What: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300 en route from Phoenix to Fort Lauderdale
Where: Austin
When: Mar 6th 2012
Who: 134 passengers, 5 crew
Why: While en route, the right engine developed problems. The Southwest Airlines crew shut down the right engine and diverted to Austin Texas where they made a safe landing with emergency services on standby.
Passengers were provided alternative transportation.
SEATTLE, May 21, 2010 — Boeing wishes to express its profound condolences to the friends and family of those lost on Air India Express Flt. IX-892, as well as its wish for the recovery of those injured. Boeing is sending a team to provide technical assistance to the investigation at the invitation of the Indian authorities. All media inquiries about the investigation must be directed to the Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
Delta Airlines flight DL-298 had to make an emergency landing at Saipan International Airport on Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands, on January 16th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane was flying from Narita International Airport, Japan, when the crew declared an emergency due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Replacement Plane pictured
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What: Air India Boeing 777-300 en route from Delhi to New York JFK,NY
Where: Delhi
When: Jul 17th 201
Why: After takeoff from Delhi, the right engine developed problems. The pilot returned to Delhi and made a safe landing.
Passengers disembarked, and were provided a different plane and crew twelve hours later.
The engine is suspected to have ingested a bird.
Croatia Airlines flight OU-460 had to return and make an emergency landing in Zagreb, Croatia, on November 21st.
The plane took off for Zurich, Switzerland, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with the de-icing systems.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 66 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
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What: Chartered Andes Lineas Aereas McDonnel Douglas MD-82 (also reported as -83) en route from Bariloche Argentina to Buenos Aires
Where: Neuquen Argentina
When: August 17 2010
Who: 152 Brazilian tourists
Why: While the chartered jet was transporting Brazilian tourists home from a skiing trip, the plane suffered sudden depressurization. Oxygen masks were deployed, and the plane made an emergency landing in Neuquen.
The pilot made a safe landing in Neuquen. The incident occurred shortly after takeoff. Passengers were provided two replacement planes by the carrier.
Jetstar Asia Airways flight 3K-535 had to return and make an emergency landing in Singapore, on January 22nd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Phuket, Thailand, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew noticed a ventilation issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.