Air Seychelles arriving at the HKIA 到港獨家片段

Air Seychelles Maiden Flight A330-200 comes to Hong Kong for the first time.  Enjoy!

A Close Call for CZ 737-800

Incident: China Southern B738 at Wuhan on Feb 25th 2013, collided with NDB antenna on approach but managed to climb away

A China Southern Boeing 737-800, registration B-5192 performing flight CZ-3367 from Guangzhou to Wuhan (China), was on a NDB/DME approach (minimum 1200 meters visibily required, MDA 430 feet) to Wuhan's runway 04 in visibility of 1500 meters occasionally reduced to 1200 meters in light rain and light fog and cloud ceiling 690 feet. The aircraft had been configured for landing before reaching the final approach fix and was maintaining 1800 feet when the aircraft reached the final approach fix at the outer marker 5.1nm before the runway threshold.

Read more:
http://avherald.com/h?article=45eb3067&opt=0

Emergency exit 'blew open' on Hong Kong-bound Emirates A380 flight

A British tourist has claimed an emergency exit on an Emirates Airline superjumbo blew open at more than 8,000 metres on a flight from Bangkok to Hong Kong.

David Reid and his son Lewis heard what they thought was a "massive explosion" two hours into Monday's flight on the £250 million (HK$3 billion) Airbus A380. Freezing air blasted in and the cabin pressure plunged after the door in business class came 4cm ajar, leaving a gaping hole, Reid said.

To read more: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1152015/emergency-exit-blew-open-hong-kong-bound-emirates-a380-flight

飛港A380艙門空中爆巨響 嚇煞乘客

【本報訊】阿聯酋航空一架A380空中巴士由曼谷飛來香港途中出現九霄驚魂，客機一道艙門在2萬幾呎高空中突然爆出巨響及鬆開，令機艙溫度和壓力急降，乘客擔驚捱凍，但機組人員慌亂中只用毛氈和枕頭塞門罅，捱到降落本港。

To read more: http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20130217/18168072

All 787 Dreamliner superjets grounded over safety fears

All Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets were grounded today amid growing safety fears. European regulators and The US Federal Aviation Authority acted after an All Nippon Airways flight made an emergency landing in Japan yesterday due to a burning smell in the cabin. Leak and burn marks were found around the main battery.

Read more:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/all-boeing-787-dreamliners-grounded-over-1542456

Airlines Ground 787 Dreamliner: Should Passengers Be Worried?

Following a string of high-profile technical glitches, Japan’s two major airlines, All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL), have grounded their fleets of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the world’s newest and widely regarded as the most technologically advanced passenger airplane. The most recent incident happened today when an ANA Dreamliner made an emergency landing in western Japan. The airline said in a statement “the aircraft’s instruments registered a problem related to a battery and crew also detected an unusual smell in the cabin and the cockpit.” News accounts tell of smoke filling the plane and passengers descending from emergency chutes after the plane landed at Takamatsu Airport. The Japan Times newspaper reports several passengers sustaining back pain and minor injuries such as abrasions after using the chutes.

Read more:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewbender/2013/01/16/airlines-ground-787-dreamliner-should-passengers-be-worried/

Japanese airlines ANA and JAL ground all Dreamliner planes after emergency landing

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in Japan Wednesday morning after a smoke alarm started sounding in the cockpit. Following a number of recent incidents involving the aircraft, ANA and JAL have taken the decision to ground all of their 787 planes for checks.

Read more:
http://www.digitaltrends.com/international/japanese-airlines-ana-and-jal-ground-all-dreamliner-planes/