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Qatar Emergency Landing
On Feb 20, a Qatar Airways Airbus A321-231 was en route from Doha to Zagreb with 158 passengers aboard when the plane developed a technical problem. The pilots diverted to Tehran where they made a safe landing. Emergency services were on standby. They arrived at around 10 a.m. local time An alternative flight was... »
No Fatalities in Bangladesh Helicopter Crash
On Feb 12, 2013, at 4:15 p.m. a Meghna Group McDonnell Douglas Md600N en route from Nimertek village in Rupganj upazila, Bangladesh hit a tree while en route. One account says the helicopter struck the tree in Narayanganj after suffering technical glitches. Two were hospitalized at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. There were two crew... »
British Airways 747 Diverts to Cardiff
British Airways Boeing 747 with 158 passengers aboard en route from Houston to London diverted to Cardiff today after developing a “technical problem.” The flight made a safe landing at 10:43 in South Wales with emergency services on standby. There were no injuries. The Mayday was attributed to an instrument problem. After the plane... »
Schon Air Training Flight Crashes
What: Schon Air Cessna 172D Skyhawk Where: Pakistan When: Dec 10, 2012 Who: 2 aboard, no fatalities Why: The plane was on a training flight and developed a technical problem. Captain Fahad and trainee pilot Abu Bakar took off from Karachi at 4 pm and at 5:25 they were losing altitude and struggling to... »
Emirates Emergency Landing at Lusaka
What: Emirates Airbus A330-200 em route from Lusaka to Dubai Where: Lusaka, Zambia When: Oct 21, 2012 Why: After takeoff, the flight developed a technical problem. The pilot returned to the airport to make a safe landing at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport. The plane continued to the gate where passengers disembarked. Emirates representatives have... »
Ryanair Diversion
What: Ryanair Boeing 737-800 Where: Billund, Denmark When: Sept 22, 2012, 9:30 a.m. Who: mo injuries Why: Flight FR 9086 from Alicante to Gothenburg made an uneventful forced landing at Billund airport, Denmark due to technical problems. The plane took off normally at 6:55 but diverted to Billund instead of arriving at Gothenburg at... »
United Airlines Emergency Landing in Fukuoka
What: United Airlines Boeing 737-400 en route from Guam to Fukuoka Where: Fukuoka When: August 25, 2012 10:40 a.m. Who: 119 passengers and crew Why: Pilots reported a problem with their gauges and made an emergency landing at 10:40 a.m. »
Mil Mi-17 Crash in Sudan, 7 Fatalities 2 Survive
What: Sudanese Air Force Mil Mi-17 (Mi-8T) Where: El Fasher, Sudan When: July 16, 2012 Who: 9 aboard, 7 fatalities Why: The aircraft reportedly went down near El Fasher according to one source “due to a technical fault” and another “gunned down.” Seven military officers on an administrative mission died at the scene. Two... »
Ryanair Diverts to Brussels
What: Ryanair Boeing 737-800 en route from Eindhoven to Ibiza Where: Paris When: May 15th 2012 Why: The flight was en route over Paris when a problem developed, and the crew diverted to Brussels where they made a safe landing at Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA). The plane will be examined to determine the... »
21 Aboard in Agni Air Crash In Nepal
What: Agni Air Dornier 228 en route from Pokhara to Jomsome Airport, Nepal Where: Jomsom Airport, Nepal When: May 14, 2012, 9.45 a.m Who: 21 aboard, 15 fatalities 18 passengers, 3 crew Why: Fifteen minutes after taking off from Pokhara, the plane with 21 passengers aboard crashed by Jomsom Airport, Nepal. Reports say that... »
