Spirit Airlines flight NK-551 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 30th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Akron–Canton Airport, Ohio, to Las Vegas, Nevada, was diverted after an unknown odor was detected in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All 171 people aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-67 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, England, on July 25th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Barcelona, Spain, to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, was diverted due to problems with the lavatories.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight 1320 returned and made an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on March 17.
The plane, carrying 126 passengers and 7 crew members, departed for St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, shortly before 9 a.m. Authorities said it was airborne for about 10 minutes before a flock of geese hit it. The pilot then declared an emergency and landed back uneventfully. No one was injured.
The aircraft was taken out of service. The airline arranged an alternate plane for the passengers.
The FAA is investigating.
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What: Air France Boeing 777-200 en route from Paris France to Sao Paulo
Where: Sao Paulo
When: Dec 9th 2009
Who: 259 passengers and 16 crew
Why: While on approach to Sao Paulo, the plane experienced a hydraulics failure. The crew requested the longest available runway and made a safe landing.
Passengers debarked normally.
Maintenance is so important.
A Southwest Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, Alabama, on November 22nd.
The plane heading from Boston, Massachusetts, to Houston, Texas, was diverted due to a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely.
Tarco Airlines flight 3T-400 was hit by a bird in Al-Fashir, Sudan, on September 10th.
The Boeing 737-300 plane was flying from Khartoum, Sudan, when a large bird impacted its nose cone.
The plane continued for a safe landing. There were 108 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
United Airlines flight UA1614 made an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on October 6.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, heading from Houston, Texas to San Francisco, California, was diverted after the co-pilot fell unconscious.
The plane, carrying around 250 passengers, landed uneventfully.
The co-pilot was immediately shifted to hospital.
