Pictured: United Airlines Airbus A320-232
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What: United Airlines Airbus A320-200 from San Juan Puerto Rico to Chicago
Where: over the Atlantic
When: Oct 31st 2009
Who: 120 on board
Why: While en route, the crew experienced problems with their right engine and diverted to Jacksonville. They changed their destination again to Orlando,FL and landed safely an hour later.
Etihad Airways flight EY-474 had to return and make an emergency landing in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on May 2nd.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Jakarta, Indonesia, but had to turn back after the crew reported a loud bang and streaks of flames coming out of left engine.
The plane landed back uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Malaysia Airlines flight MH-134 had to return and make an emergency landing in Brisbane, Australia, on July 18th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but had to turn back due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
An Airbus A330 plane registered to Singapore Airlines slipped off the runway while it was landing on Yangon International Airport, Myanmar.
The incident happened at about 9:20am on May 21 when the flight SQ998, carrying 265 people was making a landing attempt during heavy rain in Yangon. None of the passengers or crew members were hurt.
The plane was later steered back and towed to the gate. The airline sent another plane to Yangon for the return flight.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-471 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 29th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane heading from Dallas, Texas, to Kansas City, Missouri, was diverted due to an issue with the fuel system.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and forty-two people aboard remained unharmed.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-194 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Muscat, Oman, on June 24th.
The plane heading from Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, to Turbat, Pakistan, was diverted due to an engine problem.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: AeroMexico Connect Embraer ERJ-145 en route from San Antonio to Mexico City
Where: Ciudad Victoria
When: May 13th 2010
Who: 31 passengers
Why: The Aeromexico Connect had a fire alert in a cargo compartment. They diverted to Ciudad Victoria where they made a safe landing. A replacement jet was flown in the next day. Also, the fire alert appeared to be a groundless indicator error; no fire was found.