Air France flight AF-1010 made an emergency landing in Nuremberg, Germany, on October 16th.
The plane flying from Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, was descending toward Nuremberg when it suffered a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Nordic Regional Airlines flight AY-203 had to return and make an emergency landing in Helsinki, Finland, on April 7th.
The plane took off for Kokkola, Finland, but had to turn back after the crew reported a gear problem.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Norwegian Air Shuttle flight DY-1348 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Stavanger, Norway, on December 16th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Oslo, Norway, to Manchester, United Kingdom, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
An Aerospatiale owned by Buddha Air
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Contact photographer Vivek Manvi
What: Buddha Air Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 en route from Bhairahawa to Kathmandu
Where: Gautam Buddha Airport in Bhairahawa
When: Sept 4 2010
Who: Captain Bhawana Pant, copilot S Rawal, two flight attendants and 4 passengers
Why: The crew asked permission for an emergency landing after receiving an on board false indication. (The autopilot auto-initiated, and presented spontaneous error code.)
Nine minutes after taking off, the Buddah Air flight returned to Bhairahawa after the flight developed technical problems. The cause of the problem is under investigation.
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Contact photographer Christian Hanuise
Brussels Airlines flight SN-515 had to return and make an emergency landing in Brussels, Belgium, on September 11th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, but had to turn back after the crew noticed an issue with an engine fuel control computer.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and fifty-five passengers remained unharmed.
Scoot Airlines flight TZ-1 made an emergency landing in Singapore, on November 26th.
The plane flying from Sydney, Australia, was descending toward Singapore when sparks were seen emitting from the right engine. The crew subsequently shut down the engine and declared an emergency.
The plane made a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained safe.
The American Airlines flight 950 en-route to New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport from Sao Paulo, Brazil made an emergency landing in Norfolk, at 6:20 a.m. on Saturday, April 12.
The Boeing 777-200 aircraft had 242 passengers and 15 crew members on board. No one was injured.
A mechanical indicator light, signalling possible fire in the cargo area, prompted the pilot to seek an emergency landing at Norfolk International Airport. However, the airport fire crews did not find any indication of smoke or fire during their inspection after the plane landed.