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Contact photographer Szabo Gabor
What: Austrian Airlines Fokker 100 en route from Vienna to Minsk
Where: Minsk
When: Nov 29th 2010, 02:39
Who: 81 passengers, 4 crew
Why: On landing in Minsk Belarus, the crew reported an unsafe indication, later determined to be caused by a fauly sensor.The crew made an accommodation and made a safe landing. No injuries were reported.
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Contact photographer Ryan Pastorino
What: Continental Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from San José Costa Rica to Newark,NJ
Where: Juan Santamaría
When: Dec 29th 2009
Who: 107 passengers and 5 crew
Why: Near the Nicaraguan border, when pilots detected a brake problem, they returned to the airport. Emergency response team was made up of 12 Red Cross units and four firefighting units.
After two hours of maintenance, the plane was back in the air.
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Japan Airlines – JAL Boeing 777-346/ER
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Contact photographer Robert Noel
What: Japan Airlines Boeing 777 en route from Okinawa to Osaka Itami
Where: Wakayama Prefecture
When: Thursday November 19
Who: 344 passengers and 12 crewmembers; 4 injuries
Why: While en route, the plane encountered air turbulence over the Pacific Ocean. At the time of the turbulence, onboard seatbelt signs were off. Four on board sustained injuries (three students and one teacher returning from a school trip to Okinawa) and were taken to a hospital in Osaka.
Pictured: An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767-3BG/ER
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Contact photographer Pieter-Jan Van De Vijver
What: Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Addis Ababa to Lagos
Where: Lagos Nigeria
When: Dec 13th 2009
Who: 180 passengers
Why: On approach, ATC communication failed. With air traffic control’s radar and communication radio out of service, the flight circled, and after two hours in a holding pattern, landed after declaring a fuel emergency.
Other flights also had the same experience.
Nigeria’s Airspace Management Agency NAMA was unavailable for two hours.
IndiGo flight 6E-724 had to return and make an emergency landing in Goa, India, on December 31st.
The Airbus A320-200N plane took off for Delhi, India, but had to turn back after the crew received a low oil pressure indication for one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and eighty-six people aboard remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer Matthias Mai
What: Spanair Airbus A320-200 en route from Barcelona to Stockholm
Where: Belgium
When: May 20th 2011
Why: While over Belgium, radio communication was disrupted. (This occurred during the handover to Dutch ATC.)
A Dutch escort was sent (2 F-16s) to intercept.
The Spanair pilots re-established contact, and were escorted into German airspace. The plane landed on schedule in Stockholm.
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Contact photographer Joe M Hill
What: US Airways Boeing 737-400 en route from Fort Lauderdale,FL to Washington DC
Where: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood
When: December 8, 2010
Who: 70 passengers 5 crew
Why: After takeoff from Fort Lauderdale, the flight incurred a bird strike in an engine that affected a generator. The strike caused vibration in the right engine. The pilot turned back to the airport and made a safe landing. Passengers were provided alternative flights. Damage to the engine housing was reported.
