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    American Airlines Dreamliner Returns to Beijing due to Hailstorm

    American AirlinesAmerican Airlines flight AA-88 had to return and make an emergency landing in Beijing, China, on the morning of July 27.

    The Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner, heading towards Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, had to return after it sustained damage by a hailstorm.

    The plane landed uneventfully.

    All 209 passengers and 13 crew members remained safe.

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    United Airlines Flight Returns to Guam after 26 Minutes

    United AirlinesUnited Airlines flight 5071, operated by Cape Air, had to return to Guam at 8:04 a.m. on August 25.

    The incident happened when the flight was on its way from Guam to Saipan.

    According to the regional director for Cape Air, David Baker, “Cape Air experienced a maintenance delay this morning and as a precautionary safety measure we returned back to Guam.”

    The Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 twin turboprop landed back safely after flying for about 26 minutes. All the passengers and crew members remained unhurt.

    Baker also stated that, “Once in Guam, the aircraft was inspected and returned back to service…Some of our morning departures experienced a six-hour delay, and we apologize for the customer inconvenience.”

    Authorities at the A.B. Won Pat Guam International Airport confirmed that it was a non-emergency landing.

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    Alaska Airlines Emergency Landing

    On Feb 10 2013, Alaska Airlines flight 837 en route from Norman Y Mineta San Jose Int’l Airport to Honolulu departed and returned to Mineta San Jose after a power problem in a navigation system an hour into the flight. 132 passengers and six crew were aboard.

    When the captain decided to return to Mineta San Jose, the San Jose Fire Department was on standby.

    The Boeing 737-800 (738) made a safe landing at 9:40 a.m after two hours in the air, and did not need towing.

    The replacement flight was scheduled to leave at 10:45.

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    GoAir Emergency Landing

    Former Army Chief General V.K. Singh was on his way to Mumbai to launch his book at the ongoing Mumbai Literary Festival when the GoAir flight he was on with about 100 passengers had a fire alarm and was forced to return to IGI airport forty minutes after it left.

    Passengers were provided an alternative flight.

    One person was injured during emergency exit procedures.

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    Southwest Airlines Diverts due to Flaps Flops

    On July 23, 2013, a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300 en route from Kansas City to Indianapolis developed a problem with the flaps.

    Pilots diverted back to Kansas City and made an emergency landing. (See flight path below)

    None of the 54 aboard suffered injury.

    The flight eventually took off and arrived in Indianapolis at 1 a.m. with no indication if this was the same or a different jet.

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    Indigo Flight Loses Baby


    An IndiGo flight covering the 1329 miles from Mumbai to Chennai had 150 passengers aboard when one of them, an infant, suffered a medical episode.

    The seven month old was flying to Chennai for medical treatment for three holes in his heart, but an hour into the flight, suffered distress.

    Efforts to sustain the baby were made, including defibrillation and CPR.

    Pilots returned to Mumbai and made a safe landing, but on return to Mumbai, the infant was declared dead by a doctor on the ground.

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    Japan Airlines Flight Returns to Boston


    A Japan Airlines 787 was en route from Boston to Tokyo when a maintenance indicator flashed early in the flight.

    Pilots returned to Boston where they made a safe landing at 6:15 p.m. The problem is being reported as a maintenance issue.

    Flightradar24 website shows that Japan Airlines flight 7 was over Hudson Bay in Canada when it turned around.

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    Thomson Airways Boeing Diverts to Heathrow

    A Thomson Airways Boeing 787-800 en route from Manchester to Orlando on July 12 was enroute when technical problems–an electronic issue– developed.

    Pilots diverted back to Manchester, circling Wales where they dumped fuel prior to securing a safe landing with emergency services on standby. Passengers were provided an alternative flight. A dedicated team of engineers inspected # G-TUIC.

    The problem was reported to be a flushing issue.

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    Lufthansa Emergency Landing


    Photographer Frederico Cavalcante

    A Lufthansa Airbus A321-131 #D-AIRE en route from Barcelona to Frankfurt Airport had taken off when the left engine developed problems.

    The flight returned make a safe landing in Barcelona.

    The problem may have been a bird strike.

    Emergency services were on standby as the plane landed. An alternative flight was arranged. None of the 200 aboard were injured.

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    Turkish Airlines Bird Strike

    A Turkish Airlines Istanbul-Athens Boeing 737-800 made an emergency landing on July 5 after a bid strike.

    After takeoff from Ataturk International Airport at 7:40, the plane hit a flock of birds.

    The pilot returned to the airport and made a safe landing with damaged engine baffles.

    Passengers disembarked and were provided an alternative flight.

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    United Boeing Dreamliner Flies Houston to Houston


    photographer Greg Kieca

    On June 24, 2013, a United Boeing 787 Houston to Denver flight developed an issue with the brakes (or brake indicator) and made an emergency landing. Details about the specific problem were not released.

    The flight left Houston at 9.12am and arrived in in Houston at 11:58 a.m.

    None of the 219 passengers and 13 crew members sustained any injury. Maintenance examined the plane. The plane was returned to service.

    Stranded passengers were provided travel solutions by a Boeing field service representative.