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What: SAS Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Tromso to Longyearbyen
Where: Tromso
When: Apr 30th 2012
Who: 180 aboard
Why: On taking off from Tromso, the flight suffered a number of bird strikes. Pilots returned to the airport and made a safe landing.
Passengers were able to leave within an hour and a half.
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What: Two Grob Tutors [see type above] twin-seater light plane with propellers
Where: in mid-air in southwest Britain in the Kenfig Nature Reserve, Porthcawl, a seaside resort in south Wales
When: Wednesday Feb 11 at 11am
Who: Two members of the RAF and two Air Training Corps cadets were killed in the crash.
Why: two light aircraft crashed in midair in Britain.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2836 had to return and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on March 31st.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Denver, Colorado, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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Update:
It has been 11 months since the crash, and families of the 90 people who died in the crash are fretting over delays in their insurance settlement. Families approaching the EIC (Ethiopian Insurance Corporation) plead for their compensation to no avail. At least the families who have hired foreign lawyers have some auxiliary power to help supplement their efforts.
The cause of the delays have been attributed to the insurance companies trying to avoid “controversial” claims, time-consuming paperwork, and waiting for the final findings of the official accident report, which is slated to be released on Jan 25 2011, exactly a year after the tragedy.
What: Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 en route from Beirut to Addis Ababa
Where: 2 miles west of the coastal village of Na’ameh.
When: Jan 25 2010
Who: 7 crew 83 passengers
Why: Shortly after taking off in stormy weather and heavy lightning, Lebanese ATC lost contact. The plane disappeared from radar 45 minutes after leaving Beirut. Witnesses on the coast saw the plane as it crashed into the sea.
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What: Vueling Airbus A320-200 en route from Granada to Barcelona
Where: Granada
When: Aug 22 2010
Who: 138 passengers, 6 crew
Why: On departure from Granada, the Airbus suffered a failure in the nose wheel steering. The crew diverted to Sevilla and made a safe landing. The plane was towed. Maintenance determined that the problem developed as a result of hydraulic system failure.
Passengers were booked on alternative flights.
American Airlines flight AA-1905 suffered a bird strike near Orlando International Airport, Florida, on October 12th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Charlotte, North Carolina, was on final approach to Orlando International Airport when a bird hit it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-876 had to reject takeoff from Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, on May 14th.
The Boeing 787-900 plane was accelerating to takeoff for San Francisco, California, when the crew noticed a blown tire and rejected takeoff at high speed.
The plane was towed to the apron. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.