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Air India Flight 182 was a passenger flight operating on the Montreal–London–Delhi–Mumbai route, that on 23 June 1985, disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean as a result of an explosion from a bomb planted by Canadian Sikh terrorists. [1] [2] [3] It was operated using a Boeing 747-237B registered VT-EFO. The incident happened en route from ...
Air India Flight 403 crashed at Sahar International Airport in Bombay due to heavy weather. Two crew members and 15 passengers died; 94 survived. 17 94 November 26, 1981 Air India Flight 224 from Salisbury, Rhodesia to Bombay was hijacked at Mahe Airport, Seychelles by mercenaries fleeing an abortive coup while on a refueling stop. The B707-300 ...
In fact, the first flight attendants were male, usually the sons of airline financiers known as "cabin boys," according to Society Pages. The shift to more female-friendly skies occurred in the 1930s.
Air India Flight 245, 3 November 1950 crash into Mont Blanc in France; Air India Flight 101, 24 January 1966 crash into Mont Blanc in France; Air India Flight 855, 1 January 1978 crash into the Arabian Sea, near India; Air India Flight 403, 21 June 1982 crash at Bombay, India; Air India Flight 182, 23 June 1985 mid-air bombing near Ireland ...
American Airlines Flight 96: Detroit, Michigan, United States MD DC-10: Design flaw 0 Cargo door locking mechanism failed causing door to separate from the aircraft and causing further damage; landed safely 1973-05-18 Aeroflot Flight 109: Chita, Soviet Union Tupolev Tu-104: Terrorist bombing 81 Bomb put on board by hijacker 1974-03-03
"Disruptive passenger" who boarded in Milwaukee tried to open an airplane's cabin door while in mid-air, authorities say. Passenger, who boarded American Airlines flight in Milwaukee, attempts to ...
American Airlines Flight 293 (20 June 1979) - A Boeing 727 operated by American Airlines is hijacked. The hijacker later received a Boeing 707. No one is injured. Manx2 Flight 7100 (10 February 2011) - A Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner III was attempting to land at Cork Airport. After the flight commander ordered a go around, the aircraft ...
Delta Air Lines flight 0958, from Atlanta to Melbourne, Fla., prepares to depart with only a handful of passengers on board, on March 21, 2020. (Getty Images) (Joel Carillet via Getty Images)