BA8456 INCIDENT IN LONDON CITY AIRPORT
BREAKING NEWS.
The BBC has provided additional updates as of 2116GMT 13FEB09
Excerpt:
Eyewitnesses say the front wheels by the aircraft’s nose collapsed when the plane made a hard landing.
The aircraft skidded to a halt on the runway and its 67 passengers and five crew were evacuated using the plane’s emergency chutes.
Updated 2019GMT 13FEB09
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The BBC is reporting a British Airways CityFlyer operating Amsterdam – London City service made “hard landing” during approach.
All 67 passengers on board and 5 crews managed to get out safely.
Report from The BBC issued 2053GMT 13FEB09
A British Airways jet from Amsterdam has been involved in an incident at London City Airport.
Eyewitnesses say the front wheels by the aircraft’s nose collapsed when the plane made a hard landing.
The aircraft skidded to a halt on the runway and its 67 passengers and five crew were evacuated using the plane’s emergency chutes.
It has also been reported that ambulances were called to the scene but there have been no reports of injuries.
Note the report now use the term “hard landing” as BBC Breaking News on Twitter, reported:
Passengers survive London crash: A British Airways jet crash lands at London’s City Airport but 67 passengers ar.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news
Based on the timing of this accident, it appears to be British Airways BA8456
2BA8456«
BA RESPONSE¶
‡DOBA8456
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* OPERATIONAL FLIGHT INFO * BA8456 0 FR 13FEB
CITY INFO HOUR (LOCAL) ¶
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AMS ESTIMATED TIME OF DEPARTURE 1850
DELAY LATE INCOMING AIRCRAFT
LEFT THE GATE 1946
TOOK OFF 2002
DELAY LATE INCOMING AIRCRAFT
DELAY OPERATIONAL REASON
ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL 1945 LCY
* 1A PLANNED FLIGHT INFO * BA8456 0 FR 13FEB
APT ARR DY DEP DY CLASS/MEAL EQP GRND EFT TTL
AMS 1810 FR JCDRIYBHKML/M AR1 1:10
VSNQOG/M
Air India increase London/Toronto in Summer 09
As per Air India’s inventory display on 13FEB09, it is offering additional capacity on service to London Heathrow
Amritsar – London Heathrow – Toronto
3 weekly service (Day 257) is to be increased to Daily starting 29MAR09
AI187 ATQ0635 – 1130LHR1340 – 1630YYZ 772 D
AI188 YYZ2215 – 1015+1LHR1230+1 – 0145+2ATQ 772 D
Mumbai – London Heathrow
NEW 2nd Daily service operates with 777-300ER
AI131 AMD2145 – 2245BOM0220+1 – 0730+1LHR 77W D
AI130 LHR0945 – 2330BOM0105+1 – 0205+1AMD 77W D
AMD=BOM vv sector operates with A321
Korean Air Daily to Seattle
As per GDS timetable display on 13FEB09, Korean Air is operating Daily service on the Seoul – Seattle route during peak summer season
Service to operate 3 weekly from 29MAR09 to 31MAY09, increasing to 5 weekly from 01JUN09, and Daily from 21JUL09 to 31AUG09. From 01SEP09, service operates 5 weekly
NCA 2009 Summer operation
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) unveiled its planned 2009 Summer network, which focuses on:
*JAL Cargo Codeshare
*Relaunch of Nagoya Chubu service, 3 weekly Nagoya – Amsterdam
*Relaunch of New York service, 2 weekly Tokyo – Anchorage – Chicago – New York
*Reschduling US West Coast service to night time departure. Daily Tokyo – Los Angeles – San Francisco will be departing at night time
Overall :
*2 Daily in total to USA
**5 weekly Tokyo – Los Angeles – San Francisco – Tokyo (Daily from 13MAY09)
**2 weekly Tokyo – Los Angeles – Chicago – San Francisco – Tokyo (till 12MAY09)
**4 weekly Tokyo – Anchorage – Chicago vv
**1 weekly Osaka – Anchorage – Chicago – Anchorage – Tokyo
**NEW 2 weekly Tokyo – Anchorage – Chicago – New York JFK – Anchorage – Tokyo (from 12MAY09)
*6 weekly in total to Europe
**3 weekly Tokyo – Amsterdam – Milan – Tokyo
**NEW 1 weekly Tokyo – Nagoya – Amsterdam – Milan – Tokyo
**NEW 2 weekly Tokyo – Nagoya – Amsterdam – Frankfurt – Tokyo
*3 Daily in total to Asia
**1 Daily Tokyo – Hong Kong vv
**5 weekly Tokyo – Shanghai vv
**1 weekly Tokyo – Shanghai – Osaka
**1 weekly Tokyo – Seoul – Shanghai – Tokyo
**1 weekly Tokyo – Seoul vv
**5 weekly Tokyo – Osaka – Singapore – Bangkok – Tokyo
**1 weekly Tokyo – Singapore – Bangkok – Tokyo
EVA Air changes to Beijing/Hangzhou in Mar 09
EVA Air during the month of March 2009 is reducing Taipei Taoyuan – Hangzhou service from 4 weekly to 3 (Day 357). Day 1 is being cancelled. Service operated by 747-400.
The cancelled flight is being moved to Taipei Taoyuan – Beijing service, which increases from 3 to 4 weekly. New frequency operates on Day 5.
BR1716 TPE1000 – 1320PEK 332 246
BR1716 TPE1615 – 1935PEK 332 5
BR1715 PEK1430 – 1740TPE 332 246
BR1715 PEK2045 – 2355TPE 332 5
EVA Air adds extra Vancouver flight in Summer 09
EVA Air is increasing Taipei – Vancouver service from 3 to 5 weekly from 22JUN09 to 10SEP09 (TPE departure)
Day 357 continues to operate with 747-400
Day 14, the extra frequency, operates with 777-300ER.
Vancouver departure is the following day
Estonian Air drops Frankfurt & Simferopol
As per the airline press release issued on 12FEB09, Estonian Air is cancelling service on the Tallinn – Frankfurt and Tallinn – Simferopol route for the 2009 Summer season
MEA 2009 Summer increases
The following is the increase of MEA’s planned 2009 Summer expansion
Milan, Rome
The triangle flight will be split starting 29MAR09. Each route gets dedicated turnaround flight, 4 weekly each
ME235 BEY0820 – 1120MXP 320 x246
ME236 MXP1220 – 1650BEY 320 x246
ME231 BEY0835 – 1110FCO 320 247
ME232 FCO1220 – 1630BEY 320 247
ME231/232 operates Day x135 from 27JUN09 to 26SEP09
Frankfurt
Service increase from 4 weekly (Day x136) to Daily
Geneva
Service increase from 4 weekly to Daily from 15JUN09 to 20SEP09
Cairo
Service increase from 1 to 2 Daily
ME304 BEY0915 – 1035CAI 320 D
ME306 BEY1755 – 1915CAI 320 D
ME305 CAI1150 – 1305BEY 320 D
ME307 CAI2030 – 2145BEY 320 D
Note selected dates in April operates with A321
Amman
Service increase from 1 to 2 Daily
ME310 BEY0845 – 0945AMM 320 D
ME312 BEY1600 – 1700AMM 321 D
ME311 AMM1045 – 1145BEY 320 D
ME313 AMM1900 – 2000BEY 321 D
ME310/311 operates Day x7 till 23MAY09
Dubai
Service increase from 1 to 2 Daily
ME426 BEY0730 – 1145DXB 321 D
ME428 BEY1625 – 2040DXB 321 D
ME427 DXB1245 – 1505BEY 321 D
ME429 DXB2140 – 2359BEY 321 D
A320 operates all service until 15JUN09
Copenhagen
Service operates 2 weekly with A330-200 for the summer peak season as usual
ME225 BEY2030 – 2345CPH 332 26
ME226 CPH0105 – 0610BEY 332 37
Service operates from 02JUN09 (from Beirut) to 22AUG09
CO3373 Buffalo to Newark on 12FEB09: Pure Coincidence
This may well be a simply coincidence.
Continental flight CO3373′s FLIFO on 12FEB09 is the following, as per Sabre FLIFO on 0025ET 13FEB09
2CO3373«
CO RESPONSE¶
3373/12FEB¶
P BUF/OUT 1028P¶
P BUF/OFF 1035P¶
P BUF/RR 1146P¶
F BUF/ETD 1240A 82¶
F EWR/ETA 212A¶
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SKED BUF ORIG 430P GTD 26 SHIP 782¶
EWR 602P TERM GTA C87¶
BUFFALO PLANE CRASH
BREAKING NEWS.
The BBC has reported that Continental Express CO3407 involved in late-Thursday’s night crash in Buffalo. 44 passengers, 4 crew members, 1 person on the ground killed.
updated 0032ET 13FEB09
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There are some reports suggests the crashed plane was on a ferry flight, no passengers on board.
Details remain sketchy at this point
updated 0002ET 13FEB09
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Report issued by The Buffalo News 2343ET 12FEB09, has identified that Continental Airlines flight, a Continental Express service by Colgan Air, involved in the crash of a residential area in Buffalo NY on 12FEB09.
An aircraft identified by Erie County Executive Chris Collins as a Continental Airlines flight crashed into a house in Clarence Center shortly after 10 o’clock tonight, starting a fire that poured thick smoke throughout the hamlet.
Collins said that there were 50 people aboard the plane and crew members had reported mechanical problems as they approached Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Several injured people were taken from the scene to Erie County Medical Center for treatment.
Television reports said the crash site was 6050 Long St., not far from the Clarence Center Fire Hall on Clarence Center Road. Police said that one man was in the residence at the time of the crash.
Based on the report of the crashed timeline and the flight schedule, it appears to be Continental CO3407. However, some suggests may have been CO3373
The following is CO3407 FLIFO from Sabre
2CO3407«
CO RESPONSE¶
3407/12FEB¶
P EWR/OUT 745P¶
P EWR/OFF 918P¶
P BUF/ON 1040P¶
P BUF/IN 1045P¶
F BUF/ETA 1021P 0//SYSTEM CONTROL MNZ ¶
SKED EWR ORIG 710P¶
BUF 848P TERM¶
FLIFO for CO3373 is the following
2CO3373«
CO RESPONSE¶
3373/12FEB¶
P BUF/OUT 1028P¶
P BUF/OFF 1035P¶
F EWR/ETA 1158P¶
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SKED BUF ORIG 430P GTD 26 SHIP 782¶
EWR 602P TERM GTA C87¶
updated on 12FEB09 2357ET
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Reports from Buffalo, NY issued in the last 20 minutes indicates a commuter turboprop operated by US Airways Express has crashed.
The report was issued by The Buffalo News 2315ET 12FEB09
An aircraft identified by State Police as a USAirways prop plane crashed into a house in Clarence Center shortly after 10 p.m. tonight, starting a fire which poured thick smoke throughout the hamlet.
Police said that there were only crew members aboard the plane and they had reported mechanical problems as they approached Buffalo Niagara International Airport.
Reports said the crash site was 6050 Long Road, not far from the Clarence Center Fire Hall on Clarence Center Road. Police said that one man was in the residence at the time of the crash.
However, there are reports suggesting that it may well be a Continental Airlines service.
updated on 12FEB09 2338ET
Ryanair cuts Dublin and Shannon network
Ryanair has announced it’ll be cutting flights at Dublin and Shannon airport after the announcement of Irish Government introducing €10 Tourism tax which will be in effect from 30MAR09
The Dublin cuts include:
*Downsize from 22 to 18 737-800s based at Dublin (20% reduction)
*Weekly flights reduced from 700+ to <600 (18% cut)
*Projection of passenger traffic reduce from 10.8million to 8.7m in 09/10 (20% drop)
*200 job losses
The Shannon cuts include:
*Reduction of aircraft basing from 6 to 4
*Route network reduce from 30 to 25
*Weekly flights reduce from 136 to 116
*Traffic projection reduce from 1.9million to 1.2m
*Job cuts from 300+ to <200
