Air Canada flight AC-942 had to divert and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy Airport, New York, USA, on March 2nd.
The Airbus A319-100, heading from Toronto, Canada, to Bermuda, was mid air above Atlantic Ocean when the crew reported engine stall, causing the plane to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
No one was injured.
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Contact photographer Fred Seggie – WorldAirImages
What: Onur Air Airbus A321-200 en route from Antalya Turkey to Dublin
Where: Prague
When: Jun 20 2010
Why: While over Prague, the flight lost communication with ATC. Communication was restored forty minutes later over Dutch Airspace. The flight landed in Dublin two hours later.
The Egyptair Airbus A320 known as flight MS-804 that departed May 18th from Charles de Gaulle airport and disappeared over the Mediterranean in Egyptian airspace apparently has been found. Jun 15th 2016 Egypt’s Civil Aviation Authority reported that the “John Lethbridge” identified A320 wreckage locations. Currently the area in question is being mapped, part of the planning process of wreckage recovery.
Fifty-six passengers and ten crew died in the wreckage.
* Update: Black boxes both recovered.
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TAROM flight RO-421 had to return and make an emergency landing at Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, on April 26th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Barcelona, Spain, but had to turn back due to a crack in a cabin window.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and five people aboard remained unharmed.
Pictured: A Wizz Air Airbus A320-232 in Budapest
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Contact photographer Laszlo Gyori
What: Wizzair Bulgaria Airbus A320-200 en route from Madrid to Sofia Bulgaria
Where: Madrid
When: May 22nd 2010
Who: 136 passengers
Why: During takeoff, two tires burst. Takeoff was rejected. Passengers disembarked and the tires were replaced, with the flight not arriving in Sophia until nearly 18 hours later.
Delta Airlines flight DL-20 had to divert and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on September 24th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Newark, New Jersey, to Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, was diverted due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and five people aboard remained unharmed.
What: Continentavia Tupolev TU-154 en route from Barnaul to Norilsk, Russia
Where: Abakan
When: Jul 16th 2011
Who: 56 passengers, 7 crew (also reported as 46 passengers)
Why: The Continentavia TU-154 developed engine vibration and diverted to Abakan.
The pilot shut down engine number two and made a safe landing in Abakan. The flight took 40 minutes on two engines.
