Cathay A340 Makes Emergency Landing

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Airbus makes emergency landing
From correspondents in Hong Kong
June 13, 2003

Airbus makes emergency landing From correspondents in Hong Kong A CATHAY Pacific Airways flight bound for Tokyo made an emergency landing at Hong Kong's international airport today after crew members sighted smoke emerging from the cockpit.

No injuries were reported.

The crew noticed the smoke shortly after takeoff and the Airbus 340 aircraft turned back and landed a half-hour later, said Cathay Pacific spokeswoman Rosita Ng.

The flight, CX508, was carrying 47 passengers. The number of crew members was not immediately available.

The source of the smoke wasn't immediately known.

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was this the A346 by any chance doing trials before long-haul operations?

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47 pax? OUCH!

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There is 12 crews onboard...and with 47 pax with total 59 people.
It was heading to Tokyo.

I got from the Hong Kong Chinese newspaper...(Ming Pao)

wow 47 pax but 12 crew members?? poor CX

lose lots $$ on this flight....

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lose lots $$ on this flight....

Well, the amount of cargo that can be carried in the belly can make it a profitable flight you know, with only a few pax carried.

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How do you make your Avatar flash like that?

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using adobe photoshop 7.

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By using an A346 on LHR-HKG they can now carry 30 tonnes of cargo on each sector pretty well rendering all moneys taken from passengers as pure profit apparantly!

I gather that tech problems on most Airbuses are cured by hitting CTRL-ALT-DEL!