Volcanic ash can cause serious problems ... Perhaps the most frightening incident happened on a British Airways Flight 009 in 1982 from Indonesia to New Zealand. "It was a black, cold night.

A plume of volcanic ash from Iceland has led to flights across the UK being grounded. The events around one British Airways flight in 1982 reveal the ... There had been no hint of trouble when flight ...

British Airways ... In addition, flight crews may need to use oxygen and turn on continuous ignition on the plane. Given the history of airplanes flying over volcanoes---engine damage and ...

The passengers on board a 1982 British Airways flight from London to Auckland, New Zealand, know that volcanic ash and jet engines are a dangerous mix. All four of BA flight 009’s engines failed ...

Mauna Loa is the world’s largest active volcano and this is the first ... In April 1982, British Airways Flight 009 en route to Auckland from London flew into a cloud of dust and ash thrown ...

Abrasive volcanic ash can cause extensive damage to forward-facing surfaces ... Following the flameout of British Airways Flight 009 in 1982, the International Civil Aviation Organization ...

Volcanic ash particles are very, very abrasive. At least three airlines cancelled flights between Australia ... a famous incident in 1982 where a British Airways Boeing 747 plane was flying ...