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Kalitta Boeing 747 Diverts To Shannon Reporting Fire Warning & Multiple System Malfunctions

The Boeing 747-400F eventually flew to Amsterdam, from where it continued flying for the airline. Its next destination was Hong Kong.

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Delta Connection CRJ900 Returns To Toronto Following Electrical Fire In Cockpit

The plane's windshield heater reportedly started sparking and flaming.

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Anis Pradhan aircraft
Shocking: Man's 10-Year Restoration Of 1948 Piper PA-15 Vagabond Stolen & Burned

Anas Pradhan had planned to take the aircraft to Nepal one day and teach children about aviation mechanics.

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Luton Airport: Unlikely Any Vehicles Will Be Salvageable After Fire

Luton is facing down the loss of 1,699 parking spaces and over 1,200 cars.

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easyJet Luton Airport
All Flights Suspended: Parking Lot Fire Cuts Off Access To London Luton Airport

The car park blaze spread rapidly and was battled by up to 15 fire engines.

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United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 Rejects Takeoff Due To Flames Under Wing

The flames subsided before emergency services reached the aircraft.

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A CL-415 Being used to fight a fire.
Aerial Firefighting - How Does It Work?

Fighting emergencies from the air.

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Catania International Airport (CTA) in Sicily, Italy
Catania Airport Fire: Over 8,000 Passengers Grounded Following Air Malta Cancellations

Many airlines faced disruptions last month due to the heat and wildfires sweeping across the Mediterranean.

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Air Canada Boeing 777-300ER
Air Canada Boeing 777-300ER Damaged After Truck Catches On Fire

The water truck was located underneath the aircraft when it caught fire.

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Investigation Reveals Oven Fire Led To KLM Boeing 777 Diversion

Near the start of 2023, a KLM Boeing 777-200ER was forced to return to Amsterdam after an electrical fire arose in he cabin.

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Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300ER Diverts To Glasgow After Engine Issue

The incidental flight lasted for less than half an hour.

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12 Years On: The Fire Involving Kolavia Flight 348

How an electrical short circuit killed three passengers and destroyed a plane.

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Spirit Airlines Flight Turns Around After Passenger Mistakenly Yells "Fire"

Spirit Airlines errs on the side of caution after a passenger perceives a fire risk.

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A QantasLink Dash 8 Series 200 aircraft, registration VH-TQS, taxiing to the runway.
QantasLink Dash 8 Catches Fire In Sydney

The aircraft is nearly 27 years old, and has been with QantasLink since 2001.

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IndiGo A320 at New Delhi Airport
IndiGo Airbus A320 Rejects Takeoff Amid Engine Failure At Delhi Airport

Video footage from a passenger shows sparks and flames coming from the engine.

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Ansett ANA Vickers Viscount
The Fatal Engine Fire That Downed Ansett-ANA Flight 149

The story of how faulty cabin pressurization blowers in a planes engines caused the 5th deadliest air crash in Australia.

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Air India Express Boeing 737
Engine Fire: Air India Express Boeing 737 Evacuated In Muscat

Another flight crew spotted smoke coming from the engine as the plane was proceeding along a taxiway.

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