PICTURED: JAL Boeing 747-446
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What: Japan Airlines Flight JL8878 en route from Shanghai’s Hongqiao airport for Tokyo
Where: emergency landing at Shanghai
When: Takeoff 2 p.m. and arrived at 3:14 p.m on March 14
Who: 208 passengers and 14 crew
Why: It is reported that the aircraft had hit birds after takeoff. The plane experienced engine problems and began to shake necessitating the emergency landing.
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What: Emirates Airlines Airbus A340-500 en route from Cape Town to Dubai
Where: Capetown
When: Jan 4 2012 1.55pm
Who: 243 passengers
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