Air Vanuatu

The heads of Janis and Brooks can be seen in this frame capture from a video of the smoke-filled cabin, Vanuatu Daily Post, By Dan McGarry

A Terrifying Ordeal

Published on July 30, 2018 © by  [34  entries]  ± Views 33 § Leave a comment

“We thought we were going to die.” Brooks McCutchen and his wife Janis Steele feared the worst when the flight was underway, but they had high praise for the pilots of Saturday’s Air Vanuatu flight from Tanna to Port Vila, which ended with their ATR72 aircraft at rest in the grass amid the ruins of two […]

Uncategorized (9) ‡ Air Vanuatu, emergency landing, Port Vila, Tanna, Vanuatu  Length: [1351] words.
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[Updated to include passenger testimonial, additional photographs]

Air Vanuatu: No injuries in emergency landing

Published on July 28, 2018 © by  [34  entries]  ± Views 19 § Leave a comment

Shortly before 11:00 this morning, an Air Vanuatu ATR-72 made an emergency landing in Port Vila. The aircraft, which had 39 passengers and 4 crew aboard, landed in a gentle tail wind. According to a statement issued by Air Vanuatu Ltd, the aircraft “was involved in a runway excursion. The incident occurred at the end […]

Kecelakaan Pesawat (6) ‡ Air Vanuatu  Length: [782] words., and modified on: July 30th, 2018.
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