United Airlines flight UA-35 had to return and make an emergency landing at San Francisco International Airport, California, on February 7.
The Boeing 787-800, en-route to Kansai International Airport, Japan, returned due to some issue with its windshield.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Regional Express Airlines flight ZL-5361 had to return and make an emergency landing in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, on February 1st.
The plane took off for Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia, but had to turn back due to an engine problem.
The plane landed safely. All twenty people aboard remained safe.
China Airlines flight CI-712 burst two main tires on landing in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on October 16th.
The incident happened when the Boeing 737-800 plane was coming from Manila, Philippines.
The plane became disabled and the passengers had to disembark onto the runway.
No injuries were reported.
Ryanair flight FR-6579 had to reject takeoff from Palma de Mallorca Airport, Spain, on April 22nd.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Barcelona, Spain, when the crew received a cargo door indication and rejected takeoff.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
British Airways flight BA-2605 made an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, England, on July 20th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was flying from Naples, Italy, when the crew noticed a hydraulic issue and requested to be towed off the runway.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-5562 made an emergency landing at Raleigh–Durham International Airport, North Carolina, on January 4th.
The plane heading from Birmingham, Alabama, to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Virginia, was diverted due to a fuel balance issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Pictured: An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-86R
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Contact photographer Konstantin Von Wedelstaedt
What: ETHIOPIAN Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Bamako Mali to Addis Ababa
Where: Ndjamena Chad
When: Jan 29, 2010
Who: 150 passengers
Why: After circling N’Djamena for an hour and dumping fuel, the plane made an emergency landing in Chad on Thursday. The emergency was attributed to a radar problem. Earlier the same plane had electrical problems on an earlier leg of the flight.
Why does this sound to me like an accident waiting to happen? Maintenance! Please!! Let us not have more bad news!
