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What: Yakutia Airlines Boeing 757 en route from Vnukovo airport to Yakutsk.
Where: Vnukovo airport in the Russian capital of Moscow
When: Apr 7th 2009
Who: 174 passengers and nine crew members
Why: After takeoff, the pilot experienced technical problems. The cabin depressurized; and the pilot decided to return to the airport of origin to land; however, before landing, the plane circled the airport for three and a half hours to burn off excess fuel.
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American Airlines 737 Flames out over Bradley International
What: American Airlines Boeing 737 en route from Dallas/Fort Worth to Hartford
Where: Bradley International Airport, Connecticut
When: Saturday
Who: not available. No injuries reported.
Why: the left engine on the Boeing 737 flamed out.
Note: possibly the same flight is listed as originating in “San Diego, California and was headed to JFK in New York.”
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Delta Airbus Emergency Landing in Detroit
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What: Delta Airlines Airbus A320-200 en route from Detroit to Denver
Where: Lake Michigan
When: Feb 28 2010
Why: While en route, the left engine developed problems and was shut down. The flight returned to Denver and made a safe landing on the remaining engine.
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Southwest Airlines Plane Diverts to New Jersey Due to Engine Issue
Southwest Airlines flight 3348 made an emergency landing in Newark, New Jersey, on April 29th.
The plane, heading from Long Island MacArthur Airport, New York, to Baltimore, Maryland, was diverted due to an issue with one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All 131 passengers and 5 crew members remained unharmed.
A replacement plane was arranged for the passengers.
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Flybe Plane Returns to Southampton Airport after Bird Strike
A Flybe flight had to return and make an emergency landing at Southampton airport, United Kingdom, on January 3.
The Embraer E175 plane took off for Alicante, Spain, but had to return shortly afterwards after a bird hit it, causing damage to the propeller.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 83 passengers remained unharmed.
The airline arranged an alternate plane for the passengers.
Ethiopia 409: Almost A Year Later
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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.
Training Helicopter Crashes in AZ; 2 Injured
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What: Native Air Aerospatiale AS.350BA Ecureuil (Eurocopter AS 350) training helicopter
Where: trying to land at San Carlos’s Cutter airport, San Carlos Indian reservation, 60 miles west of Phoenix
When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009
Who: 2 on board
Why: The medical evacuation helicopter (configured for training) crashed on landing.
Both occupants of the helicopter were hospitalized with injuries.