Jet Time flight JO-835 had to reject takeoff from Helsinki, Finland, on September 14th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Varna, Bulgaria, when the crew received a door indication and rejected takeoff.
The plane slowed down safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Hainan Airlines flight HU-7962 had to return and make an emergency landing in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 14th.
The Boeing 787-900 plane took off for Shanghai, China, but had to turn back due to an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Southern Air Boeing 747-200F en route from Miami to Anchorage
Where: Anchorage International Airport
When: Sept 11, 2012
Who: crew
Why: Outside of Anchorage, all four main power generators on the Southern Air Boeing quit; the plane had a complete electrical failure. They made the rest of the flight on battery power, which was nearly depleted by the time they reached Anchorage.
The Southern Air cargo jet landed in Anchorage on backup power and without communication until 13 minutes before landing; the landing was hard and fast without reverse thrusters. No one was injured, although on landing, 14 of the Of the jet’s 18 tires blew out. Emergency services were on standby awaiting a fire.
The previous owner of the plane was Saudi Air.
Icelandair flight FI-441 made an emergency landing in Glasgow, Scotland, on January 14th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane heading from Manchester, England, to Keflavik, Iceland, was diverted due to a burning odor in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
What: Qantas Boeing 737-800 en route from Darwin to Melbourne
What: Qantas Boeing 717 arriving en route from Alice Springs to Darwin
Where: Darwin
When: Oct 2, 2012
Who: (up to) 295 aboard
Why: Two Qantas flights came to within 250 metres of each other over Darwin were caught not by the human ATC, but only by the traffic collision avoidance system on board the plane from Alice Springs. The system reported the other plane was 247 metres below.
An investigation is currently underway to determine if the Darwin a defence air traffic controller sent the jets on a collision course.
The Qantas-badged 717 was operated by Cobham, a flight contractor.
Air India flight AI-462 encountered severe turbulence on the way to Delhi, India, on April 19th.
The Boeing 787-800 was flying from Amritsar, India, when it hit turbulence that injured three passengers.
The plane continued for a safe landing. The injured were taken to a hospital.
American Airlines flight AA-169 made an emergency landing in San Jose, California, on June 17th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane, heading from San Francisco, California, to Los Angeles, California, had to be diverted after it developed cabin pressure issue.
The plane landed safely. All 159 passengers and 6 crew members remained unharmed.
