Delta Airlines flight DL-4147 encountered severe turbulence near New York, on September 19th.
The plane was heading from LaGuardia Airport, New York, to Nashville, Tennessee, when it hit turbulence that injured a passenger.
The plane continued to Nashville and landed uneventfully.
What: American Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Boston,MA to Saint Thomas US Virgin Islands
Where: Atlantic
When: Apr 3rd 2011
Who: 157 aboard
Why: While en route, the flight developed a problem with cabin pressure. The flight was 150nm southeast of New York City at the time. They descended to 10,000 feet for the sake of the pressure.
Then the pilots diverted to jfk to make a safe landing.
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What: American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83 en route from Dallas Ft. Worth,TX to Pittsburgh,PA
Where: near Dallas
When: Nov 19th 2011
Why: Just after take-off, the pilot switched the fuel supply from center fuel tank to main wing tanks and the right engine flamed out.
Pilots returned to the airport and made a safe landing.
Maintenance is investigating why operating pumps were working, yet failing to provide fuel to the right engine.
American Airlines flight AA-1609 made an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on December 31st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Bermuda was on approach to New York when the crew declared an emergency, reporting a problem with the slats.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and forty-four people aboard remained unharmed.
A U.S. Navy fighter jet crashed near the Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, on March 14th.
The F/A-18F Super Hornet plane was performing a training flight when it went down.
There were two aviators aboard, including the pilot Lt. Cmdr. James Brice Johnson and the weapons systems operator Lt. Caleb Nathaniel King; both were killed in the crash.
The incident is being investigated.
Hawaiian Airlines Flight HA-50 made an emergency landing at San Francisco International Airport, California, on January 24th.
The plane heading from Hawaii to New York was diverted after a flight attendant suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely. The flight attendant was pronounced dead upon arrival.
United Airlines flight UA-5711 had to make an emergency landing in Charlotte, North Carolina, on March 10th.
The Embraer ERJ-175, operated by Skywest Airlines, took off for O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, but had to return shortly afterwards due to problem with flaps.
The plane landed safely. There were 76 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.