In 1982, a British Airways 747 flew into a cloud of volcanic ash near Indonesia. One by one, all four of its engines failed. After falling more than 25,000 feet and preparing to ditch in the ...

A British Airways flight was also affected by volcanic ash in 1982, which caused all four engines to fail. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT This then meant that the plane was flying with no ...

When an invisible plume of volcanic ash knocked out all the power aboard a British Airways 747 over Indonesia ... We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped,” Eric Moody told passengers.

It has been proven that there is "a real threat" to engines from volcanic ash, concludes Renvier. In 1982, a British Airways Boeing 747-200 lost all power in a cloud of volcanic ash over South ...

But soon a new wave of engine-damaging ash was approaching British airspace ... facing a summer of uncertainty due to this ash cloud," said Eamonn Brennan, chief executive of the Irish Aviation ...

Airlines may lose $1 billion if an ash cloud keeps European airports closed through the weekend, the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation said. British Airways, which has daily revenue of about 24 ...

Former British Airways pilot Eric Moody ... Australia when he hit an ash cloud just off Java. "It was very frightening, all the engines stopped for 14 to 15 minutes and we didn't know what was ...

and the incident had a lasting impact on airline safety in relation to the phenomena of volcanic ash and its effects. On the night of June 24 1982, British Airways flight 009 from London to ...

The Met Office ash cloud ... a British Airways Boeing 747 in June 1982. The aircraft ran into difficulties after the eruption of a volcano at Galunggung, Indonesia. Ash jammed all four engines ...

Britain's Civil Aviation Authority said it agreed with airlines, regulators and engine manufacturers on new rules that would let planes fly for a limited time at higher ash densities than ...

A HERO British ... engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control. I trust you are not in too much distress." After 12 minutes, the plane flew out of the ash cloud ...