United Airlines Boeing 767 Emergency Landing on Terceira island, Portugal

United Airlines Boeing 767 carrying 179 passengers an emergency landing in Terceira island, Portuguese, after the discovery of smoke on the plane. According to the estimate of the pilot smelled smoke coming from Iceland’s volcanic eruption. However, the results of detection of a flight crew, the smell of smoke coming from the smell of burning electrical wires.

Parties airline United Airlines has confirmed that will provide compensation to passengers for the inconvenience during the flight.

Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption in Iceland, which began on April 14, disabled air traffic across Europe, leaving thousands of travelers stranded and forcing more than 20 European countries to close their airspace.

United Airlines Boeing 767 aircraft to continue flight to Moscow on Thursday and landed at Domodedovo airport, Moscow. Read more

FAA Reminded American Airlines Aircraft Maintenance Violations

For the second time in a week, the Federal Aviation Administration has announced that it has proposed fining American Airlines for aircraft maintenance violations.

The FAA revealed Thursday that it sent a letter to American last week proposing a $300,000 civil penalty for the maintenance lapses, which could have endangered the aircraft, flight crew and passengers.

American Airlines maintenance workers, the FAA said, failed to properly document a malfunctioning speed indicator on an MD-82 jet in February 2009.

Not knowing about the defective indicator, crews flew the plane five times, including at night and in inclement winter weather. Such flights are allowed under American’s FAA-approved procedures, but only in daylight and clear weather.
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