* QANTAS announced today that it plans to start A380 service between Melbourne and London via Singapore on January 18, 2010. The carrier says it will launch the service with its 5th and 6th A380 airliner. Qantas received its 5th A380 yesterday, and expects to get its 6th in early 2010. It will start with 1 to 2 flights per week, before increasing the service to twice-weekly from March 29, 2010. The Airline already operates non-stop flights between Melbourne and London 13 times a week on Boeing 747-400 aircraft. It also operates the A380 on the Melbourne-Los Angeles route. With more A380s in its fleet, Qantas plans to increase the frequency of flights operated with the double-decker aircraft from March 29, 2010. It will operate on the Sydney-Los Angeles route daily, up from 4 a week. Qantas will also operate 3 A380 services a week between Melbourne and Los Angeles, instead of twice-weekly.
*An Airport worker at the Calgary International Airport, was killed yesterday while de-icing a CANADIAN NORTH Boeing 737 for departure. According to media reports, Canadian North Flight 1850 was preparing to depart on Domestic Service from Calgary to Edmonton, AB, with 33 passengers and 5 crew members onboard. The flight crew had taxied to Apron 2 for de-cing by 2 de-icing trucks. Calgary media reported that 1 of the workers fell out of his cherry picker basket while de-icing the 737. Officials said that he fell 20 feet, and died at the scene. None of the passengers onboard witnessed the incident. Airport officials said an investigation has been launched to determine whether the incident was caused by human error or mechanical failure. Calgary police are also involved in the investigation.
*A MERPATI NUSANTARA Boeing 737 was damaged on landing, yesterday, December 21. Flight 766 was on Domestic Service from Surabaya to Ujung Pandang/Makassar, Indonesia, with 102 passengers and 6 crew members onboard. The 737 blew a nose wheel tire on landing, resulting to the nose gear. The crew was able to stop the 737 on the runway, where the passengers were offloaded. The runway and Airport were closed for about 5 hours, allowing for the aircraft to be towed. Airport officials reported that the runway had scratches of about 1cm deep.
*A LAN A319 had to make an emergency return after 1 of the Pilots fell ill, on Sunday, December 20. Flight 218, on Domestic Service from Concepcion to Santiago, Chile, when 1 of the Pilots reported that the other Pilot had fallen ill. The crew members suspected an appendicitis. The A319 landed back to Concepcion without incident and the Pilot was transported to hospital for treatment.
*A RYANAIR Boeing 737 had to make an emergency landing on Sunday, December 20. Flight 5732 was on International Service from London Stansted to Graz, Austria, with 171 passengers and 6 crew members onboard. While on approach to Graz, the crew declared an emergency, reporting smoke in the cockpit. The 737 landed without incident and was met by Emergency Services. Following inspection, the aircraft was cleared to resume service on a flight back to London. The cause of the smoke was not disclosed.
*An AIR CHINA Boeing 747 had to divert while enroute, on Friday, December 18. Flight 982 was on International Service from New York JFK to Beijing, China, and was inflight over New York state at 31000 feet, when the crew requested to descend due to cabin pressurization problems. The 747 descended to 29000 feet, and then passed into Canada. Shortly thereafter the crew requested descent to 25000 feet, but continued its flight. According to media reports, about 5 hours later the crew requested to divert due to continuing problems with cabin pressure. The 747 was diverted to Anchorage, Alaska, where it landed without incident. The aircraft was then removed from service for inspection and repair.
*An AIR BALTIC Boeing 737 had to make an emergency return to Riga, Latvia, on Wednesday, December 16. Flight 211, on International Service to Berlin, Germany, was inflight at 32000 feet, overhead Lithuania, when the crew reported a generator failure. The 737 landed back at Riga without incident, about 30 minutes later. The aircraft was removed from service for repairs.
*A RYANAIR Boeing 737 suffered a bird strike at Brescia, Italy, on November 19. The incident was just disclosed yesterday by the Italian ANSV. On that date, Flight 9219 was on Domestic Service from Alghero to Brescia, when it ingested a number of sea gulls into its right hand engine while on finals into Brescia. The 737 landed without incident, and resumed service later the same day after an inspection revealed no damage. In reporting the incident, the ANSV said that the crew saw a flock of about 50 sea gulls, but was unable to determine how many were ingested. Since the 737 suffered no damage, the ANSV declined to investigate.
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