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What: British Airways Boeing 767-300 en route from London Heathrow to Calgary
Where: Calgary
When: Mar 5th
Why: On approach to Calgary, the crew of British Airways Boeing G-BNWY lost most of their instruments. The data stream loss appears to have been related to the pitot tubes.
With assistance from ATC, the pilots made a safe landing.
United Airlines flight UA5 had to return and make an emergency landing at London Heathrow Airport, UK, at around 3 p.m. on October 10.
The Boeing 787, en-route to Houston, Texas, was returned after it got struck by lightning midair.
The plane landed uneventfully and none of the 130 passengers was hurt.
United Airlines said that the aircraft was taken for examination.
What: Línea Turística Aereotuy Cessna 208B Grand Caravan en route from to Los Roques to Isla de Margarita Venezuela
Where: Over the ocean
When: 26 AUG 2009, 08:10
Who: 12 passengers and a pilot
Why: En route, the ditched in the ocean. There were no fatalitis and the passengers were rescued by a fishing boat.
KLM flight KL-808 made an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on May 2nd.
The Boeing 777-300 plane heading from Taipei, Taiwan, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, was diverted due to failure of right hand engine.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-157 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Manila, Philippines, on October 9th.
The Airbus A350-900 plane heading from Hong Kong, China, to Brisbane, Australia, was diverted after it encountered severe turbulence that injured six crew members and one passenger.
The plane landed safely. The injured were taken to hospital.
Sita Air flight 603 made an emergency landing in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 20th.
The plane took off for Lukla, Nepal, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All twelve passengers and three crew members remained unharmed.
British Airways flight BA-57 returned to Heathrow Airport, England, on March 19th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane took off for Johannesburg, South Africa, but had to turn back after the crew noticed hot air leak in one of the wings.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
