GoJet Airlines flight DL-6185 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Richmond, Virginia, on July 22nd.
The plane heading from Raleigh–Durham International Airport, North Carolina to LaGuardia Airport, New York, was diverted due to a fault in the right hand engine.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 60 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Eastern Airways flight BA-3287 had to reject take off from Isle of Man, on February 17th.
The plane was accelerating to take off for London City Airport, United Kingdom, when the crew rejected take off due to an engine failure.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
IrAero flight IO-225 made an emergency landing in Barnaul, Russia, on June 18th.
The plane flying from Irkutsk, Russia, was descending toward Barnaul when the crew received an engine fire indication and declared an emergency.
The plane landed uneventfully. All eighty-five passengers and five crew members remained safe.
American Airlines flight AA-1048 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Raleigh–Durham International Airport, North Carolina, on April 22nd.
The Boeing 757-200 plane, heading from Miami, Florida, to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, was diverted after the crew noticed a cracked windshield.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 166 passengers and 6 crew members remained unhurt.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
A small plane crashed in Santa Ana, California, on August 5th.
The plane carrying five people was on approach to John Wayne Airport when it went down in the parking lot of a shopping center.
All five occupants of the plane were killed in the crash.
What: American Airlines Boeing 777 cargo plane en route from Alaska to Dallas
Where: Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport.
When: July 13 2010 7 pm
Who: 21 crew
Why: While en route, the plane’s fire indication light indicated there was a cargo fire. The pilot landed at the closest airport (Amarillo.) The crew disembarked on landing. After inspection by firefighters, the fire was deemed a false alarm, and the flight continued on to Dallas.
Earlier this week another American Airlines flight (N777AN) had a cargo fire indication during a demanding transcontinental flight; however, that plane was configured and operating as a passenger plane.
KLM flight KL-1690 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on January 15th.
The plane flying from Zurich, Switzerland, was descending toward Amsterdam when the crew noticed a strange smell in the cabin and declared an emergency.
The plane landed uneventfully. All seventy-seven people aboard remained safe.
