On November 12, 2011, the Iberia Airbus A321 had been approaching Tenerife South airport at high speed just before it landed on the same runway that a Jet2 Boeing 757-200 was departing did so because of a premature take-off clearance to the 757.

The 757 was airborne over the runway as the A321 touched down at an unexpectedly fast approach. Although the A321’s airspeed had decreased constantly through the descent, its ground speed was 210kt. Expected airspeed is in the 180-203kt range.

The planes were separated by at least 4,100ft.

The incident has been attributed to the tower controller’s “improper handling” of the take-off clearance to the 757.

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Singapore Airlines flight SQ-7131 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on February 2nd.

The Boeing 747-400 freighter plane took off for Singapore but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported engine issues.

The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

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Bird-Hit Indigo Airlines Flight Returns to Raipur, India

Indigo Airlines flight 6E-252 made an emergency landing in Raipur, India, on April 9th.

The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Kolkata, India, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.

The plane landed back uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.

The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.

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kulula.com Plane Diverts to Johannesburg due to Bird Ingestion

Kulula.comkulula.com flight MN-483 had to divert and make an emergency landing at O. R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa, on February 7.

The Boeing 737-800, flying in South Africa, from Lanseria to Cape Town, had to divert after one of its engines ingested a bird, thus damaging its fan blades.

The plane landed safely.

No injuries were reported.

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GoAir Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Ahmedabad

GoAir flight G8-532 had to return and make an emergency landing in Ahmedabad, India, on February 6th.

The Airbus A320-200N plane took off for Kolkata, India, but had to turn back due to engine vibrations.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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Air France Flight Returns to Charles de Gaulle Airport

Air France flight AF-378 had to return for an emergency landing at Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, on January 8th.

The Airbus A340-300 plane took off for Detroit, Michigan, but had to turn back due to a gear issue.

The plane landed safely after dumping excess fuel. All passengers and crew members remained safe.

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EgyptAir Flight #MS804 Located off Karpathos Island

Before the wreckage was located off Greece’s Karpathos Island, search and rescue services picked up the ELT signal around 8:25, four hours after dawn. Greece reported two red and white plastic objects floating in the sea, and two orange objects, apparently life vests. Civilian ships are heading into the area to assist. France is assisting the search, with ships and aircraft. Several bodies were found floating in the area, according to RT.

The EgyptAir A320 disappeared May 18 over the Mediterranean.

When planes cross from one country’s airspace into another, the Air Traffic Control transition at those points is called the ‘hand-off.’ The crew was engaging with Greek ATC but when they attempted to hand the aircraft off to Egypt ATC, the crew made no response.

EgyptAir released that the crew was comprised of the captain, first officer, five cabin crew and three sky marshals. The passengers included 30 Egyptians, 15 French, 2 Iraqis, 1 British, 1 Belgian, 1 Kuwaiti, 1 Saudi, 1 Sudanese, 1 Chadian, 1 Portugese, 1 Algerian and 1 Canadian. The 56 passengers included three children.

Journalists have been barred by Airport security from the area in the Cairo airport where family and friends of the passengers are waiting.

EgyptAir Statement on MS804

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