American Airlines flight AA-2856 made an emergency landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, on November 4th.
The plane flying from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was descending toward DFW Airport when the crew reported engine issues.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All fifty-three passengers and four crew members remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed in Eustis, Florida, on February 25th.
Witnesses reported that the plane was hopping up and down on the runway before it went down at 19803 Eustis Airport Road.
The 47-year-old pilot was killed in the crash.
The FAA is investigating.
Boom Technology, a Denver, Colorado, based startup, wants to build a supersonic airplane that will be able to fly at 1,451 miles per hour, i.e. 2.6 times faster than any of the current airliners.
The company says its 40-seater aircrafts, at their cruising altitude of 60,000 feet, will reduce the time to fly from New York to London by half. So for a roundtrip price of $5,000, the travelers will be able to cover this distance in only 3.4 hours. Boom founder Blake Scholl said, “Imagine departing from New York at 6 a.m., and landing at Heathrow by 2:30 p.m. London time… You’ll be able to make afternoon meetings, you can stay until 9:30 p.m., have a full productive day, and and back in New York at 8 p.m. [local time] so you can tuck your kids into bed.”
A single-engine Cessna plane crashed at Purdue University Airport in West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
The incident happened on the runway 23, at about 10:37am on May 17.
The aircraft took off from Lafayette Aviation with two people on board. According to Purdue Airport’s Director of Information, Liz Evans, the plane’s propeller hit the runway while the pilot was attempting touch-and-go landings.
The passengers remained uninjured.
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What: Australian Jetstar (division of Qantas) Airbus A330-200 en route from Japan to Australia (Osaka Kansai to Bilinga Gold Coast)
Where: emergency landing on the island of Guam
When: June 10th
Who: 203 mostly Japanese passengers and crew
Why: When a fire broke out in the cockpit when the plane was over the Pacific Ocean, one of the pilots used a fire extinguisher to control the fire.
Passengers debarked normally.
The plane is only two years old; and will be held in Guam as the incident is investigated. 4 investigators will be sent to examine the aircraft.
Jet2.com flight LS-356 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on May 2nd.
The Boeing 757-200 plane heading from Kos, Greece, to Leeds, England, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
AeroMéxico flight 3351 had to return and make an emergency landing at Mexico City International Airport, Mexico, on December 23.
The plane took off for Cancún, Mexico, but had to return shortly afterwards after a portion of right engine cover became detached.
The plane landed uneventfully. No injuries were reported.
