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What: Air Mediterranee Airbus A321-200 en route from Nantes to Shannon
Where: Shannon
When: Jun 16th 2011
Why: On approach, the crew detected a failure in nose gear steering. They landed safely with emergency services on standby and was able to taxi (slowly.)
The plane made the return flight to Nantes.
What: Jet Airways Airbus A318 en route from Hamburg to Dubai
Where: Constanta, Romania
Who: five crew and three passengers
Why: While en route, the jet airways airbus windshield cracked.
Pilots diverted to Mihail Kogalniceanu airport in Constanta, where they made a safe landing. No injuries were reported.
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What: Air France Airbus A340-300 en route from Paris to Bogota
Where: Paris
When: Sep 1 2010
Why: After flying about an hour out of Paris, the plane developed an unspecified technical malfunction and had to return to Charles de Gaulle airport where it made a safe landing. Passengers were routed to an alternative flight the next day, (inconveniencing also the return passengers in Bogota.)
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What: GoAir Airbus A320-200 en route from Delhi to Bangalore
Where: Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
When: Jun 6th 2011, 9:23 am
Who: 165 passengers and 6 crew
Why: After taking off from Delhi, the flight returned within eighteen minutes due to an indication of smoke in the cockpit. Emergency services was on standby. VT-WAM is a new plane.
A faulty sensor was blamed for the indication.
JetBlue flight 597 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Minot, North Dakota, due to electrical odor.
The plane was en route from Boston to Seattle on June 18, when the pilot reported an electrical odor and requested to make an emergency landing. The Airbus A320-200 was then diverted to Minot International Airport, where it made a safe emergency landing at about 9:50 a.m. All 126 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
The JetBlue maintenance technicians examined and cleared the plane. After about 4:15 hours, the plane was able to continue its journey towards Seattle where it landed with a delay of 4.5 hours from its scheduled time.
Norwegian Air International flight D8-1842 had to return and make an emergency landing in Dublin, Ireland, on July 19th.
The Boeing 737-800 Max plane took off for Newburgh, New York, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Allegiant Air flight G4-1304 made an emergency landing in Gainesville, Florida, on May 31st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Kentucky, to Punta Gorda, Florida, was diverted after one of the pilots suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely. The pilot was taken to a hospital.