What: FedEx ATR-42-300 en route from Minneapolis/St Paul to Duluth
Where: Duluth
When: Sept 29, 2012
Who: crew
Why: A Fed Ex flight landed safely at Duluth International Airport on one tire.
The flight circled the airport for an hour before making a safe landing minus a tire. The tire went missing somewhere en route and did a flyby to confirm before circling and eventually landing.
The event is under investigation.
American Airlines Flight 1284 had to make an emergency landing at Indianapolis International Airport, Indiana, on September 14.
Authorities said the plane, en-route from Miami to Chicago, was diverted due to an unruly passenger. It is believed that 25-year-old Daniela Velez-Reyes, of Chicago, hit a passenger and a flight attendant.
The plane landed uneventfully.
Daniela was arrested while the plane was cleared to take off again.
WASHINGTON, July 6, 2016— NASA’s airborne experiment to improve scientists’ understanding of the sources of two powerful greenhouse gases and how they cycle into and out of the atmosphere begins now.The Atmospheric Carbon and Transport–America, or ACT-America campaign will measure concentrations of carbon dioxide and methane in relation to weather systems. The study will gather real-time measurements from research aircraft and ground stations.
“Carbon dioxide and methane are the two most important long-lived greenhouse gases in the atmosphere,” said Ken Davis, ACT-America principal investigator from Pennsylvania State University, University Park. “We have a very difficult time inferring important sources and sinks of these gases, including uptake of carbon dioxide by the biosphere, and emission of methane from a variety of human and biological sources. We hope to improve our ability to measure those sources and sinks today, which should enable improvements in the management and simulation of future climate.””
ACT-America employs new gen data analysis systems to convert regional observations of greenhouse gas concentrations and the meteorological conditions. The information will help scientists interpret long-term greenhouse gas observations.
The ACT-America campaign will bridge the gap between satellite and ground observations, look how weather patterns contribute the sources and sinks of greenhouse gases. The campaign team includes researchers and flight crews collecting data in the air, and scientists on the ground synthesizing that information into computer models. The first flights will be based out of NASA’s Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, and Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia. Subsequent flights this summer will be based in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Shreveport, Louisiana.
ACT-America team members and the two NASA research aircraft will be available to the media at an event at Langley on Friday, July 15, from 9 to 11 a.m. EDT. This summer’s flights are the first of five field campaigns planned during the study. NASA collects data from space, air, land and sea to increase our understanding of our home planet, improve lives and safeguard our future.
For more information about ACT-America, go to: http://act-america.larc.nasa.gov
Spirit Airlines flight NK-551 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 30th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Akron–Canton Airport, Ohio, to Las Vegas, Nevada, was diverted after an unknown odor was detected in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All 171 people aboard remained unharmed.
A Hawaii-bound American Airlines plane was escorted by two fighter jets on May 19th.
American Airlines flight 31 was heading from Los Angeles, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, when a passenger tried to break into the cockpit. The crew reported the disturbance, which prompted the Pacific Command to dispatch a pair of fighter jets for escort.
The passenger, identified as Turkish national Anil Uskanil, 25, was restrained and subdued before the plane landed in Honolulu.
“The aircraft is currently on the ground, and the individual who disrupted the flight has been detained,” the Department of Homeland Security said.
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What: Delta Airlines Douglas DC-9-50 en route from Atlanta to Pittsburgh
Where: Atlanta o
When: Aug 6th 2011
Why: On takeoff approach, the right engine made a banging noise, leading the pilots to reject takeoff, and stop on the runway, with locked up brakes and an uncontained engine failure (holes in the casing) and a disengaged fan blade. Passengers disembarked on to the runway and were ported to the terminal.
Spirit Airlines flight NK-779 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on July 26th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from LaGuardia Airport, New York, to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Florida, was diverted after several passengers and crew members started feeling ill due to a strange odor on board.
The plane landed safely. Ten people were taken to hospital.
