Question:
have the virgin airlines ever crashed ?
JJ
2007-08-01 20:18:31 UTC
I just was wondering if anyone knows if virgin blue atlantic airline have ever crashed./.
Five answers:
Gerald J
2007-08-01 20:37:47 UTC
Virgin Atlantic has never had a fatal crash or a fatal incident:

http://www.airsafe.com/events/regions/europe.htm
Redsaphâ„¢
2007-08-02 13:29:14 UTC
Incidents and accidents



Airbus 340-600 at Tokyo-NaritaOn 5 November, 1997, after numerous attempts to shake the jammed main landing gear of an Airbus A340-300 G-VSKY failed, the aircraft made an emergency landing at London Heathrow Airport. The aircraft and the runway were damaged as the landing gear collapsed. The aircraft was evacuated safely causing only minor injuries.

On 8 February, 2005, onboard an Airbus A340-600 aircraft (G-VATL) en route from Hong Kong to London, the fuel control computer system caused a loss of automatic fuel transfer between tanks. The left outboard engine lost power, and shortly after the right outboard engine also began to falter until the crew began crossfeeding fuel manually. The crew diverted to Amsterdam, where a safe landing was made. The interim accident report made 4 safety recommendations addressed to the primary certification bodies for large transport category aircraft (EASA and the FAA), advising on the need for a low fuel warning system for large aircraft. [5]

On 15 July, 2006, G-VWKD (an Airbus A340-600), during take off at Hong Kong International Airport, suffered damage because of a tailstrike and was forced to dump fuel in Hong Kong airspace and return to the airport for repairs.



or visit:



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Airlines#Incidents_and_accidents
Steven H
2007-08-01 20:26:42 UTC
No Virgin Atlantic has never had a serious crash or fatality
Climber27J
2007-08-05 10:54:26 UTC
Nothing serious for either Virgin Atlantic (VS) or Virgin Blue (DJ); nothing I'm aware of for Virgin Nigeria (VK) either.



[Of course. being subjective here, Airbus aircraft have more potential for technological error since they rely on computers to have the final say, not the pilots.]
b k
2007-08-01 20:23:59 UTC
None that I know of.....


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