FedEx Express flight FX-540 suffered a bird strike near Oakland International Airport, California, on December 10th.
The incident happened when the Boeing 767-300 plane flying from Memphis, Tennessee, was on approach to Oakland Airport.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Volotea flight V7-1733 had to reject takeoff from Genoa, Italy, on November 5th.
The Boeing 717-200 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Naples, Italy, when the crew rejected takeoff due to a bird strike.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Expressjet flight EV-5621 made an emergency landing in Newark, New Jersey, on June 12th.
The plane was flying from Detroit, Michigan, when the crew reported a hydraulic problem and requested emergency assistance.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 45 people aboard remained unharmed.
Transavia flight HV-5807 had to return and make an emergency landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands, at May 28th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying to Thessaloniki, Greece, had to return because none of its toilets was working.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
A small cargo plane crashed into a house near Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, at about 2:42 a.m. on November 18.
The plane departed from Midway Airport but immediately after taking off, the pilot informed the control tower about some engine issues and sought permission to return. However, the aircraft could not make it to the airport and crashed into a house.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash. He was later identified as 47-year-old Eric Howlett, of Groveport, Ohio.
The residents of the house, an 84-year-old man and his 82-year-old wife, remained uninjured. Chicago Fire Chief Michael Fox said, “They were in a bedroom next to the living room, and the living room is gone.”
Authorities said the flight was originally scheduled for Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling, however, the pilot changed flight plan at the last minute and listed Ohio State University Airport as the destination.
The Aero Commander 500 aircraft is registered to Central Airlines in Fairway, which is the parent company of Central Air Southwest.
The NTSB and the FAA are investigating.
On May 17, an Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-eoo en route from Dubai to Jakarta suffered turbulence while en route.
Three crew and ten passengers were injured by turbulence over the Nicobar Islands.
The pilots diverted to Singapore where they made a safe landing with 374 passengers aboard. The injured were hospitalized.
The pilots arrived in Jakarta twenty hours late, after the unexpected stop-over.
The injured were provided alternative flights.
We no longer have to conjecture about the Japan Airlines 787 battery fire in Boston because the National Transportation Safety Board has released an interim factual report with nearly 500 pages of related documentation.
A live webcast forum is scheduled for April in Washington to investigate the design, technology and certification lithium-ion batteries.
Attached is the report which contains the details of what happened, and examination findings to date.
Interim Report on Battery
