American Eagle flight AA-3501 made an emergency landing at Quad City International Airport in Moline, Illinois, on October 6th.
The Embraer ERJ-145 plane flying from Chicago, Illinois, to Manhattan, Kansas, was diverted due to hydraulic issues.
The plane landed safely. All 50 people aboard remained unharmed.
What: Thomsonfly Boeing 757-200 en route from Newcastle UK to Larnaca Cyprus
Where: London
When: Oct 22nd 2006
Who: 160 passengers and 7 crew
Why: The cabin began developing a haze and fumes, and requested a landing in London. By the time they landed, oxygen masks were called for. After some testing, maintenance was able to determine that the right engine was burning oil because the #1 bearing floating seal ring was found broken in two places allowing oil to escape.
NCAA engineers were studying the plane
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has held a closed door meeting with the management of IRS Airlines over the incident.
A military charter plane made an emergency landing at Portsmouth International Airport at Pease, New Hampshire, on October 28th.
The Boeing 767 plane took off for Columbus, Ohio, but had to turn back due to indication of a flaps problem.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Air France flight AF-218 made an emergency landing in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on December 4th.
The plane heading from Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, to Mumbai, India, was diverted due to smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
The only way to hurt big business is through the pocket book. When you hit them there, they eventually come around to doing what is right.
After this California wrongful death lawsuit verdict, my bet is that SDG&E will develop a belated conscience and will install safety devices or ball markers to help prevent this type of disaster.
So we are offering congratulations to the jurors for using their voices; and congratulations to the families. No amount of money is going to bring back those precious four lives, or ever ease the pain of their families, but, at the very least we can hope that the families will have some comfort that a small measure of justice has been served.
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What: United Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Washington DC to San Francisco,CA
Where: CHANTILLY Virginia
When: Sep 14th 2011
Who: 179 passengers and 6 crew
Why: Before taking off, while still at the airport on ramp for departure, the plane developed immediate problems.
Smoke was reported coming from the right engine. Pilots stopped, the emergency slides were deployed, and passengers, three of whom were injured on the slides, evacuated from the plane.
Emergency services were on standby. On inspection, no fire was found.
