Virgin Atlantic B744 over Atlantic on Jan 10th 2016, fuel low temperature
Last Update: January 16, 2016 / 23:15:12 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 10, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-44
Departure
Las Vegas, United States
Destination
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-VGAL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 10, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-44
Departure
Las Vegas, United States
Destination
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-VGAL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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