Engine failure ‘led to foot-long hole in Southwest jet’An engine failure on a Southwest Airlines Co jet on Aug. 27 released debris that tore a 5 inch by 16 inch (13 cm by 41 cm) hole in the plane before it made a safe emergency landing in Pensacola, Florida, US crash investigators said on Monday. More… |
Passenger plane lands safely after engine failsA Boeing 737 plane carrying 78 passengers plus crew landed safely at the main airport in Russia's second city of St Petersburg on Wednesday after one of its engines failed. "The plane made a safe landing ... no passengers More… |
Qantas grounds A380s after emergency landingQantas Airways suspended flights of its Airbus A380 fleet on Thursday after engine failure triggered an emergency landing in Singapore, one of the most serious incidents for the world's largest passenger plane in three years of commercial flight. More… |