Delta Airlines flight DL-97 had to return and make an emergency landing at Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, on July 11th.
The Boeing 757-200, en-route to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, had to return due to failure of its right hand engine.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Austrian Airlines flight OS-935 made an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on August 5th.
The plane took off for Klagenfurt, Austria, but had to turn back due to a defective instrument screen.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
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What: Continental Airlines 737 en route from Santa Ana to Houston
Where: El Paso International Airport
When: January 6, 2011
Who: 127 passengers
Why: While en route, the Continental flight developed smoke in the cockpit.
Pilots diverted to El Paso where they made a safe landing. The plane is being examined. Rescue services have not yet found a source.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-6507 had to return and make an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 24th.
The plane took off for Kuwait City, Kuwait, but had to return shortly afterwards due to engine failure.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
It is believed that the engine failed due to a bird strike.
Delta Airlines flight 4916 had to make an emergency landing at Dulles International Airport in Virginia, around 26 miles west of downtown Washington, D.C.
The flight en route from Westchester, NY to Atlanta, GA, took off at about 6am on May 20. Shortly after take-off, the crew discovered a problem in one of its engines.
The Canadair CRJ-700 with 58 passengers diverted towards the Dulles International Airport where it made an uneventful emergency landing.
The plane is being examined by the maintenance crews.
Lufthansa flight LH-1069 had to return and make an emergency landing in Nice, France, on January 5th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Frankfurt, Germany, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-5359 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on August 28th.
The plane heading from Jackson, Mississippi, to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Virginia, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
