Pictured: An Orenair Boeing 737-8AS
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What: Orenair Boeing 737-800 en route from Samara Russia to Hurghada Egypt
Where: Samara
When: Nov 5th 2009
Who: 165 passengers, 7 crew
Why: While en route to Hurghada, the crew had to shut down an engine. They flew back to Samara and made a safe landing. Passengers debarked, and boarded an alternate Tupolev for their flight.
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What: Jetlite Boeing 737-800 en route from Kolkata to Bangalore
Where: NSC Bose International Airport
When: Tuesday
Who: 150 passengers and 4 or 6 (Both numbers were reported) crew members
Why: After a bird strike, the plane made an emergency landing at NSC Bose International Airport.
After examination a bird strike was confirmed; however there was no damage, and the flight continued after a 2 hour layover.
Two drunk women caused a British Airways flight Gatwick to Tunis flight to divert to Lyon. At 30,000 feet, the women smoked in the bathroom, and exhibited disruptive behavior, refusing to sit, attempting to get into the cockpit, and threatening to “track down and kill” the family of a BA stewardess.
They were arrested in Lyon, where gendarmes tossed them in the drunk tank overnight, and sent them back.
British Airways may ban them from flying BA flights.
Air France flight AF-1016 had to divert for an emergency landing at London Stansted Airport, England, on June 8th.
The plane heading from Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, to Dublin, Ireland, was diverted after the crew reported issues with the cabin pressure.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Amsterdam to Atlanta, Georgia
Where: Gander Canada
When: Dec 22nd 2009
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the flight developed a pressure problem, and diverted to Gander, NL with unstable cabin pressure. The flight made a successful landing, after passengers debarked normally, were eventually provided alternative transportation.
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Contact Photographer Alasdair Mulhern
What: Qantas Airbus A380-800 en route from Singapore to London
Where: London Heathrow
When: Jul 4th 2009
Why: The first approach was aborted due to a nose gear issue. After landing, nose gear steering failed, and the plane was towed. However, repairs were made so that on the return flight, the delay was only about two hours.
On March 15, 2013, a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain took off from a small Fort Lauderdale airport, developed problems and struck a tree while returning to the airport. The plane impacted the ground in a parking lot for repossessed cars at 964 NW 53rd Court which was described as going up like a fireball.
No one on the ground was injured but there were three fatalities aboard. Kevin Watson, in his 30s, and his father, Wallace, who owned Avionics Engineering were aboard.
Locals are concerned about aviation safety and are interested in having city inspectors to check planes for safety like the FAA and NTSB.
The fire at the lot was under control within thirty minutes.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
