American Airlines flight AA-2444 had to return and make an emergency landing in Saint Louis, Missouri, on November 19th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Los Angeles, California, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
The NTSB is investigating.
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The Atlas Air Boeing 747 en route from Everett to Japan had taken off when the hydraulics failed. When the nose gear doors failed, pilots did a fly by and returned to the airport.
The 747 is retrofitted to carry Dreamliner parts, and dubbed a “dreamlifter.”
The flight departed from Paine Field at 3 pm.
The flight made a safe landing.
What: Boeing 737 en route from western Denmark and was headed to Lanzarote in the Canary Islands
Where: Copenhagen airport belonging to small Danish charter airline Jettime
When: Friday
Who: Plane with 147 (145?) people on board
Why: Pilot reported a landing gear malfunction. Plane dumped fuel prior to landing at Copenhagen airport. Two Danish Air Force F-16 jets were sent up to check the plane and confirmed there was a problem with the landing gear. Plane touched down and safely taxied to a gate
United Airlines flight UA-837 had to return and make an emergency landing in San Francisco, California, on November 28th.
According to the airline, the plane took off for Tokyo Narita Airport, Japan, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a mechanical issue with one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. There were 202 passengers and 15 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
A chopper crash near a tourist spot in downtown Seattle killed all two passengers while setting several cars on fire.
The chopper belonging to KOMO news channel was crashed in a busy street after it attempted to take off from the news station’s helipad located nearby.
Emergency responders found two dead bodies in the helicopter wreckage. Three other people were injured as the crash set their cars on fire. According to the spokesman of Seattle Fire Department, one of the injured was in serious condition.
Condor flight DE-2402 had to return and make an emergency landing at Frankfurt Airport, Germany, on September 12th.
The Boeing 767-300 en-route to Toronto, Canada, had to return due to hydraulic failure.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 217 passengers and 9 crew members aboard remained safe.
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What: Mesa Airlines Canadair CRJ-700 en route from Portland to Chicago
Where: South Bend
When: July 22 2011
Who: 57 passengers
Why: Some time after taking off from Portland, the flight developed hydraulic issues. The pilots diverted to South bend, and made a safe landing.
Passengers were provided transport to Chicago via bus.