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A330ETOPS
4th Apr 2009, 09:43
Latest Headlines:
60 Pax on board making an emergency landing in Moscow
A330ETOPS
4th Apr 2009, 09:46
Update:
69 on board
What is the source of information?
ImPlaneCrazy
4th Apr 2009, 10:03
Sky News has it along the 'breaking news' scroller - but it has been there since half 10!
davidash
4th Apr 2009, 10:08
I have also been watching the scroller on Sky News. None of the other channels are reporting it yet. It may of course be dumping fuel.
davidash
4th Apr 2009, 10:15
Scroller on Sky just reported safe landing with no injuries.
Since when do 737s dump fuel ?
suasdaguna
4th Apr 2009, 11:23
Latest 73's have a fuel dump valve located aft of the toilet dump valve and both work in unison....its been on the 73's since last April.
jamie07971
4th Apr 2009, 11:30
from channel news asia:
MOSCOW: A Boeing 737 with 69 passengers aboard made an emergency landing at Moscow's Vnukovo airport on Saturday, returning safely just after take-off without causing any injuries, news agencies reported.
"The plane made an emergency landing. Nobody among the 69 people aboard was injured," a spokesman for Vnukovo airport told the Interfax news agency.
The plane, on Sky Express flight 229 from Moscow to the southern town of Sochi, experienced vibrations in its left engine and returned to Vnukovo shortly after taking off, an airline spokesman told RIA Novosti.
"The crew made the decision to return to Moscow for an inspection of the airplane," Sky Express spokesman Vitaly Korenyugin was quoted as saying, adding that there were six crew members on the plane as well as 69 passengers.
Sky Express is a low-cost Russian airline serving domestic destinations.
Fire engines and paramedics had gathered at the airport ahead of the emergency landing, Interfax said.
An earlier Interfax report had incorrectly given the plane's flight number as 137 and said it was flying from Sochi to Moscow instead of the other way round.
...and there was no nearmiss of hospital/school/church involved??:E
AltFlaps
4th Apr 2009, 13:16
Latest 73's have a fuel dump valve located aft of the toilet dump valve
If you meant since April 1, very good
Otherwise, Bo11ocks !
Mark in CA
6th Apr 2009, 05:42
I flew on Sky Express last year between Moscow and St. Petersburg. AFAIK, their planes are maintained in Moscow by Lufthansa. Pax experience is a lot like that of U.S.-based Southwest.
Flight Detent
7th Apr 2009, 02:10
"If you meant since April 1, very good
Otherwise, Bo11ocks !"
Not so quick guys....some of the military varients of the 737NG have fuel jettison capability!
Just thought I'd mention it!
Cheers...FD...:)