Delta Airlines flight DL-4147 encountered severe turbulence near New York, on September 19th.
The plane was heading from LaGuardia Airport, New York, to Nashville, Tennessee, when it hit turbulence that injured a passenger.
The plane continued to Nashville and landed uneventfully.
Piedmont Airlines flight PDT-4868 had to return and make an emergency landing at Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip, New York, on May 16th.
The plane took off for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but had to return shortly afterwards after a light bulb in the cockpit started emitting smoke.
The plane landed back safely. All 40 passengers and 3 crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-298 had to make an emergency landing at Saipan International Airport on Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands, on January 16th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane was flying from Narita International Airport, Japan, when the crew declared an emergency due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-229 had to return and make an emergency landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, on December 28th.
The Boeing 777-200 en-route to Kona International Airport, Kalaoa, Hawaii, had to return after a forward cargo door indication was reported.
The plane landed safely.
All 222 people aboard remained safe.
WASHINGTON, DC–The U.S Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $50,000 civil penalty against DebMed USA LLC, of Charlotte, North Carolina, for allegedly violating the Hazardous Materials Regulations.
The FAA alleges that on June 22, 2016, DebMed offered 142 lithium metal batteries to American Airlines for transportation by air from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to San Francisco, CA, in the checked baggage of a DebMed employee.
Lithium metal batteries are prohibited as air cargo on passenger aircraft and are also prohibited in checked baggage. Airline passengers may only carry uninstalled, spare lithium batteries in carry-on baggage when the batteries are for personal use in portable electronic devices.
Airline baggage is not an authorized method for companies to move lithium batteries or other hazardous materials. The rules for carrying lithium batteries and lithium battery- powered devices as an airline passenger are available on the FAA website.
Delta Airlines flight DL-588 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Narita International Airport, Japan, on December 14th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Shanghai, China, to Seattle, Washington, was diverted after the crew suspected a fuel leak.
The plane landed uneventfully. All two hundred and twenty people aboard remained safe.
A single-engine Cessna 172 and a twin-engine Sabreliner collided midair near Brown Field Municipal Airport in San Diego, California, at around 11 A.M. on August 16.
The accident happened near Otay Mesa Road and Harvest Street when both aircrafts were approaching Brown Field Municipal Airport.
Five people were killed in the crash. Their identities are not known at the moment.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
