Cathay Pacific flight CX-301 made an emergency landing in Dublin, Ireland, on July 28th.
The Airbus A350-900 plane flying from Hong Kong, China, was descending toward Dublin when the crew reported a nose wheel steering issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Icelandair flight FI-746 made an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport, England, on September 20th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane flying from Keflavik, Iceland, was descending toward East Midlands Airport when the crew noticed an issue with the flaps and entered a hold.
The plane subsequently landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: Pinnacle Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 on behalf of Northwest Airlines, flight from Nashville to Memphis,TN
Where: Diverted to Jackson’s McKellar-Sipes Airport
When: Jun 19th 2009
Who: 31 passengers
Why: A sensor reported a fire in the cargo bay, but after the plane diverted to Jackson, no smoke or fire was found.
The plane will continue to Memphis on Saturday.
The temperature in Jackson was 93, and the heat index was 101.`
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Contact photographer Jussi Seppala
What: ACT Airlines Airbus A300B4-200 en route from Bahrain to Bagram
Where: Afghanistan
When: Mar 1 2010
Who: 5 crew
Why: On landing, the left main gear collapsed, and the plane landed on its left wing, rear fuselage and right main gear. It remains to be seen if it was a high speed landing, or a collapse due to hydraulic failure. Substantial damage was incurred, but fortunately there were no injuries reported.
Southwest Airlines Flight 1704 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport on September 20.
The plane, en-route from Sacramento to Bob Hope Airport, Burbank, was diverted after its flaps malfunctioned during the flight.
The plane landed safely and no one was injured.
The airline said the plane “has been taken out of service for inspection and repairs”.
Pictured: A Kingfisher Airlines Airbus
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Contact Photographer Steve Brimley
What: Guwahati- Kolkata Kingfisher Airbus A320-200 en route from Guwahati to Kolkata
Where: NSC Bose International Airport (Kolkata Airport is also known as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport)
When: Jul 7th 2009
Who: 117 passengers (alternately reported as 170)
Why: 125 km from landing at Kolkata, smoke was reported in the cabin coming from a galley. The plane landed safely and passengers debarked normally.
A newspaper report claims there was a false alarm from a cockpit indicator reporting a fire in the cargo belly. No plane registration number was given for either report, though, so it conceivably could have been sloppy reportage of two separate KingFisher Airbuses at the same airport.
