Alexian Airlines

## Notes

To retire the Airbus A340

**Alexian Airlines** is the flag carrier of The United Kingdom of Alex.

## Accidents and incidents

As of May 2019, Alexian Airlines was only invloved in 8 accidents with only 3 being fatal

* In February 2nd 1980, Alexian Airlines Flight 801 was a passenger flight from Nanhma to Bangkok when the Douglas DC-9 caught fire, the fire was later extinguihsed but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. No one died onboard
* In October 13th 1993, Alexian Airlines Flight 983A was a passenger flight from Nanhma to Jakarta when the Boeing 747-200 exploded mid-air above the Chivanh Forest in AE due to a quadruple engine failure and in-flight breakup, all 198 people onboard were killed.
* In May 21st 1995, An Airbus A320-214 skidded off the runway during landing at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The plane was stored for repair.
* In April 6th, 2005, A Boeing 737-500 overran the runway at Phnom Penh, Cambodia before hitting 11 houses, no one was injrued and the plane was later scrapped.
* In May 27th 2007, Alexian Airlines Flight 2 was a passenger flight from Nanhma to Mumbai when it's first officer suddenly died mid-air due to stomach cancer, the captain diverted the Airbus A320-232 to Yangon, Myanmar.
* In June 2nd 2014, Alexian Airlines Flight 348 was a passenger flight from Nanhma to Beijing involving a Boeing 737-800 when it accidently flown to the wrong direction, instead it was flying above Australia and it crashed due to fuel stravation. All 76 people onboard died.
* In May 15th 2017, Alexian Airlines Flight 259 was a passenger flight from Nanhma to Phnom Penh involving the Airbus A320-232 when the plane took off from the runway but it's horizontal stabilizer got damaged from engine debris of Vietnam Airlines Flight 128 which was an A321 that had an engine failure 3 years earlier, the plane was nosing down before hitting an airport fence which caused damaged the the main landing gear door, Saudi passenger Muhammad Al Ahmad Aziz was the only one onboard to hear the bang after hitting the fence. 20 minutes after takeoff, Ahmad warned the cabin crew when he heard a bang from the landing gear, the cabin crew then immediately warn the pilots that the aircraft was damaged during takeoff, the pilots decided to continue to Phnom Penh for repair but 41 minutes mater the aircraft's left horizontal stabilizer broke into pieces causing the pilots to hardly control the aircraft, around 7 minutes later the pilots finally have sight of Phnom Penh but the pilots were thinking that the horizontal stabilizer that was damaged might make the landing a failure. the pilots decided to divert to Tonle Sap, the largest lake in Southeast Asia but the lake was too far, the pilots then had no choice but to ditch into the Mekong River near Phnom Penh and the A320 quickly ditched into the river and safely stop. All 137 people onboard survived but 98 of them had minor injuries.
* In July 7th 2019, An Airbus A330 skidded off the runway at Nanhma, the plane then was stored for minor repairs.

## Gallery

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on approach to Soerkano-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, IndonesiaAn Alexian Airlines Boeing 757-200 wearing the 2012-2016 livery on approach to Nanhma, AEAn McDonnell Douglas MD-80 in the 2005-2012 livery taxing at Tokyo, Japan