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What: Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Orlando to Salt Lake City
Where: Orlando
When: Oct 27 2010
Who: 1 injury
Why: Before takeoff, the plane made a sharp stop while taxiing, injuring one.
The injury did not prevent takeoff, although there was a short delay while the injured party received treatment.
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What: Jet Airways Boeing 777 en route to London to Mumbai
Where: Iran’s Mehrabad airport
When: Dec 6 2009
Who: 370 passengers
Why: Jet Airways Boeing was en route when a pilot diverted to Mehrabad because of a technical fault in its fuelling system. Five hours after landing for repairs, the flight resumed.
Air India flight AI-314 had to return and make an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on July 5th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane took off for Kansai International Airport, Japan, but had to turn back due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and forty passengers aboard remained unharmed.
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What: Alitalia Boeing 767-300 en route from Rome Fiumicino to New York
Where: Shannon Ireland
When: Jul 22nd 2010
Who: 198 passengers
Why: While en route, the crew smelled smoke in the cockpit. The pilots diverted the plane to Shannon, where they made a safe landing.
Passengers were provided accommodations, and the plane underwent inspection.
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What: AirExplore Boeing 737-400 en route from Verona to Kos
Where: Kos, Greece
When: September 4, 2010
Who: 7 crew, 169 passengers
Why: After the left engine caught on fire, the plane made an emergency landing on Kos. Passengers disembarked via emergency slides. No injuries were reported.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2050 made an emergency landing in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on February 19th.
The plane heading from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Atlanta, Georgia, was diverted after it suffered a lightning strike that resulted in engine vibrations.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and sixty-four people aboard remained unharmed.
What: American Airlines Boeing 757 en route from Dallas to Los Angeles
Where: Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport
When: Dec 4, 2011, 10:00 a m
Who: 175 aboard
Why: The flight was en route when it developed problems with one of its engines. Apparently it ingested something in one of its right engines (or “encountered an unknown obstacle”) disabling the right engine.
The pilots made a safe landing in Lubbock. We assume alternative arrangements were provided for the stranded passengers.
