Eygptian Airline catches fire whilst landing

An Eygptian owned aircraft caught fire whilst making an emergency landing at Istanbul's International airport.

Luckily the fire was put out quickly and there were no fatalities.

It's thought the plane suffered a technical problem and the landing gear wasn't functioning.

The fire was caused by the plane landing on its main body with 156 passengers onboard and seven crew. The aircraft was on its way to Warsaw.

Tough times ahead for China Airlines

China Airlines are preparing themselves for turbulent times ahead following the latest incident in Japan where a Boeing 737-800 burst into flames shortly after landing at Okinawa.

Johnson Sun China Airlines spokesman has said that their cash flow will be seriously affected despite having other aircraft to carry on their operations.

Sales in flight bookings with the airline will also drop until public faith has been restored. Sun also said that total losses from the accident had not yet been established.

A Boeing 737-800 jet is normally worth $70-$80 million but it’s not known how much China Airlines paid for the aircraft or how much compensation the insurance companies will pay out.

"Although TFMI is the lead underwriter, its exposure is limited," Taiwan Ratings said in a statement. "The expected net loss is equivalent to 1 percent to 2 percent of the insurer's total shareholders' funds plus special reserves at the end of June," it said.

All aircraft unsafe!

Indonesian Planes have been undergoing assessments which have found that none of the aircraft meet the required safety standards.

Australians have been warned not to fly on Indonesian planes by the Federal Government.

The assessment found that none of the carriers met "requirements of the civil aviation safety regulations". Garuda, Indonesia AirAsia and Mandala Airlines all fall into category two meaning that the minimal requirements regarding safety have been met yet not all have been implemented.

For those airlines falling into category three which meet only minimal safety standards (these include Batavia Air, Adam Air and Kartika Airlines), they have been given only three months to improve standards or face being taken out of flying.

This has come as a result of a Garuda plane catching fire which killed 21 people earlier on in March.

Airline Crash Update

Further to the news I posted last night concerning the Boeing 737-400 that crash landed at Yogyakarta Airport, it is now reported that 21 people sadly lost their lives.

This is a miraculously low number with 115 people escaping the stricken, flame engulfed aircraft through emergency exits.

For extraordinary video pictures of survivors walking from the smouldering wreckage - click here

Airline bursts into flames in Indonesia

The misery befalling on Indonesia failed to halt today when an airliner carrying over 100 passengers erupted into flames when landing in Yogyakarta, Java.

The Boeing 737-400 was carrying Australian journalists and diplomatic staff who had been in the region with the country’s foreign minister.

A survivor reported that the plane overshot the runway and shook violently before an explosion was heard.

Capt. Yos Biantoro said: "I saw at least eight corpses piled up at the front of the plane," The captain was at the fire scene in central Java.

"We overshot the runway, then I heard the sound of an explosion and ran through an emergency exit, I believe many passengers remained trapped on board" passenger Muhammad Dimyati told local TV.

Other eyewitnesses said the aircraft was completely gutted. Eight people are believed to have died.