The plane took off for Coolangatta, Australia, but had to turn back due to a cracked windshield.

The plane landed back safely. All three hundred and forty-one people aboard remained unharmed.

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The plane took off for Melbourne, Australia, but had to turn back due to an issue with the weather radar.

The plane landed back safely. All two hundred and sixty-eight people aboard remained unharmed.

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The Boeing 777-300 plane took off for Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, but had to turn back due to the loss of cabin pressure.

The plane landed safely. All two hundred and thirty-four passengers and seventeen crew members remained unharmed.

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The Boeing 777-300 flying to London Heathrow Airport, England, had to return due to engine failure.

The plane landed safely.

No one was injured.

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The Boeing 787-900 plane took off for Auckland, New Zealand, but had to turn back due to an engine oil problem.

The plane landed back safely. All two hundred and two passengers aboard remained unharmed.

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The Boeing 787-800 flying to Melbourne, Australia, had to return due to flaps asymmetry.

The plane landed safely.

No injuries were reported.

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The incident happened when the Boeing 737-800 plane was flying from Phuket, Thailand.

The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

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The Airbus A380-800 plane heading from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Melbourne, Australia, was diverted due to a mechanical problem with one of the engines.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Phuket, Thailand, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew noticed a ventilation issue.

The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.

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The plane flying from Sydney, Australia, was descending toward Singapore when sparks were seen emitting from the right engine. The crew subsequently shut down the engine and declared an emergency.

The plane made a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained safe.

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The Airbus A380-800 plane took off for New Delhi, India, but had to turn back after the passenger oxygen masks deployed.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.

The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.

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The plane took off for Milan–Malpensa Airport, Italy, but had to return shortly afterwards due to fuel leak from one of the engines.

The plane’s right engine caught fire after it landed at Changi Airport.

There were 222 passengers and 19 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.

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The Airbus A350-900, en-route from Amsterdam, Netherlands, was about to land when the crew requested authorities to keep a tow ready advising they would not be able to vacate the runway in time.

The plane landed safely.

No one was injured.

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The plane, heading to Jakarta, Indonesia, had to return after the passenger oxygen masks deployed without any obvious reason.

The plane landed safely. There were 113 passengers and 12 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.

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The Airbus A330-300, en-route from Kuala Lampur, Malaysia to Singapore, was struck by lightning shortly before landing.

The plane landed safely.

All passengers aboard remained unharmed.

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Three crew and ten passengers were injured by turbulence over the Nicobar Islands.

The pilots diverted to Singapore where they made a safe landing with 374 passengers aboard. The injured were hospitalized.

The pilots arrived in Jakarta twenty hours late, after the unexpected stop-over.

The injured were provided alternative flights.

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The engine involved was one of four Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines. A “surge” refers to “a disruption of airflow that affects an engine’s normal operation.”

A Nov 2010 engine explosion that forced an emergency landing in Singapore initiated a grounding of Qantas entire A380 fleet in order to determine the safety of the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines.

Passengers were provided an alternative flight to Germany.

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The cracks occurred on the wing ribs of their Airbus A380s. Qantas discovered the problem while repairing a Royce Trent 900 engines blowout in 2010.

Airbus says they know the origin and have developed an inspection and repair procedure for scheduled four-year maintenance checks.

The problem has been found on at least five planes.

The Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association says Airbus A380s should be grounded, that flying with them is gambling with people’s lives, that it is risky to wait for a 4 year maintenance check. Airbus counters that the cracks are “on non-critical wing attachments” and pose no threat.

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What: Qantas Airways A380 en route from London to Singapore to Sydney
Where: over India
When: Jan 7, 2012
Who: 450 passengers 7 injured
Why: While en route, the pilots encountered a storm system. Pilots were in the process of navigating around the storm when the Airbus encountered turbulence. Though seatbelt signs came on, not everyone was in their seat at the time. Four passengers were hospitalized after arrival in Singapore. There was a twenty-four hour delay in the final leg to Sydney.

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What: Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter en route from Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, to Singapore
Where: Singapore
When: Dec 2nd 2011
Why: The freighter flight was landing on runway two, but drove off the runway.

The excursion caused the runway closure for more than an hour, although the plane did not require towing. There were no injuries.

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What: Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300 en route from Singapore (Singapore) to Jakarta
Where: Singapore
When: May 16th 2011
Who: 136 passengers
Why: After takeoff, the right engine developed problems. Twenty minutes into the flight, the plane started to shake, and the plane was “plunged into darkness.” There was a stall in the #2 engine, which banged twice and filled the cabin with the scent of burning. Passengers prayed aloud.

Captain Bradley Chic shut down the affected engine.The crew reported the emergency and returned to Changi Airport to make a safe landing with emergency vehicles on standby.

Passengers disembarked normally, after which they joined hands in the airport and shared a prayer.
Six fire vehicles put out a fire in the right engine.

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What: Berjaya Air de Havilland Dash 7-100 en route from Tioman Malaysia to Singapore
Where: Singapore
When: Nov 28 2010
Why: On approach to Singapore, the flight developed a problem with the right engine and had to shut it down. The flight landed safely.

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What: Jetstar Airways Airbus A330-200 en route from Phuket (Thailand) to Sydney,NS
Where: Changi Airport, Singapore
When: Nov 1 2010
Who: 288 passengers
Why: While en route, the autopilot failed. The pilots diverted to Singapore where they made a safe landing with emergency services on standby.

Alternative arrangements have been made for the affected passengers, who were booked onto other flights and offered accommodation in Singapore.

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What: Jetstar Airbus A321-200 en route from Darwin, NT to Singapore
Where: Singapore on May 26th 2010
When: May 26th 2010
Who: 167 passengers
Why: On approach to Singapore, the flight had to make a second go-round due to a warning. The flight landed safely. Allegations have been made that the pilot was “texting” at the time.

George’s Point of View

Dubious about the report of “texting.” I find it highly unlikely that the pilot was texting. If that were the case, we’d have already heard about how he was fired. It is highly unlikely that Jetstar would tolerate that behavior.

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