American Airlines flight AA-2293 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Washington Dulles International Airport, Dulles, Virginia, on May 7th.
The Boeing 737-800, en-route from Texas, to District of Columbia, was preparing to land at Ronald Reagan Airport when the crew reported problems with its flaps, prompting it to divert.
The plane landed successfully.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
Etihad Airways flight EY-73 made an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on June 18th.
The Boeing 787-900 plane flying from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, was on approach to Zurich when the crew reported an issue with the flaps and aborted the approach.
The plane subsequently landed at higher than normal speed. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Sun Express Boeing 737-800 en route from Germany to Turkey
Where: Thessaloniki airport
When: Jan 22, 2010
Who: 69 (?) aboard (62 passengers and 6 crew) (disagreeing sources)
Why: After a crew member found a note written on a restroom mirror saying “Bomb. We are going to die today,” and an unknown person called the pilot and told him of a bomb on the aircraft, the crew diverted the plane to Thessaloniki airport.
The plane was isolated and searched. However no bomb was found. An individual was briefly detained (first in Greece, later in Turkey) for having a pen with ink matching the message on the mirror .
IndiGo flight 6E-7124 made an emergency landing in Chennai, India, on November 4th.
The plane flying from Rajahmundry, India, was on final approach to Chennai when the crew went around due to an engine failure.
The plane subsequently landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Qatar Airways flight QR-24 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on November 26th.
The plane heading from Manchester, England, to Doha, Qatar, was diverted due to an engine fire indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Thomas Cook Airlines flight MT-2652 had to return and make an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on June 26th.
According to the airline, the airbus A330-200 plane heading to Holguin, Cuba, had to turn back due to a low oil indication.
The plane landed back safely, however, the tip of its left wing was missing.
All passengers and crew members remained safe.
A single-engine Cessna 150 crashed in Eaton, Madison County, New York, on September 20.
The plane, carrying 2 Colgate University students, went down shortly after taking off from Hamilton Municipal Airport.
Both occupants of the ill-fated plane were killed in the crash. They were identified as Cathryn Depuy, 18, and Ryan Adams, 18.
The FAA is investigating.
