Sunwing Airlines flight OR-384 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on September 9th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Rhodes, Greece, but had to turn back after it was struck by lightning.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
IndiGo Airlines flight 6E-827 returned to Raipur, India, on September 9th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Hyderabad, India, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. There were one hundred and seventy people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Brussels Airlines flight SN-3233 had to return and make an emergency landing in Brussels, Belgium, on September 9th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Rhodes, Greece, but had to return shortly afterwards after the first officer fell ill.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Bhutan Airlines flight B3-700 was evacuated at Kolkata Airport in West Bengal, India, on September 9th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane was preparing to depart for Bangkok, Thailand, when smoke was noticed emanating from the APU.
The crew initiated an emergency evacuation.
About twenty people were injured and were treated at the airport.
Lufthansa flight LH-464 had to return and make an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on September 8th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Orlando, Florida, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-142 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on September 9th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, to Heathrow Airport, England, was diverted after the crew suspected a fuel leak.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and three people aboard remained unharmed.
Swiss International Air Lines flight LX-734 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on September 7th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Zurich, Switzerland, was on approach to Amsterdam when the crew reported a possible nose gear steering issue.
The plane performed a low approach and subsequently landed safely on second approach.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The plane was towed off the runway.
Wizz Air flight W6-1011 made an emergency landing in Liverpool, England, on September 7th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Katowice, Poland, was on final approach to Liverpool when the crew requested emergency assistance, reporting that a smartphone in the cabin had started emitting smoke.
The crew secured the phone while the plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1477 made a safe landing following multiple bird strikes near O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, on September 7th.
The Boeing 717-200 plane had just taken off for Atlanta, Georgia, when a number of birds hit it.
The plane continued to Atlanta and landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
WASHINGTON, DC– The U.S Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $54,000 civil penalty against Interscience of Saint-Nom-la-Breteche, France, for allegedly violating the Hazardous Materials Regulations.
The FAA alleges that on December 21, 2016, Interscience offered six plastic bottles of flammable liquid disinfectant spray to American Airlines for shipment by air from Blagnac, France, to Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Workers at the American Airlines cargo facility at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport discovered the shipment.
The FAA alleges the package was not accompanied by a shipper’s declaration of dangerous goods and was not properly classed, described, packaged, marked, labeled or in the proper condition for shipment. The agency also alleges Interscience failed to ensure that each of its employees received required hazardous materials training, and failed to provide emergency response information with the shipment.
Interscience has 30 days from receipt of the FAA’s enforcement letter to respond to the agency.
WASHINGTON, DC–The U.S Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $50,000 civil penalty against DebMed USA LLC, of Charlotte, North Carolina, for allegedly violating the Hazardous Materials Regulations.
The FAA alleges that on June 22, 2016, DebMed offered 142 lithium metal batteries to American Airlines for transportation by air from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to San Francisco, CA, in the checked baggage of a DebMed employee.
Lithium metal batteries are prohibited as air cargo on passenger aircraft and are also prohibited in checked baggage. Airline passengers may only carry uninstalled, spare lithium batteries in carry-on baggage when the batteries are for personal use in portable electronic devices.
Airline baggage is not an authorized method for companies to move lithium batteries or other hazardous materials. The rules for carrying lithium batteries and lithium battery- powered devices as an airline passenger are available on the FAA website.
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight 384 made an emergency landing at Cairo International Airport, Egypt, on September 7th.
The plane took off for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, but had to turn back due to an engine problem.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1057 had to return and make an emergency landing in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 6th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to turn back after the crew reported an engine fire.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
British Airways flight BAW-82GD had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, England, on September 6th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane took off for Athens, Greece, but had to return shortly afterwards due to problems with one of the engines.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained safe.
NextJet flight 2N-251 made an emergency landing in Stockholm, Sweden, on September 5th.
The plane flying from Karlstad, Sweden, was on approach to Stockholm when the crew reported a gear issue and declared an emergency.
The plane went around and subsequently landed safely on second approach.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
VietJet flight PK-368 had to return and make an emergency landing in Karachi, Pakistan, on September 5th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Islamabad, Pakistan, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an instrument problem.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-296 made an emergency landing in Lahore, Pakistan, on September 5th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan, was descending toward Lahore when the crew noticed a hydraulic failure.
The crew subsequently performed an alternate gear extension and continued for a safe landing.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Japan Airlines flight JL-6 made an emergency landing at Tokyo International Airport, Japan, on September 5th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and thirty-three passengers and fifteen crew members remained safe.
American Airlines flight AA-1391 had to return and make an emergency landing in Miami, Florida, on September 4th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane took off for Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands, but had to turn back after the crew noticed a “potential airspeed malfunction”.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Hong Kong Airlines flight HX-693 made an emergency landing in Sapporo, Japan, on September 4th.
The plane took off for Hong Kong, China, but had to turn back after it lost cabin pressure.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were two hundred and twenty-three passengers and twelve crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-235 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Norfolk, Virginia, on September 4th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, to Miami, Florida, was diverted due to an electrical odor on-board.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and ninety-two people aboard remained unharmed.
EasyJet flight U2-4756 made an emergency landing in Split, Croatia, on September 3rd.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Berlin, Germany, but had to return shortly afterwards due to problems with cabin pressure.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
British Airways flight BA-294 had to return and make an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, on September 3rd.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Heathrow Airport, England, but had to turn back due to an engine failure.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
EasyJet flight U2-8650 had to return and make an emergency landing in Ibiza, Spain, on September 3rd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Gatwick Airport, England, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine failure.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Singapore Airlines flight SQ-345 had to return and make an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on September 2nd.
The Airbus A380-800 plane took off for Singapore but had to turn back after the crew received an indication of a problem with the crew oxygen masks.
The plane landed safely. There were three hundred and forty-two passengers and twenty-seven crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
