ASL Airlines Belgium freight flight 3V-801 made an emergency landing in Liege, Belgium, on August 17th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Shanghai, China, but had to turn back after the crew reported fire in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The Ethiopian Airlines logo is now on a third B777-200LR with 34 more planes to come. It carried medical equipment and materials from Boeing and the Seattle Anaesthesia Outreach organization for the Black Lion Hospital in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia Airlines is on the verge of joining the global Star Alliance.
Remember Ethiopia Airlines? Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 was a scheduled international flight from Beirut, Lebanon, to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. That plane crashed into the Mediterranean Sea shortly just take-off on 25 January 2010, killing all 90 people on board.
I can’t look at that logo. It hurts my eyes. All I see are the names and the faces of the family members of the folks who lost their lives on Ethiopia Flight 409
Let’s hope they don’t attempt to fly until they are totally checked out.
The planes.
The airline.
And the pilots.
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Contact photographer Jerome Zbinden
What: Easyjet Airbus A319-100 en route from London to Tallinn
Where: Hamburg
When: Nov 12th 2009
Who: 128 passengers,
Why: While en route, the plane developed a fuel leak and diverted to Hamburg Germany.
After landing, maintenance determined that there was no fuel leak, just a faulty fuel gauge.
Passengers were supplied with alternative transportation.
A small plane made an emergency landing in a field in Codorus Township, Pennsylvania, on March 23rd.
The pilot Craig McDonald, of Columbia, Maryland, said he decided to make an emergency landing after his single-engine Cessna 162 plane lost power. He remained unharmed in the incident.
The plane was flying from Lancaster Airport, Pennsylvania, to Carroll County Regional Airport, Maryland, at the time.
Pictured: A JetBlue Airways Embraer ERJ-190-100IGW 190AR over New York
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Contact photographer John E. Jauchler
What: Jetblue Embraer ERJ-190 en route from New York Chicago
Where: Buffalo
When: Jan 15th 2010
Who: Not available
Why: After experiencing a problem with cabin pressure, the flight diverted to Buffalo and made a safe landing.
Delta Airlines flight DL-97 had to return and make an emergency landing at Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, on July 11th.
The Boeing 757-200, en-route to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, had to return due to failure of its right hand engine.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Air India flight AI 102 had to make an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, India, on January 12.
The Boeing 777-300, flying from New York, had to make a precautionary landing after the crew noticed low pressure in one of its tyres.
The plane landed safely.
All 325 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
