Korean Air flight KE-2708 rejected take off from Haneda Airport in Japan, on May 27th.
The Boeing 777-300 was accelerating to take off for Gimpo International Airport, South Korea, when an engine fire broke out. The crew rejected take off and evacuated the aircraft.
There were 319 people aboard, including 302 passengers and 17 crew members; 12 of them were injured and were taken to hospitals.
Pobeda Airlines flight DP-522 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Vnukovo International Airport, Russia, on June 6th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Rostov to Saint Petersburg, Russia, was diverted after the crew reported strange unidentifiable noise in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The United Airlines Flight 999 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Canada’s Halifax Stanfield International Airport on the night of August 5.
The Boeing 777 was on its way to Brussels from Newark, New Jersey, when fire broke out on board. The pilot then decided to divert to Halifax which was the nearest airport at the time.
Firefighters were put on alert at the airport when the plane touched the ground safely at around 10 p.m. There were 233 people aboard; all of them remained unhurt.
According to Peter Spurway, the spokesperson of Halifax Airport Authority, the fire broke in a contained area of the aircraft and was extinguished before the plane landed.
Re: Preliminary findings regarding the Sunwing Flight 326 at 6:32 from Ottawa to Varadero with 170 passengers
The smoke passengers saw coming from the air vents of the Boeing 737 was vapor from excess de-icing fluid. The smell described by the passengers was similar to engine coolant. Oxygen masks did not deploy.
The pilot returned to the runway at 7:00 a.m. No smoke or fire was found (obviously) because the vapor was not smoke at all, but evaporating coolant that had gotten into the plane via a vent.
The investigation is ongoing.
Mango Airlines flight JE-147 had to return and make an emergency landing in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 19th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Cape Town, South Africa, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-nine people aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-1060 made an emergency landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, on November 8th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was flying from Tulsa, Oklahoma, when the crew noticed an odor in the cockpit.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All one hundred and fifty-eight passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Eurofly Airbus A-330 en route from the Seychelles to Milan Italy
Where: Cairo airport
When: 9-27-2009
Who: 235 people on board
Why: While en route, the plane experienced an engine problem and had to shut down one of its engines. On landing, passengers were provided accommodations and an alternative flight on a Neos Boeing to continue to their destination.
