United Express flight 3550 made an emergency landing in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 5th.
The plane heading from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Houston, Texas, was diverted due to an unruly passenger. Authorities said the male passenger caused “extreme concern for passengers and the flight crew”, as he broke out of toilet’s door and shouted in Arabic.
The plane landed safely in Nashville.
The man, identified as Mohammed Nasser Aldoseri, 26, was arrested.
Joy Air flight JR1518 made an emergency landing in Yulin, Shaanxi province of China, on December 11.
The plane, heading from Yinchuan to Taiyuan, was diverted after the pilot suspected release of undercarriage.
The plane landed uneventfully and no one was injured.
The plane’s inspection revealed that the landing gear had opened midair. The cause of incident is under investigation.
While en route from Seattle to Phoenix, a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 flight 762 suffered a cracked windshield. Pilots made an emergency landing in Boise at Gowen Field. The plane went to maintenance, and the 143 passengers had to wait for another flight to get to Phoenix.
The cabin never lost air pressure but had to dump fuel to make a safe landing.
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Delta Airlines flight DL-1883 made a safe landing at Salt Lake City International Airport, Utah, on November 8.
The Airbus A320-200, en-route from Las Vegas, Nevada, was hit by a bird on the runway.
The plane taxied to the apron uneventfully.
No injuries were reported.
The Blue1 BAE Systems Avro 146-RJ85 in an August flight over Stockholm
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Contact photographer Martin Djupenstrom
What: Blue1 Avro RJ-85 en route from Vaasa to Helsinki.
Where: Helsinki Finland
When: Dec 17th 2009
Who: 66 passengers 4 crew
Why: On approach to Helsinki, the flight developed fuel problems. Emergency measures were deployed, and the plane landed safely.
What: Thomas Cook Boeing 757 en route from Glasgow to Heraklion
Where: Frankfurt
Who: not available
Why: The flight was en route over Holland when one of the planes engines developed engine failure. The pilot shut down engine two and diverted to Frankfort, where they made a safe landing. Emergency services were on standby when the plane landed.
Passengers were provided accommodations and flew out the next day, although there was no Thomas Cook affiliate there, and they were not kept informed of their situation.
FedEx flight FX-1329 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 27th.
The Airbus A300-600 plane heading from Madison, Wisconsin, to Memphis, Tennessee, was diverted due to an electrical systems issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
