Delta Airlines flight DL-161 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on April 26th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Minneapolis, Minnesota, but had to turn back after the crew reported an engine stall.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Pictured: A Wizz Air Airbus A320-232 in Budapest
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What: Wizzair Bulgaria Airbus A320-200 en route from Madrid to Sofia Bulgaria
Where: Madrid
When: May 22nd 2010
Who: 136 passengers
Why: During takeoff, two tires burst. Takeoff was rejected. Passengers disembarked and the tires were replaced, with the flight not arriving in Sophia until nearly 18 hours later.
Tigerair flight TR-2905 had to return and make an emergency landing in Macau, on November 8th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Singapore but had to return shortly afterwards after the left engine started emitting sparks and causing cabin pressure issues.
The crew shut down the engine and turned back to Macau where the plane landed safely.
All 172 people aboard remained safe.
EasyJet flight U2-6819 made an emergency landing at Berlin Schoenefeld Airport, Germany, on October 4th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Glasgow, Scotland, was descending toward Berlin Schoenefeld Airport when the crew requested emergency assistance due to a burning odor in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
EASA Emergency AD No.: 2011-0122-E has been published limiting the life of A330 and A340 landing gear parts.
During ground load test cycles on an A340-600 aeroplane, the MLG bogie beam prematurely fractured. The results of the investigation identified that this premature fracture was due to high tensile standing stress, resulting from dry fit axle assembly method. Improvement has been introduced subsequently with a grease fit axle assembly method.
JetBlue flight B6-877 had to divert and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on October 23rd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Boston, Massachusetts, to Las Vegas, Nevada, was diverted after it suffered a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Philippine Airlines flight PR 720 had to return and make an emergency landing at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay, Philippines, on July 22nd.
The plane took off for Heathrow Airport, London, United Kingdom, but had to turn back after the crew reported smoke on-board.
The plane landed safely. All 155 passengers aboard remained unharmed.