American Airlines flight AA-65 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, on June 4th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Zurich, Switzerland, to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, was diverted after the crew reported fumes on board.
The plane, carrying 151 passengers and 11 crew members, landed safely. Two crew members were taken to a hospital.
Lufthansa flight LH-464 had to return and make an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on September 8th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Orlando, Florida, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Bulgarian Air Charter flight IT-1113 had to return and make a safe emergency landing at Varna Airport, Aksakovo, Varna, Bulgaria, on July 11th.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-82, after taking off for Germany, had just climbed out of Varna when the crew needed to shut down its right side engine, prompting the plane to return.
The plane landed safely. All people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
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Contact photographer Julian Hunt
What: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 en route from Las Vegas to Burbank
Where: On approach to the Burbank airport
When: Feb 13th 2010
Who: 80 passengers and 5 crew
Why: A small private plane and a SW Boeing came within 5900 feet of a collision, but between ATC and the Traffic and Collision Avoidance System warning, the flights adjusted, and there was no collision, and no wake turbulence problem. However a flight attendant broke her shoulder and another was also hospitalized with injuries that occurred during the evasive maneuvers.
Pictured: A Hawaiian Air Boeing 717-22A
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Contact photographer Kenneth K Cheung
What: Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 717-200 en route from Honolulu to Kahului
Where: Honolulu
When: Jun 3rd 2010
Who: 117 people on board,
Why: After takeoff, smoke was seen coming from the plane’s engine, and the crew observed irregular indications. The flight returned to Honolulu for maintenance. A replacement jet was provided.
Azurair flight ZF-9401 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Tashkent International Airport, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on February 26.
The Boeing 767-300, heading from Moscow, Russia, to Phuket, Thailand, was mid-air above Tashkent when the crew had to shut down one of its engine due to low oil indication.
The plane landed safely.
All 327 people on board remained safe.
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Contact photographer Dobel
What: Continental Airlines Boeing 737-700 en route from Guam) to Nagoya
Where: Guam
When: Sep 1 2010
Who: 44 passenger
Why: While en route, the flight developed problems with navigation and had to return to Guam, where they made a safe landing. No injuries were reported.
