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What: Air Canada Airbus A330-300 en route from Frankfurt Germany to Calgary Canada
Where: Germany
When: Sept 30 2010
Why: The pilot rejected takeoff because of an indicator malfunction.
The flight resumed after the faulty equipment was replaced.
Lufthansa flight LH-438 had to return and make an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on August 20th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a smoke indication.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Germania Airlines flight ST-6256 had to make an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on October 6th.
The plane heading from Dusseldorf, Germany, to Tel Aviv, Israel, was diverted after a passenger complained of chest pain.
The plane landed safely. The passenger disembarked and received medical assistance.
The flight continued to Tel Aviv.
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What: Air France Airbus A330 en route from Rio to Paris
Where: Casablanca
When: October 16, 2012
Who: 201 passengers, 12 crew
Why: After taking of from Rio on Thursday, one of the Airbus330-200 engines was damaged.
Pilots diverted to Casablanca where they made a safe landing.
No injuries were reported.
A replacement jet was provided.
The diversion was no doubt a white-knuckled flight, as the Airbus A330 is the same model as the one that killed 216 in 2007 when pilots became confused with incorrect speed readings likely caused by obstruction of the pitot tubes and flew the plane at the incorrect angle, causing it to lose altitude and crash.
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What: Air Canada Boeing 767-300 en route from London Heathrow to Halifax
Where: Halifax
When: Nov 26th 2009
Who: not available
Why: On approach to Halifax, the plane experienced a flaps problem which aborted the first attempted landing. The plane made a second pass and landed safely.
Egypt Air flight MS-903 diverted to Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia, on September 30.
The Airbus A321-200, en-route to Dubai, from Alexandria Borg el Arab, Egypt, had to be diverted in emergency due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely.
All people aboard remained unhurt.
Aeroflot flight SU-2384 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Prague, Czech Republic, on November 11th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Sheremetyevo International Airport, Russia, to Geneva, Switzerland, was diverted after the first officer suffered a medical emergency and became incapacitated.
The plane landed safely. The first officer was rushed to a hospital.
