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Day: <span>December 6, 2017</span>

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Small Plane Crashes at Chicago Rockford International Airport; 4 Injured

A small plane crashed at Chicago Rockford International Airport, Illinois, on December 4th.

The King Air C-90 plane was attempting to land at the airport when it went down.

There were four people aboard at the time; all of them were injured. They were taken to hospitals.

The incident is being investigated.


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Air New Zealand Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Auckland

Air New Zealand flight NZ-99 had to return and make an emergency landing in Auckland, New Zealand, on December 5th.

The Boeing 787-900 plane took off for Narita International Airport, Japan, but had to turn back due to an engine problem.

The plane landed back safely. All two hundred and sixty-eight passengers and fourteen crew members remained unharmed.


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Delta Airlines Flight Returns to Sacramento After Bird Strike

Delta Airlines flight DL-1384 suffered a bird strike near Sacramento Airport, California, on December 4th.

The incident happened shortly after the Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Salt Lake City, Utah.

The plane subsequently returned to Sacramento.

All one hundred and fifty-two passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.


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United Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Chicago

United Airlines flight UA-1549 made an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, on December 4th.

The Boeing 737-900 plane flying from Boston, Massachusetts, was descending toward Chicago when the crew noticed loss of thrust in both engines and declared an emergency.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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