JetBlue flight B6-531 had to return and make an emergency landing in Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 31st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Long Beach, California, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Lufthansa Cityline flight LH-2382 made an emergency landing in Geneva, Switzerland, on October 13th.
The plane flying from Munich, Germany, was descending toward Geneva when the crew noticed a burning odor in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A Lufthansa’s flight had to land in emergency in Rome due to a medical emergency, on the afternoon of June 27.
The flight took off from Frankfurt, Germany for Malta at about 1.22 p.m., however, soon afterwards, the Airbus A320 was diverted to Rome for offloading a sick passenger.
The plane landed safely. According to a Lufthansa spokesman, the plane resumed its journey to Malta after refueling.
Sunwing flight 772 had to return and land in emergency in Toronto due to an ‘agitated passenger’.
The incident happened on July 25 after a passenger, identified as Ali Shahi, 25, allegedly started making threats regarding the security of the plane. The flight which was taking 183 passengers and 6 crew members from Toronto to Panama, was then turned back towards Toronto.
Two U.S. F16 fighter jets were sent from Toledo, Ohio, to escort the plane. The authorities confirmed that the plane safely landed at 8:55 a.m.
Armed officers removed the passenger from the plane. He was then taken into custody by Peel police while the plane was inspected.
Ali Shahi, who is an Canadian national, has been charged with Mischief interfering of the lawful enjoyment of property, Uttering threats, Mischief to property, Endangering the safety of an aircraft.
A small cargo plane crashed into a house near Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, at about 2:42 a.m. on November 18.
The plane departed from Midway Airport but immediately after taking off, the pilot informed the control tower about some engine issues and sought permission to return. However, the aircraft could not make it to the airport and crashed into a house.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash. He was later identified as 47-year-old Eric Howlett, of Groveport, Ohio.
The residents of the house, an 84-year-old man and his 82-year-old wife, remained uninjured. Chicago Fire Chief Michael Fox said, “They were in a bedroom next to the living room, and the living room is gone.”
Authorities said the flight was originally scheduled for Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling, however, the pilot changed flight plan at the last minute and listed Ohio State University Airport as the destination.
The Aero Commander 500 aircraft is registered to Central Airlines in Fairway, which is the parent company of Central Air Southwest.
The NTSB and the FAA are investigating.
What: Air France Airbus A330-200 en route from Caracas Venezuela to Paris
Where: Caracas
When: Apr 13th 2011
Who: 207 passengers
Why: Unable to retract the landing gear, the plane circled for three hours to burn off fuel and made a safe landing in Caracas.
No doubt the situation caused significant anxiety. Any time an Air France flight originating in a South American country has a problem en route en route to Paris, the passengers in crisis must inevitably remember what happened to Air France Flight 447 and wonder if they too will become innocent victims, and statistics lost at sea.
American Airlines flight AA-728 had to make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, United Kingdom, on January 7th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane flying from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was on final approach when the crew declared an emergency due to an unsafe nose gear indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
