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| Fire forces Australia jet to land | Fire forces Australia jet to land |
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| An Australian passenger plane with 203 people on board has been forced to make an emergency landing after a fire broke out in the cockpit. | An Australian passenger plane with 203 people on board has been forced to make an emergency landing after a fire broke out in the cockpit. |
| The Airbus A330, operated by Jetstar, was flying from Japan to Australia when the fire started beside a window. | The Airbus A330, operated by Jetstar, was flying from Japan to Australia when the fire started beside a window. |
| The pilots managed to extinguish it before landing in Guam. Jetstar said all of those on board were unharmed. | The pilots managed to extinguish it before landing in Guam. Jetstar said all of those on board were unharmed. |
| Last week, an Air France Airbus crashed on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, killing all 228 people on board. | Last week, an Air France Airbus crashed on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, killing all 228 people on board. |
| Also on Thursday, a Russian Airbus A320 was forced to make an emergency landing after its windscreen cracked. | |
| The Aeroflot plane was flying between Irkutsk and Moscow when it had to divert to the western Siberian city of Novosibirsk. | The Aeroflot plane was flying between Irkutsk and Moscow when it had to divert to the western Siberian city of Novosibirsk. |
| None of the 116 passengers and six crew was injured, a security official was quoted by Russian news agency Ria-Novosti as saying. | None of the 116 passengers and six crew was injured, a security official was quoted by Russian news agency Ria-Novosti as saying. |
| Smoke | Smoke |
| The Jetstar plane was four hours into its flight to the Gold Coast in Queensland when the fire broke out. | The Jetstar plane was four hours into its flight to the Gold Coast in Queensland when the fire broke out. |
| "Smoke became evident in the cockpit and one of our pilots was required to use an extinguisher," Jetstar spokesman Simon Westaway told Australia's ABC News. | "Smoke became evident in the cockpit and one of our pilots was required to use an extinguisher," Jetstar spokesman Simon Westaway told Australia's ABC News. |
| "We conducted an emergency diversion to Guam international airport where the aircraft landed without incident." | "We conducted an emergency diversion to Guam international airport where the aircraft landed without incident." |
| He said the plane, which is two years old, would be held in Guam, in the Western Pacific, until the cause of the fire was established. | He said the plane, which is two years old, would be held in Guam, in the Western Pacific, until the cause of the fire was established. |
| Most of the passengers were reported to be Japanese nationals. | Most of the passengers were reported to be Japanese nationals. |
| Jetstar is part-owned by Australia's national carrier, Qantas. | Jetstar is part-owned by Australia's national carrier, Qantas. |