Norwegian Air Shuttle flight DY-1348 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Stavanger, Norway, on December 16th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Oslo, Norway, to Manchester, United Kingdom, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Alliance Air flight QQ-2700 made an emergency landing in Longreach, Australia, on July 16th.
The plane heading from Brisbane to Mount Isa, Australia, was diverted due to an engine failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Iberia flight IB-6402 had to return and make an emergency landing in Mexico City, Mexico, on July 18th.
The Airbus A340-600 plane took off for Madrid, Spain, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-1899 made an emergency landing in Sapporo, Japan, on June 20th.
The plane was flying from Aomori, Japan, when the crew needed to shut down an engine due to an unusual odor on-board.
The plane landed safely. All 41 people aboard remained unharmed.
An Alaskan Airlines de Havilland DH8 en route from San Jose to Boise Idaho developed a fire in the right engine and made an emergency landing when it returned to the San Jose airport.
Emergency services were on standby. None of the 47 passengers or six crew reported any injuries.
The odor of burned metal was in the cabin, but no fire was found. Passengers were provided alternatives.
Video
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer John E. Jauchler – New England Airports
What: U.S. Airways flight HP-9226, a 757 registration N934UW en route from Fort Lauderdale to Philadelphia
Where: Wilmington’s International Airport
When: 6:00 Feb 20, 2009
Who: 190 passengers and 6 crew
Why: Less than an hour into the flight, the plane lost pressure in its cabin, and the pilot made an emergency landing at ILM. Passengers were flown the rest of the way on a Airbus A321-200 which collected them after nearly a 6 hour delay.
Emirates flight EK440 had to make an emergency landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India on August 9th.
The plane, heading from Dubai to Adelaide, Australia, was diverted after an elderly passenger, identified by some media sources as B Peter Richard, of Sydney, died onboard.
The plane landed uneventfully and later returned to Dubai due to Adelaide International Airport’s night-time flight restrictions.
The flight was scheduled to depart at 11 p.m.
