On 30 May 2007, at about 0555 hours local time, the pilot of an Airbus A340 Gulf Air - Airbus A340 A40-LH , while taking off from Runway 20C at Singapore Changi Airport, had to apply TOGA (Take-off Go Around) power and rotate abruptly at a high rate to expedite the...
Air Baltic Boeing B757-200 (YL-BDC) – Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-600 (G-VBLU) flights BTI65T-VIR301
On Monday, 21 April, 2008 at 15:05 UTC a serious aircraft incident took place in Riga FIR, in the vicinity of Liepaja (N56:31:07; E021:05:31) : Air Baltic flight BT165T - Virgin Atlantic flight VIR301 airprox. Virgin Atlantic flight VIR301 Airbus A340 was en route...
LUFTHANSA – AIRBUS A340-313
The LUFTHANSA A340-313 was on a scheduled LUFTHANSA flight from Teheran (Iman Khomeini International) to Frankfurt (Rhein-Main). 224 passengers and 12 crew members were on board. According to the flight plan, landing was scheduled at 0600 hrs after a flight time of...
Virgin Atlantic – Airbus – A340-311 (G-VSKY) flight VS024
Virgin Atlantic flight VS024 was a Los Angeles LAX to London Heathrow LHR on 05 November 1997, operated with a A340-311 Airbus registration G-VSKY. The accident occurred when the aircraft, which had a landing gear problem on its first approach to Heathrow Airport,...
Air France – Airbus – A340-313 (F-GLZQ) flight AF358
Air France flight AF358 , an Airbus A340-313 aircraft (registration F-GLZQ, serial number 0289) departed Paris, France, at 1153 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) as Air France Flight 358 on a scheduled flight to Toronto, Ontario, with 297 passengers and 12 crew members...
Air France – Airbus – A340-313 (F-GLZU) flight AF471
The Air France flight AF471 took off from Caracas-Maiquetía Simón Bolívar airport at 23 h 38 for Paris Charles de Gaulle. The captain was PF. At 23 h 52, climbing through FL180, the PF and the PNF both set the range of their Navigation Display (ND) to 320 NM. Between...
Finnair – Airbus – A340-313 (OH-LQE) flight AY58
Finnair flight AY58 incident occurred from from Shanghai, China to Helsinki- Vantaa Airport, Finland on 22 June 2009. The aircraft was an Airbus A340-313, registration OHLQE. There were 195 passengers and 12 crew members on board. The inner rear tyre on the left...
Aviation accidents
An aviation accident is an incident in which an aircraft is damaged or destroyed as a result of a collision, fire, structural failure, or other event. Aviation accidents can be caused by a variety of factors, including mechanical failure, pilot error, adverse weather conditions, and sabotage. Aviation accidents can result in fatalities, injuries, and damage to property.
Aviation incidents
An aviation incident is an occurrence, other than an accident, that affects or could affect the safety of aircraft operations. Examples of aviation incidents include near collisions, runway incursions, and unruly passenger incidents.
Aviation serious incidents
A serious incident in aviation refers to an event that could have resulted in an accident or that had the potential to cause serious injury or death. Some examples of serious incidents in aviation include engine failure, in-flight fires, and loss of control of the aircraft.