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What: Aerolineas Argentinas Boeing 737-700 en route from Sao Paulo Brazil to Buenos Aires Argentina
Where: Sao Paulo
When: Feb 2nd 2012
Why: After takeoff from Sao Paulo, the flight suffered an bird strike, which disabled it. The vibrating engine had to be shut down. Pilots returned to Sao Paulo a quarter of an hour after leaving.
Passengers were provided alternative transport.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-219 made an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on July 20th.
The Airbus A350-900 plane flying from Hong Kong, China, was descending toward Manchester when the crew noticed a hydraulic leak.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: United Airlines Airbus A320-200 en route from Denver to Dallas
Where: Dallas
When: Mar 19 2010
Why: While on approach to Dallas, a bird strike occurred, denting the plane below the windshield. The flight landed safely.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-681 made an emergency landing at Multan International Airport, Punjab, Pakistan, on May 30.
According to Civil Aviation authorities, the plane, en-route from Islamabad to Multan, had to declare an emergency due to prevailing dust storm of over 115 kilometers per hour and bursting of one of its front tires.
The plane landed safely. None of the passengers and crew members was hurt.
British Airways flight BA-199 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Baku, Azerbaijan, on July 12th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Heathrow Airport, England, to Mumbai, India, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and ninety-seven passengers and seventeen crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Helios Airways Boeing 737-300 en route from Cyprus to Athens to Prague, Czech Republic
Where: Athens
When: Aug. 14, 2005
Who: 121 passengers
Why: Before losing radio contract, pilots reported trouble with the air conditioning system. In the flight, cabin pressure failure knocked out the pilots. They made it to Athens, but the plane ran out of fuel and crashed. Crash video shows fire fighting planes controlling fires, bodies, baggage, airplane spread over a large debris field, the tail and engines relatively intact. At the time of the crash, except for one pilot (who was observed trying to land the plane), everyone aboard was comatose due to lack of oxygen.
In the case, prosecution failed to prove that German pilot Hans-Juergen Merten and his Cypriot co-pilot Charalambos Charalambous didn’t meet the minimum standards
A Cyprus court has acquitted four former airline officials of manslaughter charges.
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What: Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Atlanta to Los Angeles
Where: Atlanta
When: Jun 21st 2011
Who: 174 passengers
Why: Taking off out of Atlanta, the left hand engine indicated fire.
The engine was shut down, and pilots made a landing back in Atlanta, ten minutes after takeoff. Passengers exited via emergency slides, resulting in three injuries.
External examination of the engine reveals charring, and results of a fire inside the cowl.