02:34Passengers were evacuated Tuesday morning from an American Airlines jet that made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport when smoke was detected in the cockpit. Read More