Pictured: An Air North Boeing 737-2X6C/Adv
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Contact photographer Todd Martin
What: Air North Boeing 737-200 en route from from Vancouver to Whitehorse
Where: over Canada
When: Jul 12th 2010
Why: About 200 miles N of Vancouver, the plane lost electrical power, although maintaining radio contact. The pilot returned to Vancouver where the plane made a safe landing after burning off fuel.
Air India flight AI-35 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, on May 10th.
The Airbus A320-200, heading from New Delhi to Kochi in Kerala, India, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 168 passengers and 7 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
United Airlines flight 1104 had to make an emergency landing at Vancouver International Airport, Canada, on January 9.
The plane, heading from Anchorage, Alaska, to Denver, Colorado, was diverted after the crew discovered a threatening message from a passenger.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 131 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police office in Richmond, British Columbia, confirmed that they took the suspect in custody.
Air Arabia flight 185 made an emergency landing at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 17th.
The plane, en-route from Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, to Taif, Saudi Arabia, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All 168 passengers remained unhurt.
No evidence of fire was found upon inspection.
Jet Airways flight 9W-118 was intercepted by two fighter planes due to loss of communication on February 16.
The Boeing 777-300 plane was heading from Mumbai, India, to London, England, when it lost communication with the ATC.
Two fighter jets intercepted the aircraft and subsequently, the communication was restored.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air France flight AF-852 had to return and make an emergency landing at Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, on September 25th.
The plane was heading from Paris Orly Airport in Paray-Vieille-Poste, France, to Cayenne, French Guiana, when the crew reported that left engine had suffered a compressor stall and decided to divert.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
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Contact photographer Thomas Urbild
What: Frontier Airlines Airbus A319-100 en route from Denver,CO to Phoenix,AZ
Where: Denver
When: Aug 29th 2010
Who: 62 passengers
Why: While en route, the plane got an alert that the left engine was low on oil. The pilots shut down the engine and returned to Denver where they made a safe landing.
Maintenance handled the problem, and the flight took off again an hour late.
