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Contact photographer Alejandro Ruiz
What: American Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from San Francisco to Chicago O’Hare
Where: en route
When: Jun 14 2010
Who: 225 passengers and 7 crew
Why: When the first officer became ill aboard 1612 from San Francisco, a fight attendant with a commercial pilots license stepped in as copilot (taking the first officer’s seat) for the landing.
Ride ’em cowboy, American Airlines. Way to go.
Delta Airlines flight DL-8889 had to return and make an emergency landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, on May 23rd.
The Boeing 757-200 plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to turn back due to a cabin pressure problem.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer Michael Fast
What: Air Canada Embraer ERJ-175 en route from Toronto,ON (Canada) to Chicago O’Hare
Where: near Toronto
When: Mar 23rd 2009
Why: After take-off, the crew reported there was smoke in galley and returned to Toronto for a safe landing
An Expressjet/Continental Flight landing at Rochester
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Contact Photographer Jonathan Icasas
What: ExpressJet/Continental Airlines Embraer RJ145 en route from Houston to Minneapolis/St. Paul
Where: diverted to Rochester
When: August 9
Who: 47 passengers
Why: The flight was diverted by storms to Rochester and landed safely which is certainly a good thing. But the terminal locked out the passengers until 6 a m…
George’s Point of View
It’s amazing what a little investigation turns up. The pilot of Continental Express Flight 2816 pleaded for passengers to be allowed to enter the Rochester terminal.
But no one was at the terminal except for representatives of Mesaba Airlines who said that because Transportation Security Administration was gone, passengers couldn’t be allowed inside.
It looks like Mesaba Airlines is responsible for that hellish night that Continental/Expressjet passengers spent inside the plane. Did Mesaba Airlines even have the authority to lock them out?
I hope that Mesaba Airlines person who is on the record for saying no has unemployment insurance. They’re going to need it.
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What: TAAG Angola Airlines Boeing 777-300 en route from Lisbon (Portugal) to Luanda (Angola)
Where: Lisbon
When: Feb 27th 2012
Who: 197 passengers
Why: On departure from Lisbon, ATC said that the frequency was blocked. The pilots began responding to Lisbon on the wrong frequency, squawking loss of communication.
Communication was restored, then was lost again, intermittently. ATC directed that the other radio be turned off and changed to the correct frequency. The radio began blocking frequencies again, and pilots returned to Lisbon for a safe landing.
Eighty minutes after departure (ten minutes after the safe landing) the airport resumed normal operations.
All airlines out of Angola are on the EU banned list, banned from flying in the European union, with the exception of 3 Boeing 777-200s, 2 Boeing 777-300 and 4 Boeing 737-700s of TAAG Angola Airlines.
LATAM flight LA-8062 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Las Palmas, Spain, on September 24th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Sao Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, Brazil, to Milan–Malpensa Airport, Italy, was diverted due to electrical problems.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
American Airlines had to return and make an emergency landing in Miami, Florida, on November 2nd.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for San Juan, Puerto Rico, but had to turn back due to due to a pressurization problem.
While returning, the plane experienced a landing gear problem on first approach but subsequently landed safely on second approach.
All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
