An Air India flight had to return and make an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, on April 5.
The airline confirmed the incident saying, “the flight had taken off for Mumbai at around 1650 hours (US time) and landed back at Newark (US) after being airborne for about two hours due to violent vibrations in one of the engines of the Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft.”
There were more than 250 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
China Southern Airlines flight CZ-6763 made an emergency landing in Shenzhen, China, on January 9th.
The plane took off for Luoyang, China, but had to turn back due to an issue with the communication system.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Garuda Indonesia flight GA-210 overran the end of the runway on landing at Adisutjipto International Airport in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on November 25th.
The incident happened when the Boeing 737-800 plane was coming from Jakarta, Indonesia.
All one hundred and fifty-three people aboard remained unharmed.
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What: American Airlines MD-80 Flight 311 en route from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Los Angeles
Where: Austin-Bergstrom International
When: Monday, March 9, 2009
Who: 123 passengers, 5 crew
Why: After take-off, one engine made a “boom.” The pilot powered down to idle, and returned to the airport so that the plane could be examined and repaired.
A small plane crashed into a snowy field near Steamboat Springs Airport, Colorado, on January 22.
It is believed that the 1959 Beech K35 aircraft lost power shortly after taking off from the airport.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, remained uninjured.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
United Airlines flight UA-4697 made an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on August 7th.
The plane heading from Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, to Providence, Rhode Island, was diverted due to smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. There were fifty-three people aboard at the time; three of them were examined by emergency teams at the airport.
American Airlines flight AA-87 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport in London, England, on March 11th.
The Boeing 767-300 aircraft, heading to O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, had to be turned back after the crew needed to shut down an engine due to technical issues.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
