American Airlines flight 608 had to make an emergency landing in Jacksonville, Florida, on February 4th.
According to the airline, the plane, en-route from Orlando, Florida, to Charlotte, North Carolina, was diverted due to a mechanical issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 126 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
Finnair flight AY-427 had to return and make an emergency landing in Helsinki, Finland, on November 19th.
The plane took off for Rovaniemi, Finland, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed safely. All 166 people aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
A small plane crashed on Piney Hill Road in Chatsworth, Georgia, on July 1st.
The incident happened when the twin-engine Piper PA-23 plane was carrying four people.
Authorities said all four occupants of the plane were killed in the crash.
The incident is being investigated.
What: Allegiant McDonnell Douglas MD-83 en route from Youngstown to Orlando
Where: Pittsburgh
When: May 26 2011
Who: 142 passengers and 5 crew
Why: While en route, the right engine was running hot and low on oil. They shut down the engine and diverted to Pittsburgh where they made a safe landing. Maintenance examined the leaky engine.
A replacement jet was flown in.
Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance!
Delta Airlines flight DL-1986 had to return and make an emergency landing in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 27th.
The plane took off for Houston, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and forty-six people aboard remained unharmed.
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What: JAL Japan Airlines Boeing 777-300 en route from Okinawa to Osaka
Where: Okinawa
When: Jan 26 2010
Who: 332 passengers
Why: After takeoff, the left engine developed issues, reportedly leaving a smoke trail. Within twenty minutes the crew had landed the plane back in Okinawa. No injuries were reported, although there may have been an engine fire witnessed from the ground.
AirAsia Flight Z2 763 had to make an emergency landing at Mactan-Cebu International Airport, Cebu, Philippines, on December 15.
It s believed that the pilots of the plane, flying from Manila, declared emergency due to a hydraulic problem in its landing gear.
According to Philippines Air Asia, “The plane had technical issue on its way to the ramp and had to be towed. Safety and engineering teams are currently checking the cause.”
There were 166 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
