A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration N193DN performing flight DL-1150 from Honolulu,HI to Los Angeles,CA (USA), was accelerating for takeoff from Honolulu’s runway 08R when the right hand engine (PW4060) emitted a bang followed by vibrations prompting the crew to reject takeoff at high speed. The aircraft vacated the runway via the first high speed exit about 2400 meters down the runway and returned to the terminal.
A passenger reported the aircraft was about 1000 feet into its takeoff roll from the reef runway when the right hand engine emitted a loud bang followed by moderate vibrations. The crew rejected takeoff and returned the aircraft to the apron.
A replacement Boeing 767-300 registration N154DL reached Los Angeles with a delay of 4 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Honolulu until Dec 16th, then was ferried to Atlanta,GA (USA) and is now still on the ground in Atlanta.
The Aviation Herald
AA-199 suffers cracked windshield
An American Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration N393AN performing flight AA-199 from Milan Malpensa (Italy) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was enroute at FL320 about 170nm south of London Heathrow,EN (UK), still in French Airspace, when the crew reported a cracked windshield and initiated a rather normal descent to FL120. During the descent the aircraft turned north to divert to London Heathrow, where the aircraft landed safely 27L about 50 minutes after leaving FL320.
The Aviation Herald
Delta Air Lines makes Orlando – Sao Paulo go daily
SAO PAULO – Delta has filed for regulatory approval to increase its new nonstop service between Orlando and Sao Paulo from four times per week to daily. Delta will begin service in the market four times per week beginning Dec. 19, and expects to start serving the cities on a daily basis Feb. 20.
In June Delta announced that it would have four U.S. gateways to Sao Paulo, giving customers the option of flying through New York, Orlando, Atlanta and Detroit. In addition, the Sao Paulo-Orlando flight will offer convenient connections to nine major U.S. destinations, including Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York (LGA and JFK) and Raleigh.
Further, Delta’s alliance with Brazilian airline GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes extends the reach of the Orlando-Sao Paulo service to 32 Brazilian destinations and provides seamless connections at Guarulhos International Airport.
“It is exciting to have the opportunity to have a daily direct flight connecting Sao Paulo to Orlando and to offer customers the reach of GOL’s network with over 700 weekly codeshare flights to Brazil’s interior,” said Nicolas Ferri, Delta’s Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean. “Delta’s continued expansion of routes important to Latin American customers demonstrates our commitment to the region and keeps us in line with our promise to be the best U.S. airline in Latin America and the Caribbean.”
The new service will be operated using a Boeing 767-300 aircraft with 35 flat-bed seats with direct aisle access in Delta One cabin, 32 seats in Delta Comfort+ and 143 seats in the Main Cabin.
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