Lufthansa flight LH-483 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Cologne, Germany, on August 13th.
The Airbus A340-300 plane heading from Tampa, Florida, to Frankfurt, Germany, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
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What: British Airways Boeing 777-200 en route from London to Tel Aviv
Where: Brussels
When: Nov 18th 2010
Why: While en route, the crew received a fire alert. The flight diverted to Brussels a quarter of an hour after the alert occurred. A package was removed from the plane, and later returned to London where the cargo was transferred onto an alternative flight.
Pictured: One of Shaheen Air’s 12 Boeing 737s
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What: Shaheen Airlines Boeing 737-200 en route to Karachi
Where: Benazir Bhutto Shaheed International Airport
When: Saturday
Who: not available
Why: A bird strike right after take-off caused the pilots to request an emergency landing. No one was injured, and the flight took off after a delay of four hours.
SkyWest Airlines flight had to return and make an emergency landing at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Detroit, Michigan, on June 4th.
The Canadair CRJ-200, en-route to Ithaca, New York, had to return shortly after the crew reported that its ADG (Air Driven Generator) had deployed.
The plane landed uneventfully. All people onboard remained safe.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Condor flight DE-1686 made an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on August 12th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was en-route from Hamburg, Germany, to Heraklion, Greece, when the crew decided to divert due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
A single-engine, Liberty XL-2 plane crashed into the residential neighborhood of east Merritt Island, Florida, at 8:30 p.m. on June 9.
The accident happened after the plane took off from the Merritt Island Airport, with two people on board.
The Sheriff’s Office and the Brevard County Fire Rescue spokespersons confirmed that both the passengers of the ill-fated plane died at the spot. They were identified as 47-year-old John Brian Kish and 64-year-old Kenneth Allen Marks.
No one was injured on the ground. Some homes on Paula Avenue were slightly damaged. The crash also struck the power line, causing a blackout.
The airplane, built in 2006, was registered to Merritt Island-based Spatial Inc.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-4046 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Los Angeles, California, on December 3rd.
The Boeing 737-700 plane heading from Sacramento to Santa Ana, California, was diverted due to a burning odor in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and three passengers aboard remained safe.
