A Czech Air Force Airbus A319-115X CJ was en route in Belarus when the cockpit glass cracked—just the front top cover glass The Airbus was on an official flight with prime minister Petr Ne?as and minister of industry Martin Kuba aboard.
Pilots had to descend to a safe altitude and continued to Moscow.
Of the 58 Brazilians aboard the notorious Rio-Paris Air France Flight 447, 18 have been found and identified.
Of the 153 victims, 74 reside on the ocean floor. Some of those may be the 40 lost Brazilians.
During the recovery process, some families chose not to disturb the remains. Some of the bodies were simply lost at sea.
There is still a lot of finger-pointing going on. Whatever the cause, Air France Flight 447 stalled and crashed in bad weather, killing 153.
British Airways flight BA-964 suffered a bird strike near Hamburg Airport, Germany, on December 31st.
The incident happened when the Airbus A319-100 plane flying from Heathrow Airport, England, was on final approach to Hamburg Airport.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Avia Traffic Company flight YK-4283 had to return and make an emergency landing in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on August 5th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Antalya, Turkey, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Frontier Airlines Airbus A319-100 en route from Denver,CO to Phoenix,AZ
Where: Denver
When: Aug 29th 2010
Who: 62 passengers
Why: While en route, the plane got an alert that the left engine was low on oil. The pilots shut down the engine and returned to Denver where they made a safe landing.
Maintenance handled the problem, and the flight took off again an hour late.
Lufthansa flight LH-16 made an emergency landing in Hamburg, Germany, on June 16th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane flying from Frankfurt, Germany, was descending toward Hamburg when the crew requested emergency assistance due to smell of smoke in cockpit and cabin.
The plane continued for a safe landing. The passengers were examined by medical teams at the airport while four crew members were taken to hospital.
Swiss International Air Lines flight LX-1024 made an emergency landing in Dusseldorf, Germany, on July 11th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Zurich, Switzerland, was on final approach to Dusseldorf when the crew reported an issue with gear extension and went around.
The plane subsequently landed safely and was towed to the apron.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
