Qantas flight QF-121 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Invercargill, New Zealand, on May 16th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Sydney, Australia, to Queenstown, New Zealand, was diverted after the crew noticed an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
EgyptAir Flight 955 made an emergency landing in Urgench, Uzbekistan, on June 8th.
The plane, heading from Cairo, Egypt, to Beijing, China, was diverted after the authorities received a bomb threat.
The plane landed safely. All 118 passengers and 17 crew members remained safe.
No explosive material was found upon inspection.
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In an announcement hauntingly similar to the initial release of 7 survivors (who were later confirmed as 22 dead), the cockpit voice recorder was reportedly found…but later reported to be missing the memory unit.
Ethiopia Airlines release is below and denies recovery of the CVR.
ET Flight 409 Accident Update 9 – 10 February, 2010
Ethiopian Airlines would like to express its position on the latest speculative reports released on the cause of the accident on ET-409, 25 January.
As a member of the investigation team, Ethiopian Airlines strictly adheres to the ICAO annex 13 regulation, in which it is mandated to refrain from any inconclusive comments on the process of investigation.
The investigation is still in its early stage and the CVR (Cockpit Voice Recorder) and the aircraft wreckage are not yet retrieved for analysis, it is therefore, too early to conclude the cause of the accident. Ethiopian Airlines does not rule out all possible causes including the possibility of sabotage until the final outcome of the investigation is known.
Ethiopian Airlines would continue to cooperate with the investigation team to complete the process in accordance with the ICAO regulation and reveal the truth.
We share the pain and sorrow of the families of our crew and dear passengers who have lost their lives in the accident.
What: Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 en route from Beirut to Addis Ababa
Where: 2 miles west of the coastal village of Na’ameh.
When: Jan 25 2010
Who: 7 crew 83 passengers
Why: Shortly after taking off in stormy weather and heavy lightning, Lebanese ATC lost contact. The plane disappeared from radar 45 minutes after leaving Beirut. Witnesses on the coast saw the plane as it crashed into the sea. So far 9 bodies have been found by members of the Lebanese army
Hawaiian Airlines flight HA-19 had to divert and make a safe emergency landing at Hilo International Airport, Hilo, Hawaii, on July 15th.
The Boeing 767-300 en-route from Sacramento, California to Honolulu, Hawaii was mid-air over Pacific Ocean when the crew detected smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed safely.
All passengers and crew members onboard remained unharmed.
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV-1734 had to make an emergency landing at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 1st.
The plane, flying from Bisha, was on approach to Riyadh when the captain suffered a heart attack. The co-pilot Rami Ghazi Batabara took over the controls and requested an emergency landing.
The Airbus A321-200 landed uneventfully.
The medical crew examined captain Walid bin Mohammed Al Mohammed and pronounced him dead.
Bulgaria Air flight FB-8798 had to return and make an emergency landing in Rijeka, Croatia, on June 1st.
The plane took off for Sofia, Bulgaria, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
British Airways flight BA-766 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, England, on April 16th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Oslo, Norway, but had to turn back after the crew received indication of a nose gear shock absorber malfunction.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.