What: Air India Boeing 747 en route from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Where: NSC Bose International Airport
When: 10:45 pm
Who: 400 aboard
Why: The flight was en route from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia when a fire alarm went off, due, apparently, to a technical issue.
The pilots made an emergency landing at NSC Bose International Airport. No injuries were reported.
Air Europa flight UX-98 had to return and make an emergency landing in Miami, Florida, on May 24th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane took off for Madrid, Spain, but had to turn back after a windshield cracked due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed safely. All 178 people aboard remained unharmed.
Air India flight AI-607 rejected takeoff from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, India, on March 5th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Bangalore, India, when the crew noticed an engine problem and rejected takeoff at high speed.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-4880 made a safe landing following a bird strike near Sacramento, California, on October 3rd.
The Boeing 737-700 plane flying from Seattle, Washington, was on final approach to Sacramento when a bird hit it.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
On November 12, 2011, the Iberia Airbus A321 had been approaching Tenerife South airport at high speed just before it landed on the same runway that a Jet2 Boeing 757-200 was departing did so because of a premature take-off clearance to the 757.
The 757 was airborne over the runway as the A321 touched down at an unexpectedly fast approach. Although the A321’s airspeed had decreased constantly through the descent, its ground speed was 210kt. Expected airspeed is in the 180-203kt range.
The planes were separated by at least 4,100ft.
The incident has been attributed to the tower controller’s “improper handling” of the take-off clearance to the 757.
THY Turkish Airlines flight TK-604 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Antalya Airport, Turkey, on June 24th.
The Boeing 737-900, en-route from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, to Istanbul, Turkey, had to divert after its captain became ill mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
The captain was taken to a hospital.
Scandinavian Airlines flight SK-4479 had to reject takeoff from Kirkenes, Norway, on April 23rd.
The Boeing 737-700 plane was preparing to depart for Oslo, Norway, when the crew rejected takeoff due to a nose gear steering issue.
The plane safely stopped at the runway. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
