DeltaDelta Airlines flight 6093, bound for Dayton, Ohio, had to make an emergency landing at New York’s JFK Airport on July 28.

The Embraer ERJ-145 took off from LaGuardia Airport, New York, at 9:14 p.m., immediately after which, the pilot was notified about a possible tire issue. He then declared an emergency and diverted the plane to JFK considering its longer runways.

The plane made an uneventful landing at 11:34 p.m. All passengers and crew members were safely evacuated.

The incident is being investigated.

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American Airlines Flight Returns to DFW Airport

American AirlinesAmerican Airlines flight 1654, bound for Baltimore, had to return and make an emergency landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, shortly before 7 p.m. on September 29.

The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 twin-engine aircraft departed from DFW just after 5 p.m. but was turned back shortly afterwards due to an issue with landing gear.

The plane landed safely after circling around to shed extra fuel. None of the 140 passengers and 5 crew members was hurt.

The passengers were evacuated through rear staircase and were taken to the terminal via buses.

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Virgin Australia Flight Returns to New Zealand After Bird Strike

Virgin Australia Airlines flight VA-101 had to return and make an emergency landing in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 19th.

The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Melbourne, Australia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.

The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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NASA TV to Air Return of 3 International Space Station Crew

Expedition 52 Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson of NASA, Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA float through the Harmony module of the International Space Station. Credits: NASA
Expedition 52 Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson of NASA, Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA float through the Harmony module of the International Space Station.
Credits: NASA

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and her Expedition 52 crew are scheduled to return to Earth Saturday, Sept. 2. NASA TV and website will provide complete coverage.

The complete schedule of return (all times EDT):

2:15 p.m. – farewell and hatch closure (hatch closure at 2:40 p.m.)
5:30 p.m. – undocking (undocking at 5:58 p.m.)
8 p.m. – deorbit burn and landing (deorbit burn at 8:29 p.m. and landing at 9:22 p.m.)
11 p.m. – replay of hatch closure, undocking and landing activities

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Air India Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Delhi

airindialogoAir India flight AI-460 made an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India, on October 12th.

The plane was flying from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India, when the crew declared an emergency due to a technical issue.

The plane landed safely. There were more than 100 passengers and crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.

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Cessna Citation Emergency Landing in Palm Beach


Pictured: A Cessna Citation
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Contact photographer Jason Whitebird

What: Cessna Citation
Where: Palm Beach International Airport
When: October 01, 2009
Who: 4 aboard
Why: Smoke was coming out from its cabin during mid-flight. The plane returned to the airport. No injuries were reported.

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American Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Costa Rica

American Airlines flight AA-986 made an emergency landing in San Jose, Costa Rica, on June 6th.

The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, was on final approach to San Jose when the crew received an unsafe gear indication and went around.

The crew subsequently performed a manual gear extension and landed safely.

There were one hundred and eighty-six people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.

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