Avianca flight AV-47 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Santa Maria Island, Portugal, on June 23rd.
The Boeing 787-800 plane heading from Madrid, Spain, to Bogota, Colombia, was diverted due to electrical problems.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and fifty people aboard remained unharmed.
TAP Portugal Airlines flight TP-282 made an emergency landing in Maputo, Mozambique, on June 23rd.
The Airbus A340-300 plane took off for Lisbon, Portugal, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines due to a technical fault.
The plane landed safely. There were 200 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
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What: Condor Boeing 767-300 en route from Punta Cana Dominican Republic to Frankfurt/Main
Where: Punta Cana
When: Dec 7th 2009
Who: not available
Why: After takeoff from Punta Cana, the gear did not retract. When the crew received a “disagreeing gear doors” alert, they returned to the airport and made a safe landing about 2 and a half hours later.
Caspian Airlines flight RV-6923 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sari, Iran, on July 1st.
The plane took off for Mashhad, Iran, but had to turn back due to multiple bird strikes.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and fifty-eight people remained unharmed.
American Airlines Flight 1889 made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport, Pennsylvania, on September 21.
The Airbus 319, en-route from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Hartford, Connecticut, had to be diverted after a bird struck its windshield.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 114 passengers and 5 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Virgin Australia flight VA-546 made an emergency landing in Brisbane, Australia, on October 12th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Coolangatta to Sydney, Australia, was diverted after the crew noticed an engine issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-959 rejecting taking-off at Narita International Airport, Narita, Japan, on August 14th.
The Boeing 787-800 was accelerating the takeoff for Shanghai, China, when its left side engine failed with a loud bang.
The plane returned to the apron.
All 240 passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
