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Emergency Landing: Airbus A330 Hydraulic Delay
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Giovanni Verbeeck What: Brussels Airlines Airbus A330-300 en route from Brussels to Dakar Where: Brussels When: Aug 25th 2010 Why: While en route, the flight developed a hydraulic problem reflected by an unsafe gear alert. The crew returned to Brussels where they made a... »
Cargo Plane with Engine Shut Down Diverts to Shannon’s Long Runway
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Andre Oferta What: Polet Aviakompania Antonov AN-124-100 en route from Goose Bay, Newfoundland, Canada to Frankfurt-Hahn Germany Where: North Atlantic When: August 14, 2010 Who: 6 member crew Why: 1,000km northwest of Ireland, the Antonov (world’s largest serially built cargo aircraft) developed oil pressure... »
Beckham Flight Returns to London
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Alasdair Mulhern What: British Airways Boeing 747-400 en route from London to Los Angeles Where: over Scotland When: Aug 7th 2010 Why: While en route, the British Airways plane developed a problem with the fuel system, dumped the fuel while at sea and returned... »
Smoke Break leads to Albuquerque
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Duy Tran Duc What: American Airlines Boeing 767-200 from New York to Los Angeles Where: Albuquerque When: August 4, 2010 Who: 168 passengers and 11 crew (or 158 passengers and 11 crew) Why: The story behind this one is two-fold. One source says the... »
PIA Engine Vibration Cancels Flight
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Stewart Andrew What: Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 747 en route from Karachi to Islamabad Where: Karachi When: Aug 2nd 2010 Who: 215 passengers Why: After take off, the pilot detected a vibration in the left engine and returned to the airport to make a... »
Swiss Airbus with Wonky Electrics Diverts to Shannon
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Jens Breuer What: Swiss Airbus A340-300 en route from Miami to Zurich Where: Atlantic Ocean When: Jul 30th 2010 Who: 227 passengers Why: Three/fourths of an hour out of Shannon, the flight developed various electrical problems with the circuit breakers affecting cabin lighting and... »
Manchester: Flybe “Precautionary” Landing
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Darren Wilson What: Flybe de Havilland Dash 8-400 en route from Manchester to Bournemouth Where: Manchester When: Jul 25 2010 Who: 40 passengers Why: While en route, the pilot announced to the passengers they were undergoing a technical problem. That problem worsened, and eventually... »
American Airlines Emergency Landing
What: American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83 en route from Kansas City to Chicago Where: Moline,IL When: Jul 24th 2010 Who: 71 people on board Why: While en route, passengers detected smoke in the cabin. The pilots diverted to Moline where they made a safe landing. »
Alitalia Emergency Landing in Shannon
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Piotr Pasula What: Alitalia Boeing 767-300 en route from Rome Fiumicino to New York Where: Shannon Ireland When: Jul 22nd 2010 Who: 198 passengers Why: While en route, the crew smelled smoke in the cockpit. The pilots diverted the plane to Shannon, where they... »
Gulf Air Flight Diverts to Beirut
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Akin Diler What: Gulf Air Airbus A319-100 en route from Athens Greece to Bahrain Where: Beirut Lebanon Rafik Hariri International Airport When: Jul 20th 2010 Who: 101 passengers Why: While en route at an altitude of 36000 feet, the plane developed a crack in... »
