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Delta Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing due to Nose Gear Problem

Delta Airlines flight DL-3980 had to return and make an emergency landing in Evansville, Indiana, on July 13th.

The plane took off for Atlanta, Georgia, but had to turn back due to a nose gear problem.

The plane landed back uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.

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Westjet Flight makes Emergency Landing in Calgary

Westjet flight WS-3240 made an emergency landing in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on February 9th.

The crew declared emergency after receiving several caution messages about the aircraft’s electrical systems. The plane was en-route from Terrace, British Columbia, to Calgary, Alberta, at the time.

The plane landed safely. All 31 people aboard remained unharmed.

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Finnair Flight Returns to Helsinki due to Technical Issue

Finnair flight AY-69 had to return and make an emergency landing in Helsinki, Finland, on September 29th.

The Airbus A350-900 plane took off for Hong Kong, China, but had to turn back due to a technical issue.

The plane landed back safely. All two hundred and thirty-three people aboard remained unharmed.

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Man vs Wire

George’s Point of View

As opposed to Boeing, where the pilot always has the upper hand over the machine, the basic tenet of Airbus philosophy is machine knows best. That must be the case, because when all else fails, here comes the Airbus autopilot and the pilot can’t do anything. We’ve seen this bite pilots in the *** in a number of circumstances, but the first one that comes to mind, for me, is the big TAM crash in Sao Paulo. Not being a pilot, I’ve had to ask airbus pilots about this, and believe me, I’ve heard some horror stories that would curl your hair. Maybe that’s what is at the root of my negativity toward the Airbus. The other would be their tendency to crash and kill a lot of people at one time.

Anyway, Airbus recently started production of the A320 series in China. They just did a maiden flight on the first plane. I like China very much but I don’t know about getting on China-made planes. It is bad enough that they are Airbus.

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Military Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing in Chipley

A U.S. military helicopter made an emergency landing on a private property located off Corbin Road in Chipley, Florida, on February 8th.

The helicopter, carrying three U.S. servicemen, was on a training flight when it had to land in emergency due to low oil pressure.

No injuries were reported.

The helicopter was flying from Whiting Field in Milton at the time.

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Southwest Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Buffalo

southwest_airlines_logoSouthwest Airlines flight WN-2386 had to make an emergency landing in Buffalo, New York, on April 21st.

The plane, heading from Chicago Midway International Airport, Illinois, to Boston Logan International Airport, Massachusetts, was diverted after it en-countered turbulence, injuring two flight attendants.

The plane landed safely. The injured crew members were taken to hospitals.

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