What: ANA All Nippon Airways Boeing 777-300 en route from London to Tokyo
Where: en route (halfway)
When: Jul 20th 2010
Who: 249 passengers and 17 crew
Why: While en route, about halfway to their destination, the pilot detected one engine burning fuel faster. The crew d to continued on to Tokyo, eventually shutting down the left engine prior to making a safe landing.
Maintenance did discover a fuel pipe leak.
Rusline flight 7R-424 had to return and make an emergency landing at Lipetsk Airport, Russia, on July 28th.
The Canadair CRJ-200 en-route to Sochi, Russia, had to return due to engine failure. The crew had to shut its engine down mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
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Contact photographer Nathan Zalcman – AirTeamImages
What: Continental Airlines Boeing 777-200 en route from Newark,NJ (USA) to Hong Kong
Where: Newark NJ
When: Mar 10 2010
Who: 301 aboard
Why: After takeoff, the Boeing encountered a flock of geese, with bird strikes on the right wing and nose. The jet circled the airport to burn off fuel, then landed safely.
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Passengers were rebooked, and provided accommodations.
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Contact photographer Mohammad Razzazan
What: Jordanian Royal Falcon Boeing 767-200 on behalf of Iraqi Airways en route from Stockholm to Baghdad/ Al Najaf
Where: Warsaw
When: Apr 25 2010
Why: After one of the cockpit window panes cracked, the plane made a landing in Warsaw. No one was injured.
How the passengers will be finishing their journey has not been published.
American Airlines flight AA-1822 had to reject takeoff at Palm Beach International Airport, West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 21st.
The Airbus A320-200 was taking off for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when the crew reported a fuel leakage.
The flight was cancelled. The passengers were disembarked via slides.
A flight attendant and 23 passengers complained about neck and back injuries, burning eyes, itchy skin and breathing difficulties. The injured were taken to hospitals.
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Contact photographer Giovanni Verbeeck
What: Egyptair Airbus A321-200 en route from Brussels (Belgium) to Cairo (Egypt)
Where: Cairo
When: Apr 1st 2011
Who: 76 passengers
Why: On landing at Cairo, the crew aborted the initial approach on receipt of an unsafe gear indication.The plane rotated with the airport to the right, and leveled off.
The cabin crew announced the flight would be landing later due to traffic then made a hard landing on runway 23L. The plane rolled out, with firetrucks on standby. The landing gear was examined on the runway.
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Contact photographer Tamas Martenyi
What: Tarom Romanian Air Transport Avion de Transport Regional ATR-42-500 en route from Hungary to Romania
Where: Budapest
When: June 17, 2011
Who: 34 passengers and 4 crew * corrected
Why: After taking off from Budapest, the right engine made abrasive noises, and began smoking. The engines power turbine failed followed by the gearbox. The plane was stopped on taxiway. * corrected
The pilot shut down the engine, and returned to the airport where they made a safe landing. The plane was shut down on the taxiway.
Passengers were provided an alternative flight.
