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Philippine Airlines Express Flight Returns to Manila due to Landing Gear Problem

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    Air France Flight 447 Airbus Missing


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    Family members can call — 0 800 800 812 for people in France and 00 33 1 57 02 10 55 for families outside France.


    What: 4 year old Air France Airbus A330-200 en route from Rio de Janeiro,RJ (Brazil) to Paris Charles de Gaulle
    Where: Missing over the Atlantic Ocean
    When: June 1
    Who: In all, there were 216 passengers (incl seven children and one baby, 82 women and 126 men) and 12 crew. 60 French citizens were on the plane. Italy said at least three passengers were Italian.The pilot had 11,000 hours of flying experience, and 1,700 hours flying this aircraft.
    Why: The last known radio contact was an automatic message made at 0133 GMT when the plane was near the Island of Fernando de Noronha; since then, the airplane has made no radio communication. Fifteen minutes after flying through a storm and strong turbulence, there was an electrical short-circuit. There is speculation that the plane may have been hit by lightning.

    Search planes left Fernando de Noronha Island looking for signs of the plane concentrating in an area 230 miles off the northeast Brazil coast. Though there is not radar over the entire ocean, the black box will be emit a signal even if it is under water.

    The flight left Rio at 7 p.m. and was expected in Paris on Monday at 11:15 a.m. By now, fuel would have run out.

    Families of the missing are being brought to an information centre at Charles de Gaulle airport.

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    British Airways Flight Returns to Heathrow Airport due to Landing Gear Malfunction

    British Airways flight BA295 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport in London, United Kingdom, on January 30.

    The plane took off for Chicago, but had to return after the pilot reported a landing gear problem.

    The plane dumped fuel before safely landing on three sets of wheel instead of five.

    Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

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    Medical Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing in California

    A medical helicopter had to make an emergency landing on a vacant lot in Rancho Cordova, Sacramento County, California, on March 23rd.

    The helicopter was carrying a toddler with burned hands to UC Davis Medical Center when it started to smoke, prompting the crew to land.

    The helicopter landed safely.

    The toddler was transported to the hospital.

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    Ethiopian Airlines Flight Diverts to Boston

    What: Ethiopian Airlines Flight 500 en route from Addis Ababa to Rome to Washington
    Where: Boston
    When: Nov 17th 2010
    Who: 1 passenger.
    Why: While en route, the plane diverted to Boston with an ill passenger, who was declared dead in Boston.

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    Virgin Atlantic Flight Makes Emergency Landing at Heathrow Airport

    Virgin Atlantic flight VS-3 made an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, England, on January 17th.

    The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to turn back due to an oil quantity indication for one of the engines.

    The plane landed back safely. All two hundred and forty-five passengers aboard remained safe.

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    Emirates Flight Hits Landing Gear/ Gear Door snag


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    What: Emirates Airlines Airbus A340-500 en route from Cape Town to Dubai
    Where: Capetown
    When: Jan 4 2012 1.55pm
    Who: 243 passengers
    Why: After takeoff, the gear did not retract and (as was observed) the gear doors remained open. We presume the pilots did a fly-by that was the source of the visual conformation of the issue at hand.

    An hour and a half after takeoff, with emergency crews on standby, the pilots landed back in Capetown (3.20pm), and was towed.

    Passengers were provided hotel accommodations. The replacement flight was scheduled for Jan 5, 2012.

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