On January 12, 2013, a Jetblue Airbus A320 was en route from New York to the Dominican Republic when they suffered a bird strike.
The pilots returned to the airport where they made a safe landing with emergency services on standby. No injuries were reported among the 139 passengers.
United Airlines flight 401 had to make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on January 11.
The Airbus A319, travelling from Denver, Colorado, declared emergency due to a suspected mechanical problem.
The plane landed uneventfully and all 120 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
The nature of mechanical problem is not clear at the moment.
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What: Air New Zealand Boeing 737-300 en route from Wellington to Auckland
Where: Wellington Airport
When: Aug 18 2010
Who: 102 passengers
Why: After takoff, the plane developed engine trouble and had to shut down an engine. They returned to the airport and made a safe landing.
The engine trouble was due to ingesting a bird.
A replacement jet was provided.
Pictured: Yakovlev Yak-18T
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What: Restored Yak 18T en route to Kingaroy
Where: Crows Nest, Australia
When: December 3, 2009
Who: PILOT Neil Dunn, 56, and 13 year old passenger
Why: The pilot encountered engine trouble at 10.45am. The bush area (north) that was in their flight plan would have had nowhere to land.
Referring to the electrical wires Dunn had to dodge to make the emergency landing in his paddock, the amazed farmer said, “I don’t know how they’re not dead.”
TUI fly flight 6B-271 had to return and make an emergency landing in Malmo, Sweden, on April 14th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Las Palmas, Spain, but had to return shortly afterwards after the tower reported seeing a leak or smoke trailing it.
The plane landed back safely. All 175 people aboard remained unharmed.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-1945 made an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on October 9th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Istanbul, Turkey, to Brussels, Belgium, was diverted after the crew reported fumes in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and twenty-nine people aboard remained unharmed.
Endeavor Air flight 9E-4058/DL-4058 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Raleigh, North Carolina, on April 4th.
The Canadair CRJ-900, en-route from Charleston, South Carolina to New York, was mid-air when the crew reported the loss of cabin pressure, prompting the plane to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 62 passengers and 4 crew members onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
