An emergency helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing whilst out on a call out after one of the rotor blades struck a stone. The Christopherus 8 helicopter made the emergency landing in Montafon, Vorarlberg. Head of the ÖAMTC Helicopter fleet claimed a gust of wind was responsible for the occurrence but investigations are […]
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The Red Bull Stratos project may have attracted a record number of viewers but it failed to deliver much of real scientific value, according to experts. Even scientists working in extreme sportsman Felix Baumgartner’s hometown of Salzburg who carefully followed the project said that from a scientific point of view it delivered nothing. In Austria […]
Burgenland man impaled in dare
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A 43-year-old man is in a critical condition after being injured in a bizarre test of courage.The man reportedly tried to impress his pals by leaping over a high fence in Oberpetersdorf, Burgenland, yesterday evening (Weds). He fell over after getting stuck with one of his legs. His chest was speared by a wooden fencepost […]
Austrian Airlines (AUA) has been forced to carry out a second emergency descent within a week.The Aviation Herald reports today (Fri) that a Fokker 70 jet operated by AUA subsidiary firm Austrian Arrows returned to Vienna International Airport (VIA) for a safe landing after loss of cabin pressure was detected by its crew yesterday.Technical problems […]
An Austrian Airlines (AUA) plane is to undergo investigation after pilots were incorrectly informed about problems with the landing gear on Sunday night.The company said today (Tues) the pilots of the Fokker 100 jet which departed from Vienna International Airport (VIA) informed the 81 passengers to prepare for a possible landing operation without an operating […]
A Romanian survived a flight from Vienna to London by clinging on to the planes landing gear, according to reports.Newspapers report today (Tues) that the 20-year-old man “dropped frozen stiff from the fixed landing gear” of the United Arab Emirates State fleet aircraft after its landing at London-Heathrow on Sunday.The jumbo jet landed at […]
An Austrian man may face charges after he blinded a pilot with a laser pen during landing procedures at a Swiss airport.Swiss officials said today (Weds) no decision has yet been made over whether the 27-year-old will get away with a fine or face criminal charges after the incident at Geneva International Airport, which is […]
A fighter jet was damaged during landing yesterday (Weds) as the runway was slippery after a heavy rainfall.Officials at the army base in Zeltweg, Styria, said today the Eurofighter pilot had to use the jets parachute to create a braking effect. Its bottom panel and engine were damaged in the landing procedure, they added.Austrian army […]