Pictured: A United Airlines Boeing 767-322/ER
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Contact photographer Andreas Fietz
What: United Airlines en route from Detroit to Denver
Where: Milwaukee
When: Jan 21, 2010
Who: infant
Why: On board the flight, a 2-month-old boy who stopped breathing on board could not be revived. A passenger attempted CPR and on the ground in Milwaukee paramedics also attempted CPR but the revival attempts were unsuccessful.
An Oman Air flight had to make an emergency landing in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on November 12th.
The plane heading from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to Kerala, India, was diverted after a four-year-old passenger developed epileptic seizures and passed away.
The plane landed safely.
The deceased was identified as Yahya Puthiyapurayil. He was an Indian citizen.
Delta Airlines flight DL-70 made an emergency landing in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Canada, on October 26th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Atlanta, Georgia, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, was diverted due to an engine performance issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
PSA Airlines flight AA-5394 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Dayton, Ohio, on January 15.
The Canadair CRJ-700 aircraft was en-route from Des Moines, Iowa, to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Virginia, when the crew decided to divert due to hydraulic failure.
The plane, being operated on behalf of American Airlines, landed uneventfully. There were 69 passengers aboard at the time; all of the remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement aircraft for the passengers.
United Airlines flight UA-162 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Gander International Airport, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on December 31.
The Boeing 757-200, flying from Glasgow, Scotland, to Newark, New Jersey, had to divert after its windshield cracked mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
All 164 people aboard remained safe.
Pakistan International Airlines flight 711 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Shannon, County Clare, Ireland, on April 23rd.
The Boeing 777-200, flying from Manchester, England, to New York, was mid-air above Northern Ireland when it was diverted in emergency due to smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All passengers and crew members onboard remained unharmed.
A Haverfield Aviation Hughes 369 outside of Midland Texas was engaged in a routine power line inspection at ten a.m. when the helicopter encountered problems.
Haverfield Aviation performs Aerial Power Line Inspection And Maintenance.
The helicopter flew into powerlines.
The pilot survived. Two linemen suspended from the helicopter by cables fell two hundred feet when the cables snapped.
The helicopter made a safe landing.
OSHA and the FAA are investigating.
