According to the person in the video this incident took place today. The plane took off from London (my guess it was heading back to Kuwait) when it was forced to return and make an emergency landing after a hydraulic problem. [YouTube]
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22 replies on “Kuwait Airways flight makes an emergency landing in London”
From what I hear about the maintenance of KAC planes, I’d never fly them. You can only be lucky for so long.
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I think the maintenance engineers do what they can – it is just that the planes are so old. The 777’s are the youngest at 20 years old. Don’t fly any of the 300 series…. baaaad.
It also seems that certain people are trying to devalue the price of Kuwait Airways to accommodate a take over. They may stop at nothing (short of a crash?) to devalue stock. – Just a conspiracy theory, but one never knows. One crash (to a less-fortunate country with a plane full of less-fortunate workers and zero royal family members) would do it.
And wasn’t the new Chairman, Ms. Al-Roumi, head of KA finance before moving into her new position as head of the airline? EEEK: I would think that they would want to bring in someone who had actual operational experience in heading up an entire (failing) airline, not a finance person. Am I wrong? Doesn’t that seem a little hinky? If the national football team can source coaches from abroad with specialized experience, shouldn’t Kuwait Airways (who holds thousands of lives in their hands every day)??
Every GCC carrier has a Western experienced CEO at the helm that has led their carriers into high margins of success. This is where Kuwaitization does not work in their favor. You highlighted the core of the problems with this carrier above, but the Kuwaitis need to understand that airlines are like diplomats, they represent the status of government and when they land on foreign soil, if the carrier is run-down, it indicates to foreign governments that there are deep problems with that government. Even poor countries like Myanmar were at the Singapore Airshow buying new planes. Kuwait is an oil-rich nation and their national carrier is in a disgraceful state of affairs. Why hasn’t it privatized? privatization may be key to solving many of Kuwait’s problems? All governments need people that care about nationalistic agendas, not fueling their own personal agendas at the sake of a nation and this is the core of the issue. I think GCC governments are moving away from self-serving governments, especially in the UAE.
Kuwaitization has nothing to do with appointing Kuwaitis in top management, usually it’s more about the lower positions.
It hasn’t privatized because nobody is willing to buy it, they certainly tried
Qatar Airways proved successful with a Qatari at the helm.
Are you trying to suggest people should be hired based on their qualifications and experience?? Shut the front door!
Speaking of EEK, whatever happened to them?
EEK! Mike got too busy with his full-time gig. He’s looking for help BTW. I love that magazine.
“It also seems that certain people are trying to devalue the price of Kuwait Airways to accommodate a take over.”
Hello and welcome to the past fifteen years of Kuwait Airways life.
there is no such thing as an “old” plane.
Really? No such thing as an “old” plane? Aged, decrepit, falling apart. I’ve had old cars too and I knew their capabilities. I wouldn’t have tried to drive a 30 year old car at 100 mph.
maybe the pilot forgot something at duty free…
Mark, why do you keep repeating the same post about Kuwait Airways Emergency Landing once every month? Come on man, its boring now…
lol
Here is the point when the plane started to turn around after declaring the emergency: https://tardis1.tinygrab.com/grabs/0b25b0b116401bcd450023c847f7f319bef53cc03e.png
Nice! What site?
What is this?
:O Wow! Live air traffic data with history? Cool! Link? :S
https://www.flightradar24.com/
Thank you!
I have flown with Kuwait Airways last August to Malaysia and I dare say that their fleet is SAFE to fly with (at least they plane didn’t crash right?) and I would consider flying with them again if it wasn’t for their pathetic onboard entertainment system and uncomfortable business class seats for long-haul flights.
I hope they returned to Kuwait without the nutcases with VVS*.
*VVS = Vertical Video Syndrome
Lol : )