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What: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 en route from Denver to Philadelphia
Where: Eppley Airfield, Omaha
When: 3:30
Who: 99 passengers and 7 crew
Why: While en route, the cabin began smelling of smoke. The pilots diverted to Eppley Airfield in Omaha Nebraska and made a safe landing.
The plane was examined and allowed to continue on, reaching Philadelphia about 6 hours later.
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What: Aer Lingus Airbus A320-200 en route from Dublin to Lyon
Where: Dublin
When: Jun 28th 2010
Why: After takeoff, the flight encountered a bird, resulting in a bird strike and engine damage. The pilot returned to Dublin and made a safe landing. Passengers were provided an alternative Airbus.
What: Boeing 737 en route from Irkutsk to Moscow
Where: Irkutsk Airport
When: Oct 16, 2012
Why: An unidentified Boeing 737 developed problems with the landing gear. It was in the air from 9:30 to 10:24.
After burning off and dumping fuel, pilots returned to the airport and made a safe landing with emergency services on standby.
KLM flight KL-701 suffered a lightning strike near Buenos Aires, Argentina, on February 11th.
The incident happened when the Boeing 777-300 plane flying from Amsterdam, Netherlands, was on approach to Ministro Pistarini International Airport in Buenos Aires.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
SunExpress flight XQ-4879 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Belgrade, Serbia, on July 26th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Stuttgart, Germany, to Hurghada, Egypt, was diverted after the crew received indication of smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
By now you have probably heard already about the Atlas Air Boeing 747 which was en route from New York to Wichita, Kansas…and landed at the wrong airport. The intended destination was McConnell Air Force Base, which has runways long enough for the 747 to take off and land. But the actual destination was Col. James Jabara Airport which has no control tower, is much smaller, and does not accommodate the big jets.
Somewhat ironically, the plane’s cargo was a B-787 fuselage going to Boeing.
The Atlas Air 747 needs a 9,200 foot runway. Because it had used up enough fuel, it was light enough Thursday to successfully take off from Jabara’s 6,101 foot runway. The cargo flight landed safely at McConnell. Two pilots were flown from New York to Wichita to make the flight. Below is a video of the take-off.
Oman Air Flight 717, a Boeing 737-800 bumped a stationary Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767-300. The winglet on the Oman Air plane made contact.
The Oman Air flight to Dar-Es-Salaam and Muscat was only delayed four hours.
Neither plane reported damage. There is no indication if passengers were aboard either plane at the time of the incident.
The incident occurred at Zanzibar International Airport, now called Abeid Amani Karume International Airport.
