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What: Continental Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from San José Costa Rica to Newark,NJ
Where: Juan Santamaría
When: Dec 29th 2009
Who: 107 passengers and 5 crew
Why: Near the Nicaraguan border, when pilots detected a brake problem, they returned to the airport. Emergency response team was made up of 12 Red Cross units and four firefighting units.

After two hours of maintenance, the plane was back in the air.
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Near Collision over India


Air India Airbus similar to the one in the near collision
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IAF Gajaraj IL 76 similar to the one in the near collision
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What: Air India’s Airbus 320 Flight IC 206 en route from Dibrugarh via Jorhat to Kolkata
and an Indian Air Force transport IAF Gajaraj IL 76 en route to Dibrugarh at 19,000 feet flflying at a speed of 600 km per hour.
Where: over Jorhat in Upper Assam, around 300 km from Guwahati
When: Tuesday
Who: 43 passengers in the Airbus. The number aboard the Air Force plane was not disclosed.
Why: Pilot Joydeb Banerjee saw the air force plane about 300 feet away –Banerjee and co- pilot Neeraj Singha of IC 206 alerted the ATCs at Jorhat and Dibrugarh. The Airbus dived 2,000 feet just in time to save the lives of his 43 passengers. His airbus had taken off from Dibrugarh at 11.55 am.

An Airports Authority of India ATC officer stationed in the Mohanbari airport in Upper Assam was suspended for “apparent lack of co- ordination with the authorities in Jorhat”.

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Onur Airbus Loses Comm over Prague


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What: Onur Air Airbus A321-200 en route from Antalya Turkey to Dublin
Where: Prague
When: Jun 20 2010
Why: While over Prague, the flight lost communication with ATC. Communication was restored forty minutes later over Dutch Airspace. The flight landed in Dublin two hours later.

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Ural Airlines Flight Diverts to Volgograd due to Medical Emergency

Ural Airlines U6-893 made an emergency landing in Volgograd, Russia, on January 19th.

The plane heading from Moscow, Russia, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was diverted after some passengers reported feeling sick.

The plane landed safely. At least two people were taken to a hospital while several others received treatment at the airport.

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Southwest Airlines Plane Returns to Washington after Burning Fuel

southwest_airlines_logoSouthwest Airlines flight WN-2701 had to return and make an emergency landing at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, Washington, on May 23rd.

The Boeing 737-300, en-route to Saint Louis, Missouri, had to return when the crew initiated a descent to around 10,000 feet.

The plane burnt fuel and returned safely.

No one was injured.

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Airbus Bird Strike in Greece


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What: Easyjet Airbus A319-100 en route from Thessaloniki Greece to London’s Gatwick
Where: Thessaloniki Greece
When: Monday, Mar 9th 2009
Who: 139 passengers and 6 crew
Why: After take-off, the Airbus flew through a flock of birds, damaging its engine (s) and was forced to return to the airport, where the crew safely landed the plane.

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Kenya Airways Plane Returns to Harare After Bird Strike

Kenya Airways flight KQ-704 had to return and make an emergency landing in Harare, Zimbabwe, on May 7th.

The plane heading to Lusaka, Zambia, had to turn back after it suffered a bird strike during departure.

The plane landed back safely. All ninety-six passengers remained safe.

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