Cathay Pacific flight CX-234 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Istanbul Atatürk Airport in Turkey, on March 1st.
The plane, en-route from Milan–Malpensa Airport, Italy, to Hong Kong, China, was diverted after the crew decided to shut down an engine due to loss of engine oil.
The Boeing 777-300 plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Allegiant Airlines flight 871 had to make an emergency landing at St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport in Florida, on June 1st.
The plane was flying from Moline, Illinois, when the crew reported a mechanical problem and declared an emergency.
The plane landed safely. All 140 people aboard remained unharmed.
The airline said, “Our mechanics are doing a full investigation and inspection to diagnose and repair the issue.”
Virgin Australia flight VA-91 had to return and make an emergency landing in Auckland, New Zealand, on July 21st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Apia, Samoa, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a cabin pressurization problem.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
On January 17, 2012, at Miami International Airport at 5:45 pm, an Aerolineas Argentinas Airbus with 240 passengers aboard was taxiing when it struck an Air France 777-300 with 350 passengers at the gate. Impact occurred between Concourses J and H.
A passenger aboard the Air France plane said the impact felt like an earthquake.
The Aerolineas Argentinas flight hand just arrived from Argentina Passengers disembarked at the gate.
The Air France passengers disembarked, collected their luggage and had to reschedule.
The planes’ damage was limited to a wingtip of one (Airbus) and the tail of the Boeing. (Which is which has not been verified, but assuming it was the Airbus that was taxiing, i.e. moving, it is more likely to be the wingtip of the moving plane that struck the stationary Boeing at the gate.)
Damage to the planes was minimal. Damage to the patience of the Air France Passengers having to reschedule? Not so much.
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What: UPS Boeing 767-300 en route from Sao Paulo to Buenos Aires
Where: Sao Paulo
When: Feb 7th 2010
Why: While en route, the flight developed hydraulics issues and returned to Viracopos to make a safe landing.
American Airlines flight AA-569 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Denver, Colorado, on October 30th.
The plane flying from Los Angeles, California, to Toronto, Canada, was diverted after the crew reported smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All 105 people aboard remained unharmed.
JetBlue Airways flight B6-1468 had to return and make an emergency landing in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on August 30th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to return shortly afterwards due to cabin pressure problems.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
