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What: Atlantic Southeast Airlines Canadair CRJ-700 en route from Newburgh NY to Atlanta GA
Where: Pittsburgh
When: Dec 2nd
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the windshield cracked. The fight was diverted to Pittsburgh and landed safely. No reason is cited for the cause of the crack.
Envoy Air flight MQ-3526 had to divert for an emergency landing in Kansas City, Missouri, on November 29th.
The Embraer ERJ-145 plane was heading from Sioux City, Iowa, to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, when the crew reported that the flaps could not be fully retracted.
The plane was diverted to Kansas City where it landed safely.
All 45 people aboard remained unharmed.
Zagros Air flight IZG-4065 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Ahwaz, Iran, on July 12th.
The plane, en-route from Tehran to Bandar Mahshahr, Iran, was diverted after the crew reported a fire indication for one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Lufthansa flight LH-511D had to divert for an unscheduled landing at Milan–Malpensa Airport, Italy, on March 18th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane en-route from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Frankfurt, Germany, was diverted due to an issue with the de-icing systems.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Alaska Airlines flight 601 made a hard landing at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, Washington, on May 18.
The Boeing 737, coming from Las Vegas, Nevada, was about to land at Sea-Tac Airport when the crew of another plane that was lined up behind it reported fire, sparks and smoke from its left main landing gear.
Landing was delayed until emergency services arrived at the scene. The airline confirmed that two left tires of the aircraft blew upon landing, erupting sparks.
All 173 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
A mobile stairway was brought at the scene to safely disembark passengers and crew.
The incident is being investigated.
Royal Jordanian Airlines flight RJ-264 made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on October 7th.
The plane heading from Chicago, Illinois, to Amman, Jordan, was diverted after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely. The patient was taken to a hospital.
Norwegian Air Shuttle flight DY-7042 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on January 24th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane heading from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Copenhagen, Denmark, was diverted after the captain fell ill.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and sixty-six people aboard remained unharmed.
