Delta Airlines flight DL-38 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Tokyo Narita Airport, Japan, on October 19th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane heading from Hong Kong, China, to Seattle, Washington, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and thirty people aboard remained unharmed.
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What: SAA South African Airways Airbus A340-300 en route from Johannesburg (South Africa) to Perth,WA
Where: Perth
When: Dec 6th 2011
Why: After a normal flight, on approach to Perth, the plane was struck by lightning. Subsequently, pilots reported problems and began circling the airport. They did a flyby to observe the condition of the tires which were reported as having all “indications lost.” The plane eventually landed safely.
An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing at St. John’s International Airport in Newfoundland, Canada, on January 24.
The plane, flying from Miami, Florida, to Milan, Italy, was diverted after it encountered severe turbulence that injured seven people including three flight attendants and four passengers.
The plane, carrying 192 passengers and 11 crew members, landed safely. The injured were taken to hospital.
A Thomson Airways Boeing 787-8 sustained a bird strike on a Manchester—Cardiff—Shannon flight on the Cardiff-Shannon leg.
On taking off from Cardiff, the bird strike occurred. The pilot reported that all systems appeared operational. Pilots continued to Shannon and made a safe landing with emergency services on standby.
On the ground, the flight did not need to be towed but continued under its own power.
Maintenance did confirm evidence of damage in the jet’s right side engine. The training flight was cancelled and crews worked on the damaged engine.
This is listed as a training flight of a recently delivered jet.
Lufthansa flight LH-1825 had to return for an emergency landing in Bilbao, Spain, on February 27th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Munich, Germany, but had to turn back due to a cargo door indication.
The plane landed safely. There were 109 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Austrian Airlines flight LX-1175 made an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on April 25th.
The plane flying from Stuttgart, Germany, was descending toward Zurich when the crew noticed an issue with one of the engines and decided to shut it down.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All sixty passengers aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-428 had to return and make an emergency landing in Charlotte, North Carolina, on October 5th.
The plane took off for Denver, Colorado, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 138 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.