Pilots stabbed whilst airborne
 

From the TV 3 website

Pilots stabbed at Christurch Airport

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:14a.m.

There is a full emergency at Christchurch Airport where a plane has just landed.

There are reports that a woman has stabbed two pilots and threatened to blow up a plane.
The pilots managed to land the Jetstream aircraft with nine passengers on board despite their injuries.

The armed offenders squad surrounded the plane on the runway and it is believed the woman has been contained.

We have a camera at the scene and we will bring you more details as they come in.


Sounds like Air National doing the BHE-CHC flight for Eagle.

Hope the Air Nat lads are ok

Pilot stabbed, bomb threat at Chch airport
The Press | Friday, 08 February 2008


BREAKING NEWS: A woman has stabbed a pilot and threatened to blow up a plane at Christchurch airport.
The Jetstream aircraft from Blenheim, with seven passengers aboard, landed safely at Christchurch airport shortly after 8am.
The flight was Air New Zealand NZ2279 from Blenheim to Christchurch, Radio New Zealand reported.
The stabbed pilot was able to walk off the plane, but was rushed to hospital.
Police surrounded the aircraft on the runway, and the woman has been contained.
The bomb squad has been called in to defuse a device, thought to have been in the woman's bag.
John Hartevelt, a press.co.nz reporter at the scene, said the airport was closed and flights have been cancelled.
The people aboard the plane have been taken into a private room inside the airport by police. There were no injuries among the passengers.
Wayne Johnstone, a passenger on board another flight to Invercargill, said he was asked to get off his flight and he saw police surrounding the aircraft involved.
He said there was a sniper on the tarmac, and police rushed into the plane.
"I saw a dog go in, the passengers came out in a rush, then the woman came out, bundled to ground and searched by police and taken away.''
Traffic has been stopped around the traffic and there are widespread delays.

Crazy! :sad:

I hope the pilot concerned makes a full recovery.

PA31

So how did this demented woman get a knife (sharp object if not a knife) through security?



Mat Finish
never a shiny moment..:suspect:

Guns For Pilots :ok:

New to this forum & can't believe what I've read this morning. How come this can happen afterall the travelling public have endured by way of security measures?
No doubt this will essculate to some degree
F

For those from not around here..........

There is no security on domestic turbo-prop flights in NZ,
no cockpit doors on the J32 either, just a curtain.

Might all change very quickly though..............:ok:

Oh b.. b.. bother!
 

Mat:

No or minimal security at airports served by a/c carrying < 90 pax (stand to be corrected on actual number). It's even been possible to fly WN-CH in an ATR72 and not be 'scanned' before boarding. Pax are currently streamed to either non-screened or 'sterile' areas depending on type (seating capacity) of a/c at larger airports; straight through at smaller airports.

I recently travelled on a CH-WN ATR flight and discovered at my destination I was accidentally carrying a boxcutter knife in the bottom of my carry-on briefcase. :uhoh: :O

I daresay as a result of today's incident the cost of flying internally in NZ will now increase as all airports instigate full security measures for all a/c. That might get interesting in places like Gisborne or Hokitika where, just for starters, security fences will need to be installed. Armed guards at Canterbury Aero Club perhaps? Hmmm...

The knee-jerk reaction should be forthcoming shortly.

Le Vieux

So KiwiChicks RNZAF career isn't going to plan then????:confused:

That Joke:
 

Being Managed Security:

Recently ( January 24th)I flew from New Plymouth airport to Christchurch via Wellington (and change of machinary)

No security checks at my departure point.

At wellington we had a security check, I asked WHY? I was told that Because it was a BOEING Flt : A BOEING Flt I replied!!! why I asked is a BOEING more important than a Turbo Prop? No answer! a blank stear ensued.

I replied, are the lives on the BOEING more important than the lives on other equipment? or is it that the BOEING will make a bigger hole?

The reply :mad::mad:SIR! THAT IS NOT FUNNY AND I SHALL WARN YOU KNOW THAT ANYMORE COMMENTS SUCH AS YOU HAVE JUST MADE AND YOU CAN TELL IT TO THE POLICE AND SECURITY!!!!!!!!:mad:mad::}:}

As the yanks say go and figure!:confused::confused:

I would like to know though! is it an airport managers decision, an operators decision, a security chiefs decision to manage security this way.

AS I SAY IN MY TITLE WHAT A :mad::mad::mad::mad:------g JOKE.

To the crew:

Recover well.:ok::ok::ok:

Chr's
H/Snort.

Like "Old 'Un" I now await the illogical knee jerk reaction to this incident.

This woman in one demented moment will have further added to the multiple frustrations that is modern air travel.

I figure that within five years only the crew will be allowed on aircraft and only after they have been stripped naked, x-rayed and their carry on bags forwarded by sea.

Anyone know pilots' names yet? Wife's cousin (RH) is with Air National and not contactable at moment.

..woman was Somali..:rolleyes:

Scuttlebutt from the Ops room says Somali woman planned event as revenge for police actions against mother.....

We are kidding ourselves if the "Joke" we call security screening will solve these problems.

Indianzz has it right, wait for Helen to come up with the inevitable knee jerk reaction, probably before lunch!!

http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/20...nz_suspect.jpg

Okay, perhaps it isn't Kiwi Chick then....

Well I suppose the TSA will now ban any aircraft that has ever landed in or even flown near to NZ from landing at any US port. :ugh: