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Contact photographer Yuda
What: Swiss International Airlines Airbus A330-200 en route from Zurich (Switzerland) to Nairobi (Kenya)
Where: Zurich
When: Feb 15th 2010
Who: 175 passengers
Why: After takeoff, the plane could not retract the flaps. The plane entered a holding pattern and burned off fuel before landing safely in Zurich.
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Contact photographer Mathias Henig
What: Blue Wings Airbus A320-200 en route from Moscow to Karlsruhe Germany
Where: Warsaw Poland /Dusseldorf Germany
When: Dec 22nd 2009
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the flight lost pressure. The plane almost diverted to Warsaw, but instead diverted to Dusseldorf where it made a safe landing.
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Contact photographer Jason Whitebird
What: American Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Madrid to Miami,FL
Where: en route
When: Mar 7 2010
Why: While en route, the flight developed problems with the right engine. They returned to Madrid where they made a safe landing. Repairs were made, and passengers boarded, and made the flight to Miami, albeit late.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1894 made an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on January 21st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from LaGuardia Airport, New York, to Boston, Massachusetts, was diverted due to a flaps problem.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Pictured: An Air-India Airbus A310-324 in Dubai
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Contact photographer Alastair T. Gardiner
What: Air India Airbus A310-300 en route from Hyderabad India to Dammam Saudi Arabia
Where: Dammam
When: Dec 29th 2009
Who: not available
Why: After having a hydraulics failure, the crew manually lowered the gear prior to landing. After a normal landing, the plane had to be towed to the gate.
* While there is bound to be a way to manually lower gears from inside the plane (safely), when I hear the crew manually lowered the gears, I can’t help picturing Burt Lancaster (in tights) or members of the Cirque du Soleil (in the off season) swinging around the undercarriage in impossible formation.
Pictured: The American Airlines Boeing 767-323/ER replacement jet A
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Contact photographer Rudy Chiarello
What: American Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from New York to Milan
Where: New York
When: Jun 5 2010
Who: 218 passengers and 12 crew
Why: The American Airlines Boeing rejected take-off due to an undisclosed issue. A replacement jet was provided.
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Contact the photographer “SkyLiner”
What: British Airways Avro 146 RJ100 passenger jet en route from Amsterdam to London City
Where: London City Airport
When: Feb 13 2009 Friday evening about 8 p.m
Who: 67 passengers and four crew members
Why: On landing, the front wheel collapsed, and as the plane scraped on it’s belly across the tarmac, the cabin filled with smoke. Everyone debarked from the rear of the plane via emergency slide. There were a few emergency slide injuries-
