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What: US Airways Airbus A319-100 en route from Atlanta to Charlotte
Where: Atlanta
When: May 13 2011
Who: 128 passengers
Why: After takeoff from Atlanta, the plane was climbing and unable to retract the gear. The pilots returned to Atlanta and made a safe landing.
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What: XL Airways en route through Boeing 737-800 from Hanover to Bonn
Where: Cologne-Bonn airport
When: Sept 3 2012
Who: 186 passengers, 6 crew
Why: An XL Airways plane at Bonn was evacuated when smoke filled the cabin. Seven passengers were treated on the scene and eleven in all were injured. Some passengers described an odor like kerosene.
Passengers disembarked via the stairway on to the tarmac with emergency services on standby.
In 2008, the same plane had an engine problem forcing an emergency landing.
What: Air Canada Airbus A320 en route from Calgary to Toronto
Where: Calgary
When: October 14, 2010
Who: 158 passengers
Why: While en route, instruments indicated that the plane developed problems with its hydraulics. The pilot returned to Calgary where they made a safe landing. Firefighting crews and 13 ambulances were on standby. The plane was towed off the runway to maintenance for observation and assessment.
A single-engine plane crashed immediately after take off from Elmdale Airpark in Abilene, Texas, on March 1st.
Authorities said the two-seater Vans RV-6 experimental aircraft went down near the end of the runway.
There were two people aboard at the time; Both of them were killed in the crash. They were identified as James Estol Hathcock, 63, and Aaron T. Taylor, 33, both of Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
Kuwait Airways flight KU-619 had to return and make an emergency landing in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on December 28th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Doha, Qatar, but had to turn back due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Skywest-Delta CRJ-200 commuter jet en route from Helena, Montana to Salt Lake City
Where: Salt Lake City
When: October 28, 2010
Who: 46 passengers, 3 crew
Why: A bomb threat call claiming there was an incendiary device aboard Skywest-Delta flight 4654 was reported to Skywest at St. George. Law enforcement was notified.
Bomb-sniffing dogs did not find anything. The call is being traced, and security has been doubled.
United Airlines flight UA-2397 made an emergency landing in Fort Myers, Florida, on October 10th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to turn back after one of the engines emitted a loud bang followed by streaks of flame.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
