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What: Air China Boeing 747-400 en route from New York to Beijing China
Where: Ticonderoga
When: Dec 18th 2009
Who: unknown
Why: Thirty minutes into the flight, the cabin developed pressurization problems and requested to fly at a lower altitude. Over Canada, the crew requested to fly even lower. 7 hours into the flight, the plane made an emergency landing in Anchorage.
Virgin Australia flight VA-1280 made an emergency landing in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, on February 23nd.
The Boeing 737-800, heading from Hamilton Island, to Sydney, Australia, was diverted after the crew noticed an unusual odor in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 160 people aboard remained safe.
Aer Lingus flight EI 490 had to return and make an emergency landing at Dublin airport, Ireland, on October 5.
The plane took off for Faro, Portugal, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. All 181 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
This is the third time in a week that an Aer Lingus flight has made an emergency landing.
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What: Jetblue Airbus A320-200 en route from New York to Long Beach
Where: New York
When: Mar 28th 2010
Who: 144 on board
Why: Leaving the runway, the plane’s tail impacted either hail or a bird or had a tail strike (reports conflict); the flight returned to JFK and made a safe landing so that the damage could be checked out. Passengers debarked, and boarded an alternative plane some time later.
A Pobeda Airlines plane, performing flight DP-275, veered to the edge of the runway after landing at Pobedilovo Airport in Kirov, Russia, on October 12.
The incident happened when the Boeing 737-800 was coming from Vnukovo International Airport, Moscow.
There were 162 people aboard at the time; all of the remained unhurt.
Authorities said the aircraft took out several lights installed on the edge of runway.
The incident is under investigation.
Aerodynamics Inc. flight 4A-286 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Little Rock, Arkansas, on November 11th.
The Embraer ERJ-145 plane heading from Memphis, Tennessee, to Amarillo, Texas, was diverted due to electrical problems.
The plane landed uneventfully.
The flight was carrying NASCAR team members at the time; all of them remained safe.
A bird-struck helicopter had to land in emergency at the West 30th Street heliport on the Hudson River, New York City, on the afternoon of October 3.
According to the FAA, the Bell B407 helicopter was hit by a bird while it was some 6 miles west-southwest of LaGuardia Airport.
The helicopter belongs to an aerial tour company. According to the General manager Kathleen Wiig, the incident happened when the helicopter was flying at around 1,500 feet and that the protocol requires immediate landing in such situations.
There were 7 people on-board at the time of incident, none of them required any medical attention.
The FAA is investigating.
