Ethiopian Airlines flight ETH-500 had to make an emergency landing at Dublin Airport, Ireland, on the morning of October 23.
The Boeing 787-800 flying from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Washington DC, had to divert due to an engine problem. The crew decided to shut down an engine mid-air.
The plane landed safely after dumping thousands of litres of fuel.
No injuries were reported.
Contact photographer Mark Kwiatkowski
What: Lufthansa A321-100, registration en route from Munich Germany to Lisbon Portugal
Where: Diverted to Geneva Switzerland
When: May 9th 2009
Who: 147 passengers
Why: En route, the airbus was hit by clear air turbulence. Twelve passengers were injured, and 2 crew members. 5 were taken to the hospital.
George’s Point of View
Turbulence does not necessarily result in a plane being taken out of commission. The passengers were delayed for five hours while replacement transportation was procured. There is no indication why.
This makes me question why the passengers had to switch planes.
- Was this just a precaution?
- Was the turbulence so bad that it damaged the plane?
- Did they get jostled around much the galley contents (or during mealtime) that it made a 5+ hour mess?
- Did something on the plane go on the fritz before during or after?
Inquiring minds want to know…
Update: Meal service was in progress at the time of the turbulence.
What: FlyMontserrat Britten-Norman Islander en route from Antigua to Montserrat Island
Where: V.C. Bird International Airport
When: October 7 2012
Who: pilot and 3 passengers
Why: The twin-engine Britten-Norman Islander en route from Antigua to Montserrat Island overran a rainy runway at 4 p.m. and crashed.
Witnesses heard irregularities in the engine before it “plunged into the end of the runway.”
The pilot was reported as a fatality. A female British tourist died in the crash, and two other passengers are reported to be hospitalized at at Mount St. John’s Medical Centre.
TUI Airways flight BY-638 made an emergency landing in Vaasa, Finland, on February 27th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Sal, Cape Verde, but had to return shortly afterwards after one of the engines started emitting streaks of flame and loud bangs.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-1696 made an emergency landing at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, on April 13.
The Boeing 737-800 departed LaGuardia Airport at around about 2:15 p.m. but had to divert to JFK shortly afterwards after a bird flew into its left engine. The flight was en-route to Miami, Florida at the time.
The plane landed safely and none of the 152 people aboard was harmed.
The airline arranged an alternate plane for the passengers.
Iberia flight IB-3417 had to reject takeoff at Paris Orly Airport, Orly, France, on May 27th.
The Airbus A320-200, en-route to Madrid, Spain, was cleared for takeoff when the crew reported one of the engines not accelerating properly.
The plane returned to the apron.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
What: Piper PA-24 Comanche en route to Santa Barbara Airport
Where: southbound side of U.S. Highway 101 NE of Santa Barbara
When: Sunday 10:30 a.m
Who: pilot Kris Sean Michel and wife
Why: When the plane ran out of fuel, the pilot landed on US. Highway 101. Although several cars (Chevrolet Suburban Honda Accord driven by Sanjay Mitter, Volkswagen driven by Marlene Tutogi) struck or were struck by the plane and nine people were involved, no one was killed.
