United Airlines flight UA-30 made a safe emergency landing at Munich Airport, Germany, on June 15th.
The Boeing 767-300, flying from Newark, New Jersey, was mid-air when the crew noticed some hydraulic problem.
The plane landed uneventfully.
Everyone aboard remained safe.
Air France flight AF-1727 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Lille, France, on June 30th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Venice, Italy, to Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, was diverted due to radio problems.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
The Ethiopian Airlines logo is now on a third B777-200LR with 34 more planes to come. It carried medical equipment and materials from Boeing and the Seattle Anaesthesia Outreach organization for the Black Lion Hospital in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia Airlines is on the verge of joining the global Star Alliance.
Remember Ethiopia Airlines? Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 was a scheduled international flight from Beirut, Lebanon, to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. That plane crashed into the Mediterranean Sea shortly just take-off on 25 January 2010, killing all 90 people on board.
I can’t look at that logo. It hurts my eyes. All I see are the names and the faces of the family members of the folks who lost their lives on Ethiopia Flight 409
Let’s hope they don’t attempt to fly until they are totally checked out.
The planes.
The airline.
And the pilots.
A Japan Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Narita International Airport in Japan, on December 29.
It is believed that a sensor component of the Boeing 777’s landing gear was found on the runway after it took off from Chicago O’Hare International Airport. The pilots decided to continue the flight and requested emergency assistance at Narita International Airport.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 232 passengers and crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Iberia Express flight I2-3617/ IB-3617 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, England, UK, on May 25th.
The Airbus A320-200 flying from London, England, to Las Palmas, Spain, had to divert due to smoke in cockpit.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Japan Airlines flight JL-61 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Sapporo, Japan, on September 29th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane heading from Los Angeles, California, to Narita International Airport, Japan, was diverted after the crew noticed a burning odor in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and fifty-three people aboard remained unharmed.
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What: Qantas Boeing 747-400 en route from Singapore to Melbourne
Where: Singapore
When: Dec 17th 2009
Who: 354 passengers and 19 crew
Why: While en route, the outer right engine surged. Passengers reported bangs and vibration, and flames.
The crew shut down the engine and returned to Singapore on the remaining 3 engines, where they made a safe landing.
The flight was delayed for a day. It is not reported if this plane completed the route or if an alternative plane was used.
