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What: Easyjet Airbus A319-100 en route from Liverpool to Madrid
Where: Bay of Biscay
When: Dec 29th 2009
Who: 155 passengers and 7 crew
Why: While en route, the crew reported a hydraulics failure and air frame vibrations. The flight diverted to Bordeaux and made a safe landing. Another jet was provided.
What: Chartered King Air en route from Ruidoso N.M to Vernal
Where: Ruidoso N.M
When: Sept 6
Who: Bob Williams, Mikki Ramussen, Cindy Thomson, AudieWilliams, Kaye Williams, Linda Conde, Juan Carlos Sanchez.
Why: After the pilot determined there was a problem with the landing gear, he was directed to return to Ruidoso to make an emergency landing.
Instead of 3 landing gear, only one was down. Eventually all 3 of them were down when the plane landed; however on landing the gear collapsed, forcing the plane to a belly landing.
No one was injured but the plane was totaled. The Charter company provided a replacement flight the next day.
American Airlines flight AA-4678 suffered a bird strike near Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Minnesota, on October 29th.
The incident happened when the Embraer ERJ-175 plane flying from Miami, Florida, was on final approach to MSP Airport.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Norwegian Air International flight D8-6241 made an emergency landing in Birmingham, England, on June 16th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Keflavik, Iceland, to Madrid, Spain, was diverted due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and fifty-two people aboard remained unharmed.
LAN Peru flight LA 2707 made an emergency landing in Faro, Portugal, on December 24.
The plane, heading to Madrid Spain, was diverted after the pilot reported an engine failure indication.
The plane landed safely. All 224 passengers remained unhurt.
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What: Skywork Airlines Dornier Do-328-100 en route from Bern to Vienna
Where: Zurich
When: Mar 14th 2012
Why: While en route, the plane developed a problem with cabin pressure. The crew had perform a descent to safe levels.
Pilots returned to Bern where they made a safe landing.
A North Star Air cargo plane made an emergency landing at Pickle Lake Airport in Ontario, Canada, on March 17th.
The plane was carrying 3 people, including two pilots and a crew member; all of them remained safe.
A company spokesperson said, “North Star Air is fully co-operating with the investigation and will release further information as it becomes available.”
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada will investigate the incident.
