Erikoisia tapauksia ilmailun parissa.

[Timo Koski 143]

Voisin kuvitella, että olisivat keskeyttäneet jostain satasen alle nopeudesta, mutta mitään väistöähän ei voi tehdä, hiljaisesta vauhdista ehkä jarruttaa. Eipä autollakaan maantievauhdeista (ja tässä voi olla tuplanopeus helposti) paljoa ole tehtävissä, jarrutusta lukuun ottamatta, ja se on sentään ihan eri luokan massat, nopeudet ja riskit näissä.

[Ilkka Mäkelä 1 224]

Ryanair vaatii oikeudessa huonosti käyttäytyneeltä matkustajalta 15000 € korvausta joka on yksilöity tavallista tarkemmin. Matkustajan käytöksen takia Dublin- Lanzarote-lento joutui diverttaamaan Portoon, mistä aiheutui kuluina mm. yöpyminen 160 matkustajalle plus miehistölle.

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Ryanair has detailed a €15,000 claim filed in Irish courts against a disruptive passenger whose behaviour forced an emergency diversion of a flight from Dublin to Lanzarote on April 9, 2024. The diversion to Porto resulted in significant expenses, including overnight accommodation for over 160 passengers and crew, replacement crew costs, and legal fees.

The airline broke down the costs:

Excess fuel: €800

Accommodation for passengers and crew: €7,000

Landing/handling fees: €2,500

Lost inflight sales: €750

Replacement crew costs: €1,800

Portuguese legal fees: €2,500

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/ryanair/ryanair-details-e15000-claim-against-disruptive-passenger-after-emergency-diversion-to-porto/

[Ilkka Mäkelä 1 224]

DC-10-palonsammutuskoneen lentäjä kertoo ajankohtaista tarinaa siitä, millaista palonsammutus isolla koneella on.

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Captain RK Smithley flies McDonnell Douglas DC-10 fire bombers for New Mexico-based 10Tanker.

Smithley dropped red fire retardant over the Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles.

Mountainous terrain, winds, busy air traffic, and drones have complicated the mission.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/im-pilot-fighting-ca-wildfires-115002768.html

[Ilkka Mäkelä 1 224]

Kalifornialainen pariskunta väittää, että JetBluen koneesta putosi vesimelonin kokoinen jääkimpale katon läpi heidän makuuhuoneeseensa ja vaatii nyt oikeudessa 1 miljoonaa dollaria korvaukseksi fyysisestä ja emotionaalisesta vahingosta.

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JetBlue is getting sued for $1 million by a California couple alleging one of their planes dropped a massive chunk of ice on their home, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in physical and emotional damage.

The sky is falling—at least for one California couple.

On New Year’s Day 2024, Michael Reese and Leah Ferrarini were settling into bed for the evening when a “large block of ice, the size of [a] watermelon” suddenly slammed into their bedroom close to their pillows, “barely escaping devastating physical injury,” according to a lawsuit obtained by Fortune.

Reese and Ferrarini, who reside near Los Angeles International Airport in Inglewood, Calif., are suing JetBlue for $1 million for the incident, alleging one of their planes was responsible for the frozen projectile, resulting in “extensive damage to their roof.” The civil lawsuit, filed Jan. 9, 2025, alleges the ice ball came from JetBlue flight 2715, which was flying over their home at that exact moment.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-couple-suing-jetblue-1-060400812.html

[Matti Hyötyniemi 437]

Vetoaisa unohtui irrottaa nokkapyörästä ennen lentoonlähtöä...  

 

[Ilkka Mäkelä 1 224]

Läheltäpiti-tapaus Islannissa v. 2024 Cessnan ja Diamond DA20:n välillä johtui siitä, että Reykjavikin lennonjohtajat katsoivat televisiosta jalkapalloa lentoliikenteen valvomisen sijasta.

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An investigation into a February 2024 near-collision over Skerjafjörður found that air traffic controllers at Reykjavík Airport were distracted by a televised football match.

Only 23 metres separated a Cessna 172N and a Diamond DA-20 at 900 feet when no air traffic guidance was provided. Recordings revealed controllers engaged in football discussions instead of monitoring flights. A dropped flight strip board further diverted attention just before the incident.

https://www.aviation24.be/airports/reykjavik-airport-rkv/near-miss-over-iceland-linked-to-air-traffic-controllers-watching-football/

[Ilkka Mäkelä 1 224]

Kanadassa, British Columbiassa v. 2023 Robinson R44-kopterin matalaan jokeen rysäyttänyt 38-vuotias mies otti silloin paikalta hatkat ja jätti 3 matkustajana ollutta naista loukkautuneina ihmettelemään. Mukana ollut koira menehtyi ja kopteri meni romuksi.

Mies on nyt saatu tuomioistuimen eteen ja päässyt alustavasti vapaaksi 5000 dollarin takuita vastaan. Rikossyytteitä kuitenkin odottaa ja miestä syytetään myös ilmailuviranomaiselle valehtelemisesta.

Kopteri törmäsi sähköjohtoon ja putosi joen matalikkoon eikä uponnut. Mies sai jostain paikalle auton ja kuljettajan ja häipyi mutta naisia ei otettu mukaan vaan heidän piti odottaa ambulanssia.

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A man who was flying a helicopter and allegedly abandoned his three injured passengers after it crashed has been arrested 16 months after the incident. Vincent Matthew Porteous, 38, of Enderby, British Columbia, is facing a list of criminal charges relating to the crash, which occurred in a river about 20 miles east of Enderby in southern B.C. in August of 2023. He's also charged with lying to Transport Canada

The Robinson R44 clipped a wire and ended up in a shallow section of the river. Porteous is alleged to have fled the scene in a car driven by someone else, leaving behind three female passengers who were taken by ambulance to a hospital. A dog that was also onboard died in the crash. Porteous appeared in court in Jan. 27 and was released on $5,000 bail.

https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/helicopter-operator-arrested-16-months-after-crash/