Loganair flight LM-436 made an emergency landing in Aberdeen, Scotland, on October 29th.
The plane heading from Shetland to Glasgow, Scotland, was diverted after first officer’s windshield cracked.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Wataniya Airways flight KW-416 made an emergency landing in Aqaba, Jordan, on July 17th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Beirut, Lebanon, to Kuwait, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
What: Flight AA956, American Airlines Boeing 767 en route from Ezeiza International of Buenos Aires to New York
Where: Buenos Aires
When: May 20 took off at 8:39 p.m and landed at 1:17
Who: 200 passengers
Why: The flight returned to Buenos Aires for an emergency landing due to a technical failure of the “defrosters.” The 767 anti-ice system is essential as the plane flies at 10,000 feet. No injuries were reported. The flight had to fly over De la Plata River to “*finish the fuel.”
There’s no indication if *finish in this context means dump (they did fly over a river) or use up. The term came verbatim from a Xinhua report–so we have a report that has gone from Spanish to Chinese to English and we do apologize if we lose details.
The flight has been rescheduled for Thursday.
CommutAir Flight 3585 had to return and make an emergency landing at Greater Rochester International Airport, New York, on December 25.
The plane took off for Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine-related issue.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
The FAA is investigating.
American Airlines flight AA-991 made an emergency landing in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on April 6th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane flying from Miami, Florida, was on final approach to Belo Horizonte when the crew declared an emergency due to an unsafe gear indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Kuwait Airways Airbus A320-200 en route from Tehran Imam Khomeini Iran to Kuwait
Where: Imam Khomeini International Airport
When: Oct 20th 2009
Who: 112 passengers
Why: The Airbus developed hydraulics and flight control problems shortly after takeoff, so it returned to the airport for an emergency landing.
No injuries…and back in service in 5 hours.
Blue Islands flight SI718 had to divert and make an emergency landing at London Southend Airport in Essex, United Kingdom, at around 6:37 p.m. on January 13.
The flight, heading from Jersey to London City, was diverted after it was struck by lightning.
The ATR42 aircraft, carrying 30 passengers, landed uneventfully. None of the passengers and crew members was hurt.
Airline authorities said the aircraft was taken for inspection while the return flight to Jersey was cancelled.
