US EditionHainan Airlines Boeing 787 turns back to Rome after engine fire
- A packed Boeing 787 from Hainan Airlines turned back to Rome after its engine caught fire shortly after takeoff.
- The flight, bound for Shenzhen, made an emergency landing at Fiumicino Airport.
- Four passengers sustained injuries during the evacuation process.
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BizTocHainan Airlines Flight Catches Fire Mid-Air, Turns Back To Rome
A Hainan Airlines flight that departed from Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy, was forced to turn back shortly after takeoff due to a fire on board. The flight headed to Shenzhen, China, encountered trouble when a bird strike caused an engine failure. Italian Coast Guard officials reported that the bird strike posed a threat to the aircraft's 249 passengers and 16 crew members. While bird strikes are relatively common, they can be dangerous, espe…
Flight returns to Rome due to engine fire
On Sunday, a flight from Rome’s Fiumicino Airport bound for Shenzhen, China, had to make an emergency return after a bird strike led to an engine fire shortly after take-off. According to airport officials, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, operated by Hainan Airlines, departed Rome at 9:55 am, local time, November 10 carrying 249 passengers and 16 crew members. The incident occurred within… Source
The plane with 265 people on board was on its way from Italy to China. Then one engine started to burn. The plane was forced to make an emergency landing, writes the Mirror.
The right engine of a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner operated by Chinese airline Hainan Airlines caught fire shortly after takeoff from Rome's Fiumicino airport on Sunday morning. The plane, which was bound for the Chinese city of Shenzhen, turned around and landed safely after dumping fuel over the sea. The cause of the fire is unclear, an Italian airport official said, adding that there had been no delays to air traffic at Fiumicino.Flames emerging f…
A Boeing plane belonging to China's Hainan Airlines returned to Rome's Fiumicino airport on Sunday after taking off due to an engine problem that may have been caused by a collision with a bird, an airport spokesman said. , reports AFP and News.ro.
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