Pictured: a US Airways Airbus A330-323X
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What: US Airways Airbus A330-300 en route from Philadelphia to Madrid
Where: Atlantic
When: Nov 17th 2009
Who: not available
Why: Over thirty minutes into the flight, the flight experienced computer problems and turned around to return to Philadelphia.
The flight landed safely with no further issues.
Caribbean Airlines flight BW-480 made a safe emergency landing at Fort Lauderdale- Hollywood International Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on June 1st.
The Boeing 737-800, en-route from Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, was mid-air above Bahamas when the crew had to initiate an emergency descent after encountering loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
What: Piedmont Airlines flight en route from Allentown to Philadelphia
Where: Philadelphia International Airport
When: Sunday morning 11-16
Who: 38 passengers and crew
Why: On approach, the crew got an indication the nose gear was not down. The plane slid down the runway on its nose. Fire crews foamed the runway and there was neither smoke nor fire.
Alitalia flight AZ875 made an emergency landing in Cagliari, Italy, on July 19th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Casablanca, Morocco, to Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, Italy, was diverted after the crew noticed a fuel leak.
The plane landed safely. All seventy-two passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
What: Lufthansa/Air Dolomiti Avion de Transport Regional ATR-72-500 en route from Munich to Venice
Where: Munich
When: May 17th 2012, 13:35
Who: 58 passengers and 4 crew
Why: While en route ten minutes into the flight, the plane developed smoke in the cockpit and cabin. The crew returned to Munich. On approach to Munich, the crew had to shut down the right engine.
On landing, the plane veered off the runway on to the grass, ran into some obstructions and stopped with a collapsed nose gear. During rescue, twenty flights were diverted. The plane is presently sinking into soft round.
The passengers were evacuated. Other than one person with back injuries, no injuries were reported.
Pictured: A GoAir Airbus A320-214
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What: GoAir Airbus A320-200 en route from New Delhi to Mumbai
Where: Mumbai
When: Nov 3rd 2009
Who: 154 passengers
Why: After the Airbus was cleared to land, reconstruction work apparently impeded the flight’s landing, and sent crews running for cover. The second approach also failed, but the plane landed safely on the third pass. The incident is under investigation.
KLM flight KL-1767 had to return and make a precautionary landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Amsterdam, Netherlands, on August 2nd.
The Cityhopper Fokker 70 en-route to Frankfurt, Germany, was mid-air when the crew reported a number of engine failure indications although everything was working fine.
The plane landed safely.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
