A Kuwait Airways Airbus 300, en route to London from Kuwait, made an emergency landing at Brussels airport, Belgium, on July 28.
The pilot decided to make an emergency landing after discovering smoke in the cockpit, according to airport spokeswoman Florence Muls.
The plane landed safely and all 200 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
The aircraft was taken for examination.
EasyJet flight U2-6407 made an emergency landing in Brest, France, on November 20th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane heading from Newcastle Airport, England, to Malaga, Spain, was diverted due to a suspected technical issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and thirty people aboard remained unharmed.
Kish Air flight Y9-7118 had to reject takeoff from Kish International Airport, Iran, on May 8th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Tabriz, Iran, when it was hit by a gazelle. The crew subsequently rejected takeoff at high speed.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
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On 28 July 2010 after taking off from Karachi at 0241 UTC (0741 PST)on a domestic flight to Islamabad, Airblue Flight 202 (AP-BJB), an Airbus A321, executed a circling approach for RWY-12 at Islamabad, crashed into the Margalla Hills nine and a half miles north-east of Islamabad apparently due to bad weather. One hundred and forty-six people were aboard, and six crew. One hundred forty-six passengers and all six crew members died. The plane was a total loss. It is the first fatal accident involving an Airbus A321 and Pakistan’s worst air disaster.
Singapore Airlines flight SQ-516 made an emergency landing at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata, India, on May 5th.
The Airbus A330-200 flying from Singapore was about to land when the crew noticed hydraulic leakage and declared an emergency.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
What: Belgian Air Force General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon en route from Kleine-Brogel air base
Where: Belgium
When: August 17, 2012, 3:01 p.m
Who: no fatalities
Why: About a mile from the Kleine- Brogel air base, the pilot of an F-16 fighter jet ejected after the jet suffered a bird strike. The accident occurred near the town of Peer. The pilot who has 500 hours was on a training flight, and after he ejected, ended up in a tree.
The plane has been written off as damaged beyond repair. Residents of Peer were told to keep their windows and doors closed because the plane’s tank contained “hydrazine,” a flammable and toxic. News reports now say that the tank was recovered intact.
LASER Airlines flight QL-941 had to return and make an emergency landing in Maracaibo, Venezuela, on April 23rd.
The plane took off for Caracas, Venezuela, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
