B787 diverts do LPLA due ENG problem
Plummeting redefined by media
I see "plummeting" has been defined now as 500 feet per minute - thank goodness they had quick thinking pilots because they had a whole 1 hour and 20 minutes to decide what to do....
Passenger plane’s engine shuts down, aircraft plummets over ocean at 500ft per minute
Passenger plane’s engine shuts down, aircraft plummets over ocean at 500ft per minute
And more than one UK newspaper have described "terror" as the aircraft made it's way to it's emergency landing some considerable time later.
One passenger has reported seeing the Atlantic looming up at them as the plane got lower, they wondered if they were going to end up in the sea.
Yes, that's generally what you see when you're looking sideways out of an aircraft that is landing on an island in the sea. I gather this can be a common view a few times a day in places like Menorca.
Terror? Jesus. I'm glad these journalists haven't been present on any really stricken flights, I'd imagine they'd heart failure in 6 seconds flat from being lost for suitable hyperbole.
One passenger has reported seeing the Atlantic looming up at them as the plane got lower, they wondered if they were going to end up in the sea.
Yes, that's generally what you see when you're looking sideways out of an aircraft that is landing on an island in the sea. I gather this can be a common view a few times a day in places like Menorca.
Terror? Jesus. I'm glad these journalists haven't been present on any really stricken flights, I'd imagine they'd heart failure in 6 seconds flat from being lost for suitable hyperbole.
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Apparently it's mended!!,
As personally due to fly MAN - SFB next week, over the last few days route seems to have been operated by 767 whilst Dom Rep / Mexico still seem to get the 787.
Now having booked Florida on understanding was a 787, this seemed to be in line for a aircraft change much to families disappointment. However a phone call a few moments ago to T A ops, the information given implied that G-TUIE was scheduled to return to UK today ( Sat ) following repairs and scheduled to fly out from MAN tomorrow on its first return to service flight. Let's hope all goes well!
Now having booked Florida on understanding was a 787, this seemed to be in line for a aircraft change much to families disappointment. However a phone call a few moments ago to T A ops, the information given implied that G-TUIE was scheduled to return to UK today ( Sat ) following repairs and scheduled to fly out from MAN tomorrow on its first return to service flight. Let's hope all goes well!
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Qatar Airways almost added another to the GEnx failure total.
A7-BCG, en route from Doha to Copenhagen had to divert to Ankara due to decreasing engine oil quantity in the left engine.
Oil & GEnX engines perhaps don't get on with each other!
A7-BCG, en route from Doha to Copenhagen had to divert to Ankara due to decreasing engine oil quantity in the left engine.
Oil & GEnX engines perhaps don't get on with each other!
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G-TUIE is now en-route to Manchester
Flightradar24.com - Live flight tracker!
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I flew on IE last week from MBJ and the only things of note that happened was a big bit of plastic fell from (somewhere) over the economy section toilets on take off,the bloke in front of me had his seat headrest come off so he was grinning at me like a maniac,and a lot of the seatback ents did not work...oh and there was the fight over seat allocations.
But seriously I would not knock the 787,it is more comfortable (in economy) than others in the class,much quieter, and I am sure will have a long service.I would be more than happy to use it again.
(just don't ask about IA)!
But seriously I would not knock the 787,it is more comfortable (in economy) than others in the class,much quieter, and I am sure will have a long service.I would be more than happy to use it again.
(just don't ask about IA)!
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P.S razorrawe (off topic)
You will LOVE Mauritius,it is my favourite place on Earth,been there 3 times.Hire a car and explore as much as poss,it is safe and easy to get around,you can park almost anywhere.Port Louis is an experience,have a day at the races and explore the East coast,you will find beaches where you will be the only ones there.
You will LOVE Mauritius,it is my favourite place on Earth,been there 3 times.Hire a car and explore as much as poss,it is safe and easy to get around,you can park almost anywhere.Port Louis is an experience,have a day at the races and explore the East coast,you will find beaches where you will be the only ones there.
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MAN - SFB
Hi all, just wanted to drop a line in to everyone talking about the 787 issues, as we've just returned to the UK after being denied the 787 twice 
We were due to fly 787 MAN - SFB on 26th July (TOM144), we arrived only to find a letter from Tompson saying the dreamliner is not in service due to technical issues, and we were being flown out on a standard 767 (G-OBYG to be specific) a stock standard 2-4-2 layout aircraft no premium section. (We were supposed to be in premium for the wider seats as im a little cramped in standard seats being over 6ft tall!)
The flightcrew seemed to say that the plane was currently stranded in Dominican republic and has been there for >24 hours. Disappointed we hoped to be returning on the 787.
However on the 9th August we arrived aft SFB only to be told again were on a downgraded aircraft, no shock to find G-OBYG waiting for us on the tarmac!
Using flightradar24 we narrowed down the "problem" to G-TUIE as this was the only dreamliner with little history, which lead to a little googling and lead me to here.
Thompson would say nothing more about the flight and the check-in / flight crew of our flight back (TOM145) seemed to know nothing about the fact that this was the 2nd time we'd been denied.
I was hoping to see what grounded the TUIE before we flew on the 26th July, since it seems engine troubles lead to the 30th July issues, and again on the 5th,
Can anyone out there find anything or purhaps know something?
We were due to fly 787 MAN - SFB on 26th July (TOM144), we arrived only to find a letter from Tompson saying the dreamliner is not in service due to technical issues, and we were being flown out on a standard 767 (G-OBYG to be specific) a stock standard 2-4-2 layout aircraft no premium section. (We were supposed to be in premium for the wider seats as im a little cramped in standard seats being over 6ft tall!)
The flightcrew seemed to say that the plane was currently stranded in Dominican republic and has been there for >24 hours. Disappointed we hoped to be returning on the 787.
However on the 9th August we arrived aft SFB only to be told again were on a downgraded aircraft, no shock to find G-OBYG waiting for us on the tarmac!
Using flightradar24 we narrowed down the "problem" to G-TUIE as this was the only dreamliner with little history, which lead to a little googling and lead me to here.
Thompson would say nothing more about the flight and the check-in / flight crew of our flight back (TOM145) seemed to know nothing about the fact that this was the 2nd time we'd been denied.
I was hoping to see what grounded the TUIE before we flew on the 26th July, since it seems engine troubles lead to the 30th July issues, and again on the 5th,
Can anyone out there find anything or purhaps know something?
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Thompson 787 has engine failure
Engine Failure on Thomson Airways? Boeing 787: The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) News Analysis
Interesting in that an initial report a day ago said they were 1 to 1.5 hours out when engine failed- and flew for four more hours to azore
Interesting in that an initial report a day ago said they were 1 to 1.5 hours out when engine failed- and flew for four more hours to azore
Last week, a Boeing 787-800 in Thomson Airways’ fleet was reportedly diverted to Azores after an engine manufactured by GE failed three hours into the flight
Published: August 11, 2014 at 6:11 pm ESTBy: Martin Blanc
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A Thomson Airways flight was reportedly rerouted by its captain after an engine failed on the airline’s Boeing (BA) 787-800 Dreamliner last week. The trans-Atlantic flight, which was going from the Dominican Republic to Manchester, UK, was diverted to a military base in the Portuguese autonomous region of Azores following the engine failure.
The engine failed three hours into the flight; the captain, however, was able to safely land the plane using one engine four hours after the engines failed. Neither Boeing nor Thomson Airways have been able to explain what led to the engine failure, and are yet to issue a formal statement.
Published: August 11, 2014 at 6:11 pm ESTBy: Martin Blanc
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A Thomson Airways flight was reportedly rerouted by its captain after an engine failed on the airline’s Boeing (BA) 787-800 Dreamliner last week. The trans-Atlantic flight, which was going from the Dominican Republic to Manchester, UK, was diverted to a military base in the Portuguese autonomous region of Azores following the engine failure.
The engine failed three hours into the flight; the captain, however, was able to safely land the plane using one engine four hours after the engines failed. Neither Boeing nor Thomson Airways have been able to explain what led to the engine failure, and are yet to issue a formal statement.
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Thomson 787's
Ah, looks like we may have got to the bottom of our issues now,
It actually looks like Thompson have more routes than Dreamliners, the new Newcastle to SFB route is "we assume" supposed to be done by TUIG, but that planes not in service yet, so other Dreamliners are shuffling all over the place.
Our issues looks like it was caused by TUIA on the 24th, had 24 hours down and was supposed to be in Glasgow for the 25th flight to SFB. Thomson in their infinite wisdom took the shiny new TUIF away from MAN TOM144 in the AM of the 26th July and gave to Glasgow to pick up the slack from what TUIA's 24 hours down missed.
I May be assuming things, but it sure looks like it according to FR24's logs. Just wish the airline didn't lie about the plane being down on the 26th July (FR24 show's all 6 up and running)
I do hope however they are quicker with their compensation, according to the customer service girls this morning, they still haven't had confirmation TOM145 was a downgraded plane on the 9th, so won't be authorising any refunds for the premium upgraded people ... ...
I wish anyone flying TOM144/145 in the next few weeks better luck than us!
It actually looks like Thompson have more routes than Dreamliners, the new Newcastle to SFB route is "we assume" supposed to be done by TUIG, but that planes not in service yet, so other Dreamliners are shuffling all over the place.
Our issues looks like it was caused by TUIA on the 24th, had 24 hours down and was supposed to be in Glasgow for the 25th flight to SFB. Thomson in their infinite wisdom took the shiny new TUIF away from MAN TOM144 in the AM of the 26th July and gave to Glasgow to pick up the slack from what TUIA's 24 hours down missed.
I May be assuming things, but it sure looks like it according to FR24's logs. Just wish the airline didn't lie about the plane being down on the 26th July (FR24 show's all 6 up and running)
I do hope however they are quicker with their compensation, according to the customer service girls this morning, they still haven't had confirmation TOM145 was a downgraded plane on the 9th, so won't be authorising any refunds for the premium upgraded people ... ...
I wish anyone flying TOM144/145 in the next few weeks better luck than us!
