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Contact Photographer Bill Shull
What: Jetblue A320 en route from New York to Fort Myers
Where: Fort Myers
When: Jul 10th 2009
Who: 153 occupants
Why: On approach to Fort Myers, the flight experienced turbulence that injured four passengers including a spinal fracture and broken ribs.
What: An Air India Airbus A-320 en route from Delhi to Hyderabad to Tirupati
Where: Delhi
When: Jun 29th 2009 1141 hours
Who: 68 passengers, 6 crew
Why: Thirty minutes into the flight, the control panel indicated a hydraulic problem. The pilot requested to return to Delhi, where passengers debarked safely. Passengers were provided an alternate plane to complete their flight.
No further details were available about the hydraulic problem.
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What: Jetlite Boeing 737-800 en route from Kolkata to Bangalore
Where: NSC Bose International Airport
When: Tuesday
Who: 150 passengers and 4 or 6 (Both numbers were reported) crew members
Why: After a bird strike, the plane made an emergency landing at NSC Bose International Airport.
After examination a bird strike was confirmed; however there was no damage, and the flight continued after a 2 hour layover.
Easyjet flight U2-8704 made an emergency landing on Porto Santo Island in the Atlantic Ocean, on May 24th.
According to an airline spokesperson, the Airbus A320-200, heading from Tenerife, Spain, to Gatwick Airport, England, was diverted due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. There were 167 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Pictured: An AeroStar Taxi Aereo Cessna 310Q. This is not reg # PT-JCZ that was involved in the crash, but this is another AeroStar Cessna 310
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Contact photographer Carlos A. Morillo Doria
What: AEROSTAR Cessna 310Q
Where: Luis Eduardo Magalhaes International Airport
When: Dec 26 2009
Who: pilot, 4 passengers
Why: On landing at Luis Eduardo Magalhaes International Airport, the pilot experienced problems with the landing gear.
The plane made a belly landing but there were no injuries reported. The runway was closed briefly.
No injuries! Safe landing! Always good to hear.
Pictured: A Continental Airlines Boeing 737-724 over Fukuoka Japan
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What: Continental Airlines Boeing 737-700 en route from Guam to Hiroshima
Where: Guam
When: Jul 22nd 2010
Who: 95 passengers and 5 crew
Why: While en route, the pilot noticed irregularities from the control panel altitude and airspeed indicators. The plane turned back for Guam where the problem was repaired and the flight took off again a couple of hours later.
Avianca airlines flight AV-929 returned and made an emergency landing in San Salvador, El Salvador, on November 19.
The Airbus A330-200 plane, heading to Lima, Peru, was diverted after the crew noticed a hydraulic problem.
The plane landed uneventfully and everyone aboard remains safe.
Authorities said the aircraft was cleared to take off again after maintenance.
