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What: Continental Airlines 737 en route from Santa Ana to Houston
Where: El Paso International Airport
When: January 6, 2011
Who: 127 passengers
Why: While en route, the Continental flight developed smoke in the cockpit.
Pilots diverted to El Paso where they made a safe landing. The plane is being examined. Rescue services have not yet found a source.
Etihad Airways flight EY-4234 had to return and make an emergency landing at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Pasay, Philippines, on August 30.
The Boeing 777-300 flying to Abu Dhabi, UAE, had to return due to smoke in its cabin.
The plane landed safely after dumping fuel.
No injuries were reported.
What: Jetlite Boeing 737-700 en route from Ranchi to Mumbai
Where: Nagpur
When: Nov 13th 2011
Who:
Why: The flight was en route when it developed engine problems.
Pilots diverted to Nagpur where they made a safe landing.
Passengers were provided alternative flights.
Air Wisconsin flight ZW-4047/AA-4047 had to return and make an emergency landing at Manchester Airport, Manchester, UK, on July 19th.
The Canadair CRJ-200 en-route to Pennsylvania had to return due to a gear issue.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
JetBlue flight B6-1675 had to return and make an emergency landing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on March 15th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Kingston, Jamaica, but had to turn back after the crew noticed an issue with the brakes.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
On December 9, 2013 at 6:45 p.m, American Eagle flight 3162 safely departed Cincinnati en route to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport but then smoke developed in the cabin. It may have originated in the main gear.
Pilots declared emergency and returned to CVG airport and made a safe landing with emergency services on standby.
The plane was successfully evacuated. Fifty-three people were aboard.
No injuries.
Braathens Regional Airways flight TF-164 made an emergency landing in Malmo, Sweden, on November 7th.
The plane was flying from Stockholm Bromma Airport, Sweden, when the crew reported vibrations in one of the engines and decided to shut it down.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained safe.
