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Contact photographer Jeff Rodeback
What: Delta/ Skywest Airlines Canadair CRJ-900 en route from Salt Lake City,UT to Houston,TX
Where: Grand Junction
When: Oct 28th 2009
Who: 68 passengers
Why: Thirty minutes after takeoff, cabin pressure dropped and oxygen masks were deployed. The crew decided to divert to Grand Junction where they landed safely.
Virgin Atlantic flight VS-25 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport in London, United Kingdom, on February 14.
The Airbus A340-600 took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to return shortly afterwards after the first officer became sick due to a laser strike.
The plane landed safely. There were 252 passengers and 15 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained injured.
A United Airlines flight was forced to make emergency landing at Lincoln Airport, after one of its engines malfunctioned.
The flight was carrying 168 people from Boston to San Francisco when a fault in one of its engines was noticed. The malfunctioned engine was then shut down and the Boeing 757-200 was diverted to Lincoln Airport where it made an uneventful emergency landing at 1:20 p.m. on April 6.
All passengers and crew members safely exited. Another plane was arranged, which left Lincoln at 7:40pm to take the passengers to their destination.
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Contact Photographer Dave Chapman
What: Alitalia Airbus A321-100 en route from Moscow to Rome
Where: Minsk
When: Aug 20th 2009
Who: 0 passengers, 6 crew
Why: While en route to Rome, the flight lost cabin pressure. The flight descended to a safe level and landed safely at Minsk.
George’s Point of View
I suppose that ferry flights are an unavoidable reality of aviation; but in these days of conservation and high fuel prices, one wonders at the reasoning behind flying 1475 miles in an Airbus with 6 crew. If they’re flying in for repairs, isn’t there a danger for the crew? Is this the best possible management of vehicle, fuel, and manpower?
No wonder Alitalia reported a $385 million loss so far this year.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1383 made an emergency landing at Bradley International Airport, Connecticut, on December 24th.
The plane took off from Atlanta, Georgia, but a tire deflated shortly afterwards. The crew decided to continue the flight and landed uneventfully.
All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Qeshm Air flight QB-1202 made an emergency landing in Mashhad, Iran, on February 16th.
The plane flying from Tehran, Iran, was on final approach to Mashhad when the crew failed to fully deploy the landing gear.
The plane subsequently performed a partial gear up landing.
All one hundred and four people aboard remained unharmed.
Etihad Airways flight EY-474 had to return and make an emergency landing in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on May 2nd.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Jakarta, Indonesia, but had to turn back after the crew reported a loud bang and streaks of flames coming out of left engine.
The plane landed back uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
