Alitalia flight AZ-631 had to divert and make an emergency landing in St. John’s, Canada, on November 22nd.
The Airbus A330-200 plane heading from Miami, Florida, to Rome Fiumicino Airport, Italy, was diverted due to a mechanical issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
EasyJet flight U2-4727 had to reject takeoff from Berlin Schonefeld Airport, Germany, on December 12th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Larnaca, Cyprus, when the crew rejected takeoff reporting strong vibrations.
The plane safely returned to the apron.
All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Pictured: One of Shaheen Air’s 12 Boeing 737s
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Contact Photographer Steve Brimley
What: Shaheen Airlines Boeing 737-200 en route to Karachi
Where: Benazir Bhutto Shaheed International Airport
When: Saturday
Who: not available
Why: A bird strike right after take-off caused the pilots to request an emergency landing. No one was injured, and the flight took off after a delay of four hours.
American Airlines flight AA-5653 made an emergency landing in Watertown, New York, on January 15th.
The plane took off for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but had to turn back due to a configuration problem.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight 611 had to land in emergency on Wake Island, after a mechanical problem was discovered in one of the plane’s engines.
The flight, with 145 passengers on-board, was on its way from Honolulu, Hawaii to Nogoya, Japan when the engine fault was noticed. It was then diverted to the Wake Island, located northwards of Marshall Islands, where it made safe emergency landing.
All the passengers and crew members remained injured.
The airline sent a team of mechanics to examine and repair the aircraft.
Pictured: Japan Airlines A300B4-622R
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Contact photographer Christian Waser
What: Japan Airlines Airbus A300-600 en route from Aomori to Tokyo Haneda
Where: Haneda Airport
When: Apr 17th 2009
Who: 120 people
Why: After touchdown at Haneda Airport, the engine started smoking; flames were shooting out of the exhaust. The crew engaged the ” engine fire suppression system.” Passengers did NOT debark via emergency procedures.
An American Airlines flight had to return and make an emergency landing at University of Illinois Willard Airport, Illinois, on February 12th.
The plane took off for Chicago, Illinois, but had to turn back after smoke was noticed in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
