Jet2.com flight LS-891 had to reject take off from Manchester, England, on March 17th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane was accelerating to take off for Lanzarote, Spain, when the crew rejected take off due to an engine failure.
The plane safely returned to the apron.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
(FAA)-certification test flights recommenced Monday when Dreamliner No. 4 took off Monday from Yuma, Arizona. After updating power system software and vigorous testing, flight readiness had been confirmed for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Plagued with problems based on it’s composition frame and other issues, Dreamliner’s delivery date has been pushed back and back and back. Monday’s fuel jettison test, which incorporated a test on the electronic equipment bay, was successful.
Earlier in testing a Rolls-Royce engine blew up, and later, Boeing attributed the test fiasco in Laredo to debris in the electrical panel, hence the inclusion in Monday’s test flight. Hardware changes were proposed after that test.
Boeing says they need the FAA to agree to the fixes and to restart certification test flights.
Azores Airlines flight S4-134 had to return and make a safe emergency landing at Lajes Field, Lajes Air Base, Portugal, on July 15th.
The Airbus A320-200 en-route to Lisbon, Portugal had just departed Lajes’s runway when the crew reported a bird strike resulting in engine failure.
The plane landed safely. All 109 people onboard remained unharmed.
The flight was cancelled.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-6507 had to return and make an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 24th.
The plane took off for Kuwait City, Kuwait, but had to return shortly afterwards due to engine failure.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
It is believed that the engine failed due to a bird strike.
British Airways flight BA292 had to make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport in London, England, on September 11.
The Boeing 777 was en-route from Dulles International Airport, Virginia, to Heathrow Airport, when the pilots declared emergency due to a ‘technical issue’.
The plane landed safely just 2 minutes before its scheduled landing time. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
WestJet flight 1709 returned to McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, and made an emergency landing at around 3:31 p.m. on September 25.
The flight, on its way from Las Vegas to Victoria in British Columbia, Canada, was returned after the crew suspected a fuel leak in the Boeing 737 aircraft.
The plane landed uneventfully and all 126 people aboard remained unhurt.
According to WestJet spokesman Robert Palmer, the examination of the aircraft confirmed that there was no leak.
The flight again departed at 6 p.m.
A Thomson Airways flight had to make an emergency landing at the Lajes airport in Portugal, at about 4:13 a.m. Lisbon time on August 5.
The twin-engine aircraft Boeing 787-800 aircraft was on its way from Dominican Republic to Manchester, UK when the crew had to shut down its right hand engine due to an indication of low oil pressure.
The plane was then diverted towards Lajes airport where it made a safe emergency landing. All 288 passengers remained safe.
The passengers were provided a replacement aircraft which took them to their destination.