April 28, 2024

Plane makes emergency landing after bomb threat

Korean Air says a bomb threat is to blame for the emergency landing of a Boeing 7-77 at Comox Airport Tuesday afternoon. Flight 72, bound for Seoul, was turned around after a call to the airline's Los Angeles Call Centre. NORAD's John Cornelia says U-S fighter jets were scrambled from Portland, "Two F-15 fighters under the direction of NORAD, … [Read more...]

A Korean Airlines jet has reportedly been forced to land at CFB Comox after “in-flight emergency.”

Fighter jets have reportedly forced a Korean airlines flight to make an emergency landing in Comox.  A statement from the air force confirms Korean airlines flight 72 has landed at the Comox Forces Base, and that crews are reponsing to some sort of an in-flight emergency.  There are reports a threat of some sort was made on the plane, and … [Read more...]

Emergency landing for Vancouver-Toronto flight

VANCOUVER - WestJet says passengers aboard a Vancouver-Toronto flight were delayed by about six hours after their plane made an emergency landing shortly after takeoff.Airline spokesman Robert Palmer says the flight left Vancouver on Saturday morning, but returned as a precautionary measure after a pilot noticed a strange smell.Palmer says it … [Read more...]

Air Transat jet makes safe emergency landing at YVR

A plane carrying close to 300 people had to make an emergency landing at the Vancouver airport last night. The Air Transat Airbus bound for London had 296 people on board. Airport staff have confirmed flight 242 landed safely, but they haven't been able to explain why the plane was forced to return to YVR. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]

11/13/2011 – Emergency First Aid with CPR certification course

This course is designed to teach participants with little to no first aid background some of the basics of first aid.  It is also the level of First Aid maintained by fitness, health care and child care workers including massage therapists, dental assistants, pharmacists, personal trainers, group fitness instructors, camp leaders and … [Read more...]