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Jamaica: American Airlines Emergency Landing
What: American Airlines Boeing 757 en route from Quito, Ecuador to Miami, Florida Where: Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport in St James When: 2:14 pm Who: 155 passengers, 8 crew Why: While en route over the Cayman Islands, the plane developed a temperature indication warning on the right hand engine. The flight made an... »
UA Emergency Landing in Lincoln
What: United Airlines/ ExpressJet Embraer ERJ-145 en route from Lincoln,Nebraska to Chicago Illinois Where: Lincoln When: Jan 30th 2011 Who: 47 passengers Why: While en route, the plane indicated a gear problem. The pilot returned to Lincoln to make a safe landing. »
Southwest Airlines Emergency Landing in Oakland
What: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, en route from San Francisco to Chicago Where: Oakland When: Jan 22nd 2011 2:51 pm Who: 86 passengers Why: While en route, the pilot of the Southwest Airlines Boeing received a warning message indicating a fire in wheel well. The pilot diverted to Oakland and made a safe landing... »
Worldwide Alert on Failed Airline Computer System
A computer fault on a Qantas Airways Ltd. flight switched off the autopilot and generated false data, causing the jet to nosedive. This failure in the onboard computer system caused the violent drop in altitude on the Qantas Airbus A330-300. The flight control system was supplied by Litton Industries, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman... »
