Go Back  PPRuNe Forums > Flight Deck Forums > Rumours & News
Reload this Page >

Pia being escorted by typhoons from man to stn

Rumours & News Reporting Points that may affect our jobs or lives as professional pilots. Also, items that may be of interest to professional pilots.

Pia being escorted by typhoons from man to stn

Old 24th May 2013, 13:58
  #21 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Midlands
Posts: 340
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
From Sky News

Mashood Takwar, from Pakistan International Airlines, told Sky News that 25 minutes before landing Manchester air traffic control* contacted the pilot after apparently receiving some information from British security services.
Burnie5204 is offline  
Old 24th May 2013, 14:01
  #22 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Gone
Posts: 1,665
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
More here.

BBC News - RAF Typhoons scrambled after Pakistan Airline incident



Fighter Jets Scrambled To Passenger Plane

Last edited by Jetblu; 24th May 2013 at 14:09.
Jetblu is offline  
Old 24th May 2013, 14:06
  #23 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: UK/OZ
Posts: 1,886
Received 7 Likes on 4 Posts
Two men arrested

Channel Four reporting that two men have been arrested on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft.

Two arrested after RAF diverts Pakistan jet to Stansted - Channel 4 News

Last edited by mickjoebill; 24th May 2013 at 14:11.
mickjoebill is offline  
Old 24th May 2013, 14:06
  #24 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: uk
Posts: 64
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Rather amusing that the ad under this thread is for "cheap flights to Pakistan". Mmmmm, maybe not!
bacp is offline  
Old 24th May 2013, 14:20
  #25 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Reading, UK
Posts: 15,786
Received 196 Likes on 90 Posts
Shouldn't laugh, I know, but the BBC News Channel has been showing a live feed from their helicopter over Stansted for the last 15 minutes, panning repeatedly across the airport and it has only just managed to home in on the aircraft's location.
DaveReidUK is offline  
Old 24th May 2013, 14:24
  #26 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: East Angular - apparently!
Posts: 745
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Shouldn't laugh, I know, but the BBC News Channel has been showing a live feed from their helicopter over Stansted for the last 15 minutes, panning repeatedly across the airport and it has only just managed to home in on the aircraft's location.
I'm watching Sky and they've only just managed to find it as well. Mind you the weather's not great, but there aren't too many 777s at Stansted!
barry lloyd is offline  
Old 24th May 2013, 14:26
  #27 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: London, UK
Posts: 184
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
for the last 15 minutes, panning repeatedly across the airport and it has only just managed to home in on the aircraft's location.
Probably pre-arranged protocol in case any pesky terrorists aboard are using their iPhones (other brands are available) to watch the SAS preparing to storm the aircraft. Surprise is everything...

Last edited by demomonkey; 24th May 2013 at 14:29.
demomonkey is offline  
Old 24th May 2013, 14:30
  #28 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: May 2012
Location: London
Posts: 50
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Pia being escorted by typhoons from man to stn

Sky news also saying "source" claims two men tried to enter the flight deck
Ianp83 is offline  
Old 24th May 2013, 14:31
  #29 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: May 2012
Location: London
Posts: 50
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Pia being escorted by typhoons from man to stn

A witness speaking in Urdu to Pakistani station Geo TV, said that two men over 6 feet tall tried to enter the pilot's cabin.

Essex Police have confirmed that two men have been arrested on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after the plane landed safely at Stansted.
Ianp83 is offline  
Old 24th May 2013, 14:34
  #30 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Torono
Age: 56
Posts: 150
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Maybe it was the crew trying to get back into the cockpit after a kip in J class..........

Last edited by Dak Man; 24th May 2013 at 15:01.
Dak Man is offline  
Old 24th May 2013, 14:42
  #31 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: EGSS
Posts: 943
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Looks like the RH gear went off road as it taxied into the stand too or a wide heavy vehicle.

Last edited by Flightmech; 24th May 2013 at 14:44.
Flightmech is offline  
Old 24th May 2013, 14:52
  #32 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Wor Yerm
Age: 67
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Stansted is the airport of choice for the UK government to divert aircraft...
...because you don't want incidents like this buggering up BA and the like at Heathrow or Gatwick. Far better fouling up RYR and EZY operations.
Piltdown Man is offline  
Old 24th May 2013, 15:13
  #33 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: -
Age: 54
Posts: 236
Received 10 Likes on 3 Posts
A BBC reporter just said that the pilot 'hit the panic button.' I've now got a vision in my head of two big red buttons in the cockpit with the words PANIC and DON'T PANIC written on them.
skydiver69 is offline  
Old 24th May 2013, 15:15
  #34 (permalink)  
Per Ardua ad Astraeus
 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: UK
Posts: 18,579
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Surely it would be PANIC and CANCEL PANIC? Alternatively, just a PUSH TO PANIC (guarded) switch?
BOAC is offline  
Old 24th May 2013, 15:18
  #35 (permalink)  

FX Guru
 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Greenwich
Age: 67
Posts: 900
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Dak Man -

Piltdown, it's been explained that STN is the English airport of choice because ops can carry on and the staff there have been especially trained/briefed on what to do.

Do you really think the security services have decided to send potentially dodgy aircraft to STN just to bugger MoL off?

I think it's all rather sensible.
angels is offline  
Old 24th May 2013, 15:23
  #36 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Torono
Age: 56
Posts: 150
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Semantics perhaps but shouldn't the crew have squawked 7500 and not 7700 as reported, or am I out of date on ICE codes?
Dak Man is offline  
Old 24th May 2013, 15:33
  #37 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: UK
Posts: 3,325
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
7500 = hijack. 7700 = emergency.

So as far as can be ascertained, they used the correct one.
Shaggy Sheep Driver is offline  
Old 24th May 2013, 15:43
  #38 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Torono
Age: 56
Posts: 150
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Semantics again but IIRC 7500 is Interference not hijack, (7600 Comms, 7700 Emergency).
Dak Man is offline  
Old 24th May 2013, 15:44
  #39 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: UK.
Posts: 4,390
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
What is it with these cnuts? We'd an incident on the approach to Kuwait when a passenger started standing up and shouting abuse at other pax. CC managed to get him seated before landing and I asked for police to meet us and arrest the guy whom, at that time, I guessed was an ethnically European Christian having a go at the locals.

By and by I suggested to the Chief of Police that a night in the cooler to teach him some manners might be in order but the Chief was reluctant to comply. Due mainly to curiosity I asked to see the man's passport. the Chief passed it to me and it was British but with an Arabic name; clearly an Islamic convert. Now that all was clear I just asked the Chief to hang onto him long enough for my crew to leave the airport which he obligingly did.

Upon our return for departure, our Kuwaiti agent said: "You know why they wouldn't arrest that man? He is Muslim convert."
NSS!
Basil is offline  
Old 24th May 2013, 17:20
  #40 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 348
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Semantics again but IIRC 7500 is Interference not hijack, (7600 Comms, 7700 Emergency).
Actually 7500 by definition is Hi-Jacking.

See Section 2.6 of ENR 1.6
jackieofalltrades is offline  

Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.