tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81258445776380617892009-11-27T04:37:44.079-08:00<b>Professionals need help, but, most are way late in reaching out. </b>--General Douglas MacArthur <i>collected by </i><br> <b> George Hatcher</b>George Hatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08028405876254455324noreply@blogger.comBlogger1220125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125844577638061789.post-26712169282954286712009-10-14T18:13:00.000-07:002009-10-14T18:15:05.853-07:00

We don’t always hear the numbers when cases are settled, so the news release that a $15 million settlement was okayed in Cook County, Illinois seemed to be a noteworthy news byte.The ruling was in favor of the Chicago restaurant executive Michael Waugh who was killed in a 2006 crash.Waugh, general manager of Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak and Stone Crab Restaurant, was en route from Olathe, Kansas,

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What: A Skyexpress Boeing 737-500 en route from Moscow Vnukovo to Sochi (Russia) Where: Moscow's Vnukovo AirportWhen: Apr 4th 2009Who: 69 passengers and 6 crewWhy: When instrumentation revealed unacceptable (dangerous) vibration of the left hand engine, the pilot shut down the left engine down, and burn off fuel before landing back at the airport of origin an hour after takeoff. There

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Click to view full size photo at Airliners.netContact photographer Paul MarkmanWhat: British Airways Airbus A319-100 en route from London Gatwick to Gibraltar.Where: Malaga SpainWhen: Apr 3rd 2009Who: Why: Airbus passengers got a little extra traveling in when the runway at their Gibraltar destination airport was blocked by a Tornado fighter with burst tires after its brakes

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Click to view full size photo at Airliners.netContact photographer Mark KrystWhat: Continental Airlines Colgan Air de Havilland Dash 8-400 en route from Newark to Montreal .Where: Burlington,VTWhen: Apr 3rd 2009Who: 33 passengers and 4 crewWhy: The pilot and crew reported high temperatures, requesting diversion to Albany, NY. They shut down the left engine but decided against Albany

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What: Russian plane en route to Moscow Where: Volgograd, southern RussiaWhen: was forced to make an emergency landing Why: A six-month old girl with Hydrocephalus was being flown from Nalchik to Moscow for surgery, but during the flight the baby lost consciousness. The plane made an emergency landing so the baby could receive immediate treatment.George's Point of ViewPrayers for the

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Click to view full size photo at Airliners.netContact photographer Charin deSilvaWhat: American Eagle Embraer ERJ-135, registration N847AE en route from New York JFK,NY to Toronto,ON Where: John F. Kennedy When: Apr 1st 2009Who: 26 on boardWhy: Rubber window strip on the right side detached and the plane returned to JFK. Passengers debarked and boarded another plane to finish their

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The Bond website is temporarily suspended.Helpline phone number for relatives is 01224 836479Pilot Paul Burnham, 31, from Methlick, AberdeenshireCo-pilot Richard Menzies, 24, of Droitwich Spa, Worcs.Oil workers from Aberdeen; Raymond Brian Barkley, 30James Costello, 24, Vernon John Elrick, 41 Alex Dallas, 62, Oil workers Doyle, 57, of CumbernauldJames John Edwards, 33, of Liverpool, Nairn

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George's Point of ViewLet me know if you want the details here, I barely know what to choose. No deaths were reported with any of these incidents. (Altogether, it does look like our aviation has been taken over by the keystone cops)I think my favorite is the plane that stuck a deer, in Kill Devil Hills. Though I do have some regrets for the deer. Do you think he had his pilot's license or was

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Click to view full size photo at Airliners.netContact photographer Dan Vincent - New England AirportsWhat: United Airlines Boeing 767 Flight 923 London to Washington, D.C. Where: Bangor International Airport When: 4/01/09, 10:00 amWho: 178 passengers and 11 crew membersWhy: Pilots said there was smoke in the cockpit and that one of the plane's two engines failed. They landed safely at

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George's Point of ViewSometimes you really have to wonder what air travel is coming to--especially when you hear about the Air Canada Airbus (you know I keep an eye on those Airbuses)--that stopped for a medical emergency. That's not the big thing--the big thing is after the medical emergency, we had yet ANOTHER person whose basic bad manners caused enough disruption for the authorities to be

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Actual helicopter G-REDL NOT picturedClick to view full size photo at Airliners.netContact photographerWhat: Bond Helicopters Eurocopter AF332 L2 Super Puma crashedWhere: In the sea off north-east ScotlandWhen: 2pm Wednesday April 1Who: 16 peopleWhy: Returning from an oil platform, the helicopter crashed in the North SeaNormand Aurora supply vessel was in the area and is looking for

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Pictured: UA Boeing 767-322Click to view full size photo at Airliners.netContact photographerWhat: United Airlines Boeing 767 en route from London to Washington D.C.Where: Bangor International Airport When: Wednesday April 1Who: 178 passengersWhy: When the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit, the plane was granted permission to land at Bangor International, which it did, safely.

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When you read about an on board medical emergency such as the Continental Airlines medical emergency, it does make one think about the potential for on board emergency rooms. Not only is the technology (two-way air-to-ground RDT equipment) available, it is becoming cost effective, especially considering the expense of a 525-passenger Airbus A380 making an emergency landing can cost up to

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The death of 4 individuals--pilot, Martin Rhodes, 48, of Stoke-on-Trent, Simon Marshall, 51, of Lichfield, Ryan Birch, 15, and his father, Tony Birch, 52, of Wolverhampton, have been recorded as accidental deaths. They were flying to France in a Piper Cherokee light aircraft when it crashed close to the Isle of Wight Airport, in Sandown, on August 5, 2007.source http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/

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What: Air France Airbus A319-100 en route from Paris Orly to Toulouse Where: ToulouseWhen: Mar 30th 2009Who: 115 passengers and 6 crewWhy: In flight, the left engine surged. The crew did not shut it down, but did reduce power; and the plane landed without injury with emergency crews on standby.

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Click to view full size photo at Airliners.netContact photographer Patrick HilverdaWhat: Air Canada Embraer ERJ-190, registration C-FNAW en route from Montreal Calgary Where: MontrealWhen: Mar 29th 2009Who: 98 passengers people aboardWhy: The pilot reported slat problems and returned to the airport for a safe landing

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What: Cessna Citation business jet en route from Palm Springs International Airport to Winnipeg, ManitobaWhere: Palm Springs International Airport When: 10:55 a.m TuesdayWho: six people aboardWhy: When smoke was detected in the cabin, the pilot then burned off fuel before landing back in Palm Springs. The cause of the smoke is under investigation. No injuries.

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What: American Airlines en-route from Las Vegas to ChicagoWhere: Eppley AirfieldWhen: ten o'clock on Monday nightWho: 140 passengers and five crew membersWhy: Near Omaha, the plane lost cabin pressure. The pilot coped by dropping oxygen masks and dropping altitude from 25,000 feet to 14,000 feet. At Eppley, the passengers debarked, and took another flight to Chicago provided to them by

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Pictured: McDonnell-Douglas-MD-82 similar to the one involved in the incidentClick to view full size photo at Airliners.netContact photographer Michael DurningWhat: American Airlines MD-80 en route from Lindbergh Field San Diego,CA to Dallas Ft. Worth,Where: San Diego's airport Lindbergh FieldWhen: 6:19 p.m. Sunday Who: 146 passengersWhy: When smoke was discerned on board, the crew

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What: en route from Madera Municipal AirportWhere: crash landed just south of Avenue 17 just north of the airport at the north end of MaderaWhen: 1:30 p.m. Who: Why: When the engine lost power, the pilot, attemptedan "off-runway" emergency landing. The plane ripped through a barbed wire fence, skidded across the road and ended up in a vineyard after taking out a few rows of vines. The

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What: easyJet London to EdinburghWhere: priority landing in Edinburgh When: ThursdayWho: unwary passengerWhy: unnamed passenger was rushed to hospital but was found to have no serious injuries George's Point of View So here you are on the plane, minding your own business, and some guy opens an overhead locker and a champagne bottle rolls out and pops you on the head and knocks you out

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pictured: Airbus similar to the one in the incidentClick to view full size photo at Airliners.netContact photographer SimpsonmengWhat: China Southern Airlines Airbus A320-200Where: en route from Dayong to ShenzhenWhen: Mar 27th 2009Who: 100 passengersWhy: The right engine failed. After circling the airport for forty minutes, the plain landed without further incident in Dayong.

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What: Southwest Airlines Flight 1402 en route from Phoenix to DetroitWhere: Denver International AirportWhen: after 2 p.m SaturdayWho: undisclosed womanWhy: While on board, the woman "became unruly and combative" leading up to a physical confrontation. She was escorted from the plane into federal custody as it is a felony to disrupt a commercial flightGeorge’s Point of ViewWe already put US

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Embedded video from CNN VideoWhat: Rented Helicopter leaving an election rally in southern Kahramanmaras provinceWhere: On a snow covered Turkishmountain top between the towns of Sisne and Elmali in the southeastern province of Kahramanmaras. When: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 Who: 6 victims including Muhsin Yazicioglu leader of nationalist Great Unity Party in Ankara, Turkey. injured

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Pictured: Cessna 337C Super Skymaster flying in Malta. The plane in the crash was in Oklahoma, and painted blue, according to photos at the scene of the crash. Click to view full size photo at Airliners.netContact photographer Malcolm J.BezzinaWhat: CESSNA 337C registered to George Waller en route from a private airstrip to Stillwater for fuel.Where: STILLWATER, OKWhen: 03/27/2009Who: George

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