Delta Airlines flight DL-950 had to return and make an emergency landing in Detroit, Michigan, on August 6th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for LaGuardia Airport, New York, but had to turn back due to an engine fire indication.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and thirty-two people aboard remained unharmed.
JetBlue flight B6-385 had to return and make an emergency landing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on August 10th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Bridgetown, Barbados, but had to turn back after at least three crew members fell ill mid-air.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and one passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1270 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Panama City, Florida, on June 14th.
The McDonnel Douglas MD-88, flying from Atlanta, Georgia, to Pensacola, Florida, had to divert due to some problems with one of its engines.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Six people were killed: Melissa Berridge, 38, of St. Louis; Victoria Delacroix, 22, of London; Robert Cook, 22, of Rolla, Mo.; Rob Walsh, 44, of St. Louis; Scott Cowan, 42, of St. Louis were awarded four million each, and a portion of $28 million in punitive damages.
David Aternoster, 35, also died in the crash but his relatives were not part of the lawsuit. Jim and Scott Cowan, owners of Quantum Leap Skydiving were piloting.
Eight engine failures are believed to be due to a defective Doncasters part according to aviation experts, air crash investigators, metallurgists and aircraft design engineers.
Royal Jordanian Airlines flight RJA611 had to make an emergency landing at Ben Gurion International airport in Israel, on November 3.
According to the airline, the Airbus A320 was en-route from Dubai to Amman, Jordan when it was diverted due to poor weather conditions.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
Authorities said the plane resumed its journey shortly afterwards after refueling.
Local media tries to claim that pilot error was responsible for the airplane crash that killed nearly 200 people in Sao Paulo last week.
The news magazine VEJA said that a short runway and a constricted area that gave little room for victims to escape contributed to the accident.
The Brazilian air force said no conclusion had been reached.
It labelled as “premature and unfortunate” any conclusion about the accident, “as long as the investigations are ongoing.”
On July 17, a TAM airline Airbus 320 carrying 187 people overran the runway, crossed a road and slammed into an airport building.
The left turbine was thrust in reverse and was helping the airplane slow down, the right one was accelerating.
Key information has been obtained from the airplane’s black boxes.
The runway, which had been closed has now reopened Friday.
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.
