Hawaiian Airlines flight HA-177 made an emergency landing in Honolulu, Hawaii, on July 12th.
The Boeing 717-200 plane was flying from Kona, Hawaii, when the crew noticed engine vibrations and decided to shut down the left engine.
The plane continued for a safe landing. There were eighty-nine passengers aboard at the time; one of them was injured.
Thomas Cook Airlines flight MT-2824 made an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on July 12th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Los Angeles, California, but had to turn back after the crew noticed smell of burning coming from an oven.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
What: Northwest Airlines Airbus A330 light 821
Where: Shannon Airport
When: 1.20pm
Who: 285 passengers
Why: smokey stench in the forward galley. The plane made a successful emergency landing, without further incident.
George’s Point of View
I’m glad there were no injuries involved; but I chuckle picturing the chargeback on some flight attendant’s chit because the airline was forced to land the plane when she 1. burned the toast or
2. accidentally toasted the microwave or
3. tried to sneak in a smoke:June 1-15: +$1080.00
Taxes: – XXXX
Emergency -140,008.72
Landing
Virgin Australia Airlines flight VA-101 had to return and make an emergency landing in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 19th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Melbourne, Australia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer Mark Kwiatkowski
What: British Airways Boeing 747-40 en route from Lagos Nigeria to London
Where: Tamanrasset Algeria
When: Feb 27th 2011
Who: 301 passengers, 16 crewmembers
Why: While en route, the plane developed engine trouble with an air bleed valve.
The crew shut down an engine and diverted to Tamanrasset Algeria where they made a safe landing.
A maintenance crew was dispatched to Tamanrasset. The replacement jet and the repaired plane were both in London less than 24 hours later.
A Boeing 737-200 plane, performing flight CU-972 on behalf of Cubana de Aviacion, crashed in Havana, Cuba, on May 18th.
The incident happened shortly after the plane took off from Jose Marti International Airport in Havana.
There were one hundred and five passengers and six crew members aboard at the time. Authorities said only three passengers survived and were shifted to hospitals in critical condition.
The flight was heading to Holguin, Cuba.
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Contact Photographer John Richard Thomson
What: Australian Jetstar (division of Qantas) Airbus A330-200 en route from Japan to Australia (Osaka Kansai to Bilinga Gold Coast)
Where: emergency landing on the island of Guam
When: June 10th
Who: 203 mostly Japanese passengers and crew
Why: When a fire broke out in the cockpit when the plane was over the Pacific Ocean, one of the pilots used a fire extinguisher to control the fire.
Passengers debarked normally.
The plane is only two years old; and will be held in Guam as the incident is investigated. 4 investigators will be sent to examine the aircraft.
