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What: Continental Airlines Boeing 777-200 en route from Newark,NJ to Tel Aviv
Where: Rome
When: Dec 24/5 2009
Who: 300 aboard
Why: While en route, the crew received an indication of a problem (not released.) The flight diverted to Rome where the problem was handled, and then the flight continued to its destination.
photo: Pictured a Hawker Sidley HS 125
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What: King’s Aviation Hawker Sidley HS 125 registration 5N-BNR
Where: Bauchi Airport, Nigeria
When: 08 MARCH 2011
Who: Nuhu Ribadu, presidential candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria
Why: On landing at the airport, the plane struck goats on the runway.
The plane owned by Wings Aviation incurred some damage. No one aboard the flight was injured, but the director of media and publicity of the Nuhu Ribadu Campaign Organisation is calling the invasion of goats on the runway a sign of sabotage.
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What: Qantas Boeing 767-300 en route from Perth Melbourne
Where: Melbourne
When: Jun 1 2010
Who: 3 flight attendants
Why: Prior to landing, three on board flight attendants became ill from fumes. After landing, they were hospitalized for observation and tests relating to non-specific exposure.
JetBlue flight B6-23 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 29th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, to Los Angeles, California, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-400 en route from New York to Athens
Where: Manchester England
When: Midnight (E.T.)
Who: 231 passengers and 12 crew
Why: While en route over the Irish sea, smoke was detected in the cockpit. The crew diverted to Manchester where they made a safe landing.
Passengers were provided hotel rooms. They would have been able to leave earlier but for an ATC strike in France.http://avstop.com/news_sept_2010/air_traffic_control_strike_affecting_traffic_in_and_out_of_france.htm The passengers were scheduled to fly out Friday morning at 8:00 a.m.
Austrian Airlines flight OS-65 made an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on October 26th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Chicago, Illinois, but had to turn back due to multiple bird strikes.
The plane landed uneventfully. All two hundred and ten passengers and thirteen crew members remained safe.
Aeroflot flight SU-1936 had to divert for an emergency landing in Kazan, Russia, on July 15th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Sheremetyevo International Airport, Russia, to Karaganda, Kazakhstan, was diverted after the crew received a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. There were one hundred and seventeen people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
