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Contact photographer Vladimir Kostritsa
What: US Airways/PSA Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Washington to Nashville
Where: Charlotte-Douglas International Airport
When: August 28 2010, 10:30 a.m.
Who: 14 passengers and three crew
Why: While en route, the windshield cracked. The flight diverted to Charlotte and made a safe landing. Passengers took an alternative flight, arriving three hours later.
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Contact photographer Fabrizio Berni
What: Vueling Airbus A320-200 en route from Granada to Barcelona
Where: Granada
When: Aug 22 2010
Who: 138 passengers, 6 crew
Why: On departure from Granada, the Airbus suffered a failure in the nose wheel steering. The crew diverted to Sevilla and made a safe landing. The plane was towed. Maintenance determined that the problem developed as a result of hydraulic system failure.
Passengers were booked on alternative flights.
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Contact photographer Kristóf Csemniczky
What: Malev Hungarian Airlines Boeing 737-600 en route from Budapest to Istanbul
Where: Budapest
When: Sept 21 2010
Who: 100 passengers
Why: After the jet suffered a bird strike, the pilot rejected takeoff. The plane was examined for damages, resulting in a delay, but was subsequently judged undamaged and allowed to depart. The plane made a safe landing in Istanbul, several hours late.
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Contact photographer Orlando Suarez
What: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 en route from Orlando to Milwaukee
Photo: A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4
Where: Milwaukee
When: Feb 21st 2010
Why: On approach to Milwaukee, the crew reported issues with the flaps. The plane entered a flight pattern, and eventually made a safe if rapid landing.
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Contact photographer Mark Kopczak
What: U S Airways Express ( PSA) Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Charlotte to Mobile Alabama
Where: Mobile Alabama
When: Monday June 28
Who: 46 passengers
Why: U S Airways Express en route from Charlotte to Mobile landed on a flat tire after taking off on a flat tire. The flight made a safe landing at Charlotte. Passengers disembarked on the runway and were ported back to the airport, where alternative flights were provided.
A hydraulic problem precipitated the tire and wheel failure.
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Contact photographer A J Best
What: American Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Paris to Dallas
Where: Reykjavik
When: 13 April 2010
Who: 133 passengers and 12 crew
Why: While en route, five crew members became ill from chemical fumes aboard flight 49. The flight diverted to Keflavik Iceland where they made a safe landing. London was sending an alternative flight to pick up the stranded passengers and crew and continue to their destination.
There is no indication yet of the source of the fumes. Eight ambulances were on hand to treat those affected.
