Air Baltic flight BT-618 had to reject takeoff at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Amsterdam, Netherlands, on March 24th.
The Boeing 737-300, en-route Riga, Latvia was accelerating for takeoff when the crew reported an open door, prompting the pilots to reject takeoff.
The plane returned to the apron safely.
All passengers aboard remained unharmed.
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What: Orenburg Airlines Boeing 737-400, registration VP-BGQ en route from Volgograd (Russia) to Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt)
Where: emergency landing at Domodedovo Airport
When: Thursday, Feb 26th 2009
Who: with 142 passengers, 7 crew
Why: On takeoff, the plane hit a runway edge light with its inner left main gear tire which resulted in destruction of the inner tire and hydraulics. The flight spent two hours burning fuel and eventually landed at Volgograd.
Is this the same plane described here, as being
“Boeing-747 passenger liner en route from Dubai, the United Arab Emirates to Orenburg.” ?
OR is it the flight described as flying from Volgograd (Russia) to Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) ?
Allegiant flight G4-676 had to divert and make an emergency landing at McGhee Tyson Airport, Tennessee, on April 30th.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-83 flying from Orlando Sanford, Florida, to Flint, Michigan, had to divert due to a sensor malfunction.
The plane landed safely.
All 150 passengers and 6 crew members remained unhurt.
United Airlines flight 1104 had to make an emergency landing at Vancouver International Airport, Canada, on January 9.
The plane, heading from Anchorage, Alaska, to Denver, Colorado, was diverted after the crew discovered a threatening message from a passenger.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 131 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police office in Richmond, British Columbia, confirmed that they took the suspect in custody.
Azul Brazilian Airlines flight AD-2446 made an emergency landing in Fortaleza, Brazil, on December 2nd.
According to the airline, the Embraer ERJ-195 plane heading from Sao Luis, to Recife, Brazil, was diverted due to technical issues.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Germanwings flight 4U-2033 had to return and make an emergency landing in Bremen, Germany, on November 9th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Stuttgart, Germany, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
By now you have probably heard already about the Atlas Air Boeing 747 which was en route from New York to Wichita, Kansas…and landed at the wrong airport. The intended destination was McConnell Air Force Base, which has runways long enough for the 747 to take off and land. But the actual destination was Col. James Jabara Airport which has no control tower, is much smaller, and does not accommodate the big jets.
Somewhat ironically, the plane’s cargo was a B-787 fuselage going to Boeing.
The Atlas Air 747 needs a 9,200 foot runway. Because it had used up enough fuel, it was light enough Thursday to successfully take off from Jabara’s 6,101 foot runway. The cargo flight landed safely at McConnell. Two pilots were flown from New York to Wichita to make the flight. Below is a video of the take-off.
