Mango Airlines flight JE-147 had to return and make an emergency landing in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 19th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Cape Town, South Africa, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-nine people aboard remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-72 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 13th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane flying from Atlanta, Georgia, was descending toward Amsterdam when the crew noticed a hydraulic leak.
The crew subsequently performed an alternate landing gear extension and continued for a safe landing.
All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: Kensington Capital LLC Piper PA-24-250 Comanche en route from Arizona to Schlemeyer Field Airport
Where: Odessa
When: Oct 26
Who: 3 aboard
Why: When the pilot realized he didn’t have enough fuel for the Piper PA-24-250 Comanche to make it to Schlemeyer Field, he dodged power lines and made an emergency landing on 87th Street between Harvard Ave. and Rainbow Dr.
The pilot called for a fuel delivery, and was subsequently permitted to take off for the airport. There were no injuries.
KWES NewsWest 9 / Midland, Odessa, Big Spring, TX: newswest9.com |
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.
Qantas Airlines flight QF-130 had to return and make an emergency landing at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Shanghai, China, on September 15.
The Airbus A330-300 flying to Sydney, Australia, had to burn off its fuel and return due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
NordStar Airlines flight TYA-62 had to return and make an emergency landing in Kyzyl, Russia, on September 8th.
The plane heading to Krasnojarsk, Russia, had to turn back due to an indication that a cargo door was open.
The plane landed safely. There were 29 passengers and 3 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
United Airlines flight UA-5711 had to make an emergency landing in Charlotte, North Carolina, on March 10th.
The Embraer ERJ-175, operated by Skywest Airlines, took off for O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, but had to return shortly afterwards due to problem with flaps.
The plane landed safely. There were 76 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
