An American Airlines flight had to divert and make an emergency landing at Jacksonville International Airport, Florida, on March 14th.
The Boeing 737 plane heading from Miami, Florida, to Chicago, Illinois, was diverted after a passenger spilled soda on an electronic device.
The plane landed safely. All 149 passengers and 6 crew members aboard remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-956 had to return for an emergency landing in Newark, New Jersey, on June 12th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Geneva, Switzerland, but had to turn back due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed back safely Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A crop dusting helicopter, owned by Gomes Farm Air Service, crashed in a field near Salinas in California, at around 9 a.m. on June 20.
FAA spokesperson Allen Kenitzer confirmed that the pilot of Bell 47-G5 helicopter was killed in the crash. He was identified as the co- owner of Gomes Farm Air Service, Frank Gomes Jr.
The cause of incident is being investigated by the FAA.
What: U.S. Airways Airbus A330 en route from Philadelphia to Tel Aviv
Where: Greater Moncton International Airport
When: Oct 2, 2012
Who: 233 passengers
Why: When the cabin filled with smoke from an overheated oven, pilots diverted the flight to Greater Moncton International Airport at 3:00 a.m.
A replacement flight returned passengers to Philadelphia, where they were able to chose from several replacement options.
The Moncton runway wasn’t long enough to allow an A330 fully loaded and fueled for Tel Aviv to take off.
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Contact photographer Rodolfo García López
What: US Airways Boeing 767-200 en route from Philadelphia, to Frankfurt Germany
Where: Providence
When: Oct 19th 2011
Who: One injury
Why: While while en route over west Providence over Rhode Island, an encounter with turbulence resulted in a serious injury to a passenger’s ankle. The flight returned to Philadelphia due to the medical emergency. Departure was delayed. The flight did land in Frankfurt about four hours late.
Small Planet Airlines flight 5P-5963 made an emergency landing in Bergerac, France, on May 26th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Paderborn, Germany, to Fuerteventura, Spain, was diverted due to an air conditioning system problem.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
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.
