Learn about our aircraft, flight status, arrivals and departures and timetables. British airways flight 9, a boeing 747200 was a flight between london and auckland with stopovers in bombay, madras, kuala lumpur, perth and melbourne on june 24, 1982 with 263 passengers and. British airways do not offer a company travel loyalty programme in the us but our partner american airlines does. Mar 10, 2020 british airways said it had axed its 60 flights a day to cities including milan, venice and rome after the government decided anyone arriving in the uk from the country must selfisolate for a. British airways flight 9, sometimes referred to by its callsign. British airways cancels all flights to italy amid coronavirus.
British airways flight 9 mayday tv show wiki fandom. Elmos fire reaction and a display like we have never before witnessed. World famous aviation expert david learmount unravels the mystery and terror that struck a 747 jumbo jet when all four engines suddenly stopped at 37 thousan. British airways flight 9, a boeing 747236b, gbdxh, city of edinburgh, enroute from london, england, to aukland, new zealand, was cruising at 37,000 feet 11,278 meters with 248 passengers and 15 crewmembers on board.
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Bbc documentary about a british airways boeing 747200 in 1990. At the controls of the trident 3b was an experienced captain, dennis tann born 1932, who by the time of the accident had accumulated 10,781 flying hours. On 24 june 1982, the route was flown by the city of edinburgh, a 747236b. Wed lost all four engines is an audio documentary on what can go. British airways flight 9, a boeing 747200 was a flight between london and auckland with stopovers in bombay, madras, kuala lumpur, perth. When volcanic ash stopped a jumbo at 37,000ft bbc news. The best airline captain announcement ever came on a. Apr 12, 2007 world famous aviation expert david learmount unravels the mystery and terror that struck a 747 jumbo jet when all four engines suddenly stopped at 37 thousand feet. British airways is to star in a new bbc two observation documentary series which gives a unique behind the scenes look at the airline and its staff. The flight would end up being anything but routine. British airways flight 9, sometimes referred to by its callsign speedbird 9 or jakarta incident, was a scheduled british airways flight from london heathrow to auckland, with stops in bombay, madras, kuala lumpur, perth, and melbourne. The captain was found to be still alive after being outside the cockpit for 21 minutes.
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