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Emirates Emergency Landing in Singapore due to Turbulence
On May 17, an Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-eoo en route from Dubai to Jakarta suffered turbulence while en route. Three crew and ten passengers were injured by turbulence over the Nicobar Islands. The pilots diverted to Singapore where they made a safe landing with 374 passengers aboard. The injured were hospitalized. The pilots arrived... »
Medevac Crash in Oaxaca
An Oaxaca State Government McDonnell Douglas MD 600N was en route from Hospital Regional de Putla Villa de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico to Hospital General de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico when it crashed with four people aboard. The crash was located five miles from Oaxaca. The preliminary report lists Captain Guillermo Chavez Medina, the aeromedical Paul... »
Hamburg Airways Emergency Landing 2x
When the Hamburg Airways flight’s landing gear failed to retract after taking off from St. Petersburg, the pilots had to circle for two hours before being able to return to the St. Petersburg airport. The Swiss Europa league team was aboard, returning from the quarterfinals in St. Petersburg. Instead, they returned to St. Petersburg... »
New Mexico Cessna Crash
On Feb 27, 2013, a privately owned Cessna 150 was near Deming New Mexico when it crashed. Before ATC lost contact with him, the last message they received from pilot Carl Link was a distress call saying he was losing his vision. Someone in the area heard the plane fly but did not hear... »
British Airways Sickened by Fumes in Cockpit Diverts to Las Vegas
On Feb 14, 2013, an hour into the British Airways (Boeing 747-400) Los Angeles to London flight, the crew smelled smoke in the cockpit. Fumes made the flight crew sick. The captain put on the oxygen mask as they diverted to Las Vegas, where they made a safe landing at 10:20 p.m. Thursday. British... »
Pilot Lands After Copilot Suffers Emergency
Contact photographer Dmitriy Shapiro On January 22, 2013, an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 from Seattle to McCarran was en route when the co-pilot fainted. The pilot requested priority landing. The plane landed in McCarran ten minutes early at about 5:26 p.m.. None of the 146 passengers were injured. Alaskan Airlines said that while on... »
Turbulence Injures Attendants, Passenger
On January 16, 2013, an American Eagle Canadair CRJ-700 en route from New Orleans to Chicago encountered turbulence which injured flight attendants and a passenger. The pilots made a safe landing in Chicago. If you’re buckled in, turbulence feels more dangerous than it is. Unfortunately, flight attendants, who are required to be up and... »
Sick Child Dies during Russian Flight
What: Transaero Airlines Boeing 777-312 Moscow – Khabarovsk Where: Yemelyanovo International Airport When: Dec 13, 2012 Who: 1 fatality Why: While en route, a five year old child, Jaroslav Zaripov who was suffering from cancer, became ill. The pilot dumped fuel in order to land. The pilot diverted to Krasnoyarsk but the child died... »
American Airlines Medical Emergency Diversion to Iqaluit
What: American Airlines Boeing 777 en route from London to Los Angeles Where: Iqaluit When: Sept 4, 2012 Who: 1 medical emergency Why: The flight was en route when one passenger developed a medical emergency. The flight made a safe landing and the passenger was taken to Qikiqtani General Hospital. After spending 4 hours... »
Jet Airways Emergency Landing
What: Jet Airways en route from Milan to Delhi Where: Rajasansi Airport, Amritsar When: August 29, 2012 Who: 1 fatality Why: Jasmeet Kaur, the three year old child whose family had moved to Italy from Kurukshetra in Haryana for her health, fell ill on a Jet Airways flight, leading the pilot to make an... »
