Ethiopian Airlines flight ET-338 overran the end of the runway after landing in Entebbe, Uganda, on January 3rd.
The incident happened when the Boeing 737-800 plane was coming from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The plane came to stop on soft ground. All one hundred and thirty-nine people aboard remained uninjured.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-1694 made an emergency landing in Hartford, Connecticut, on February 1st.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Tampa, Florida, but had to turn back due to an issue with the cabin pressure.
The plane landed back safely.
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What: Southern Air Boeing 747-200F en route from Miami to Anchorage
Where: Anchorage International Airport
When: Sept 11, 2012
Who: crew
Why: Outside of Anchorage, all four main power generators on the Southern Air Boeing quit; the plane had a complete electrical failure. They made the rest of the flight on battery power, which was nearly depleted by the time they reached Anchorage.
The Southern Air cargo jet landed in Anchorage on backup power and without communication until 13 minutes before landing; the landing was hard and fast without reverse thrusters. No one was injured, although on landing, 14 of the Of the jet’s 18 tires blew out. Emergency services were on standby awaiting a fire.
The previous owner of the plane was Saudi Air.
TAAG Angola Airlines flight DT-443 made a safe landing following multiple bird strikes near Catumbela, Angola, on May 14th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane flying from Luanda, Angola, was on approach to Catumbela when it sustained multiple bird strikes to one of the engines.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
On December 13, 2013, a Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-8JP in Las Palmas Airport, Gran Canaria had boarded. The Danish captain announced over the intercom that “we have become bombhotade and must vacate the planet directly,”
The airline’s staff who received the message prior to departure. After the threat was placed against the plane, it was evacuated and searched, as were the passengers. The announcement came when they were already on the runway.
Passengers were admitted into the terminal. Baggage and the plane were examined.
No bomb was found.
The plane was rebounded at 20:40 and went on its way from Las Palmas Airport to Stockholm without further delay.
Jet Airways flight 9W-523 had to reject takeoff from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on August 3rd.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Mumbai, India, when the crew rejected takeoff.
The plane veered off the runway and came to stop on soft ground.
All one hundred and forty-two passengers and seven crew members remained unharmed.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-3290 made an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on June 19th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Anchorage, Alaska, but had to turn back after the crew noticed a gear problem.
The plane landed safely after dumping excess fuel. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
