Air Canada flight 8993 returned and made an emergency landing at St. John’s International Airport, Canada, on the morning of September 8.
The Jazz Aviation operated flight, heading towards Halifax, had to return in emergency due to a maintenance issue.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 74 people aboard remained safe.
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What: Air Canada Boeing 767-300 en route from Vancouver to Hawaii
Where: Vancouver
When: Dec 26th 2009
Who: not available
Why: Moments after takeoff, the pilot detected vibration in one engine, and he returned to the airport. Inspection of the aircraft revealed that the vibration was due to a bird strike. Passengers were provided a replacement flight.
United Airlines flight UA-125 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, County Clare, Ireland, on July 20th.
The Boeing 767-300 flying from Athens, Greece, Newark, New Jersey, had to divert due to a problem with one of its engines.
The plane landed safely.
All 199 passengers and 12 crew members remained safe.
American Airlines flight AA-10 made an emergency landing in Phoenix, Arizona, on January 2nd.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Los Angeles, California, to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, was diverted due to smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All ninety-seven people aboard remained unharmed.
January 3, 2013, an Air Canada Dash 8 was on approach to Quebec City when a fire was detected.
The plane made an emergency landing with fire crews on stand by.
Passengers evacuated the plane and were bussed to the gate as emergency services put out the fire and examined the plane.
No injuries were reported.
American Airlines flight AA-1343 had to return and make an emergency landing in Cancun, Mexico, on February 20th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed back safely. There were 185 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Volaris flight Y4-773 made an emergency landing in Guadalajara, Mexico, on August 13th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Mexico City to Tijuana, Mexico, was diverted after the crew noticed flight control problems.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
