Qantas flight QF-583 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on April 4th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Perth, Australia, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
XL Airways France flight SE-55 had to return and make an emergency landing in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on December 15th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, but had to turn back due to an issue with the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. All three hundred and sixty-five passengers and twelve crew members remained unharmed.
Delta flight 2028 made an emergency landing at Charleston International Airport in South Carolina on May 7.
The Boeing MD-88, flying from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Florida to LaGuardia Airport, New York, was diverted after it developed an engine problem and its cabin got filled with white smoke.
The plane landed safely. There were 89 passengers on-board at the time; none of them was hurt.
Air France flight AF-66 made an emergency landing in Los Angeles, California, on December 27th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane flying from Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, was descending toward Los Angeles when the crew received a low oil pressure indication for one of the engines.
The crew subsequently shut down the faulty engine and continued for a safe landing.
All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
The SINGAPORE AIRSHOW AVIATION LEADERSHIP SUMMIT, held in conjunction with the Singapore Airshow, is a collaborative effort by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), Experia Events Pte Ltd, International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Ministry of Transport (MOT).
The airshow brings together aviation stakeholders, including Airbus CEO Tom Enders, who had damage control on his mind. Airbus is under fire for the wing cracks found on Airbus A380 jets. Between inspection and repairs, the cost is anticipated to be $1.23 million per aircraft, for up to $32 million euros.
Qantas Airways grounded one A380 for a week after finding 36 separate cracks in wing parts. Other A380s have demonstrated similar cracking above and beyond the normal degradation and microfissures that inspections often find as a result of heavy usage.
Tom Anders of Airbus told airshow attendees that “…we will fix it (wing problem) as quickly as possible. This is unfortunate, this is us. We screwed that up. Whatever the cost, we will fix it”
They have to fix it. EASA has ordered Airbus to check all A380 superjumbo planes. Meanwhile, Airbus is trying to turn media attention to their ramped-up assembly line.
Avianca flight AV-9 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Havana, Cuba, on January 9th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Miami, Florida, to Bogota, Colombia, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and fifty passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
Airblue Airbus A321-200 narrowly escaped accident when one of its tires burst upon landing at Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad, Pakistan, on March 4th.
The aircraft was coming from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, when one of the tires burst during landing. The plane tilted toward its side and the right hand engine touched the ground.
There were 230 passengers aboard the flight PA-271 at the time; all of them remained safe.