Aviation Decoder

Guess short answers for aviation-related hints. Then combined the first letters of each answer to make a (part of) quote from one of the most famous aviation incident.
Except for the quote, all the answers are a single word.
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Hint
Answer
A
Boeing's present-day rival
Airbus
L
flag carrier of Germany
Lufthansa
L
Scottish town where Pan Am 103 exploded
Lockerbie
F
have to be extended before landing
Flap
O
most mentioned fictional airline
Oceanic
U
country where flight MH17 was shot down
Ukraine
R
island where the first wreckage of MH370 is found
Reunion
E
ICAO code of Israeli flag carrier airline
ELY
N
newer airport of Tokyo
Narita
G
Air Canada flight 143, 23 July 1983
Gimli Glider
I
flag carrier of Spain
Iberia
N
All ______ Airways
Nippon
 
Hint
Answer
E
the most violent type of uncontrolled decompression
Explosive Decompression
S
airline own by 3 European countries
SAS
H
London's major airport
Heathrow
A
airline with first fatal Boeing 777 crash
Asiana
V
Moscow's oldest operating airport
Vnukovo
E
biggest customer of Airbus A380
Emirates
S
_________ Changi Airport
Singapore
T
island where the deadliest aviation accident took place
Tenerife
O
main airport serving Chicago
O'Hare
P
not as severe as 'Mayday'
Pan-pan
P
US state where flight 93 crashed
Pennsylvania
E
Taiwanese airline with Hello Kitty planes in its fleet
EVA Air
D
a force pulling the aircraft backward
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Quote
All four engines have stopped.
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