*Ras Al Khaimah's latest attempt to establish its own Airline will culminate with the commencement of flights in 2 weeks. The emirate will restart services with RAK AIRWAYS, under another new color scheme, operating to the cities of Jeddah, in Saudi Arabia, and Kozhikode in India. RAK Airways states that flights will begin on October 10. The Chief executive says that it will offer competitive fares, as low as Dhs10 ($2.70), but insists that it is not a low-cost carrier. The Airline will offer complimentary catering, seat selection upon booking and a free shuttle service from the Airport. Ras Al Khaimah's Government is trying to promote the region as a business and tourism destination in its own right and the creation of RAK Airways has accompanied economic reforms in the emirate.
*Thousands of Airline passengers have been delayed at Airports around Australia today as technological glitches hit the computer systems of 2 major Airlines. VIRGIN BLUE has been the worst affected, with about 20% of its flights cancelled across Australia and many others delayed by hours by a problem that hit the Airline's terminal check-in system. Budget Airline JETSTAR has also been hit, with its check-in system going down twice today. According to media reports, Virgin Blue has been handing out pizza to frustrated passengers in Sydney. Both Airlines hope to back to normal service tomorrow.
*ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES Flight 951, on Domestic CRJ900 Service, on behalf of DELTA AIRLINES, from Atlanta, Georgia, to Westchester County, New York, with 60 passengers and 4 crew members onboard, had to make an emergency diversion, last evening, September 25. The crew abandoned their approach into Westchester County due to right main landing gear problems. After working their checklists, the crew requested diversion to New York JFK, where the CRJ landed about 45 minutes later. The aircraft skidded to a stop on its left main and nose gear and the right wing. Once the aircraft came to a stop, the Captain ordered an evacuation as a precaution, no one onboard was injured. The aircraft suffered substantial damages and has been removed from service for a full assessment. The NTSB has launched an investigation.
*DELTA AIRLINES Flight 224, on International Boeing 767 Service from Seattle, Washington, to Amsterdam, The Netherlands, with 215 passengers and crew onboard, had to make an emergency return, yesterday, September 25. While inflight at 33000 feet, about 25 minutes after departure, the crew requested return due to an unruly passenger. The 767 landed back at Seattle about an hour after its initial departure and the passenger was escorted off the aircraft and taken to a medical facility. All passengers and then the aircraft were then searched, however TSA officials gave no reason for the searches. The flight was then canceled and pasengers rebooked on other flights.
*US AIRWAYS Flight 256, on Domestic A321 Service from Phoenix, Arizona, to Philedelphia, Pennsylvania, with 183 passengers and crew onboard, had to make an emergency landing, on Friday, September 24. Emergency Services were deployed after bring notified by the crew that they had suffered probable tire damage on departure from Phoenix. The A321 landed without incident and was examined by Emergency Services who found at least 1 deflated tire. The aircraft was removed from service for repairs.
*TAP AIR PORTUGAL Flight 4139, on International A330 Service from Lisbon, Portugal, to Belo Horizonte, Brazil, had to make an emergency return, on Friday, September 24. The crew stopped climbing at 26000 feet and shut down Engine No.1 for unspecified reasons. The A330 landed back at Lisbon without incident, about 50 minutes after their initial departure, and was removed from service for repairs.
*SOUTHERN AIR TRANSPORT Flight 6145, on International Boeing 747 Cargo Service, on behalf of MALAYSIAN AIRLINES, from Frankfurt, Germany, to Tashket, Uzbekistan, had to reject takeoff from Frankfurt, on Friday, September 24. The crew rejected takeoff after engine No.3 suffered an uncontained engine failure. The 747, which suffered substantial damage in the incident, was able to stop on the runway. It has been removed from service for a full damage assessment. Acccording to media reports, debris punctured the right hand wing, leading and trailing edge flaps, and the gear doors.
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