Qatar Airways flight QR-307 had to return and make an emergency landing in Doha, Qatar, on October 21st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Helsinki, Finland, but had to turn back due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and fifty people aboard remained unharmed.
LATAM Brasil flight JJ-4730 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sao Luis, Brazil, on December 9th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Sao Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, Brazil, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: Ryanair flight from Dublin en route to Stansted
Where: Dublin Airport.
When: Thursday just minutes after take-off.
Who: 148 passengers disembarked without injury.
Why:Emergency landing, The back of the plane struck the runway in Dublin as it took off. Passengers could smell smoke but the oxygen masks were inoperable. The pilot returned to the airport as a precaution.
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What: Egypt Air Express Embraer ERJ-170 en route from Cairo to Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt
Where: Cairo
When: Dec 6th 2009
Who: 71 passengers
Why: While en route, the plane acknowledged an unspecified technical malfunction, and returned to the Cairo airport for a safe landing.
What a week for Embraers.
A six member committee will be investigating the crash of the Air Blue Airbus flight ED-202. 152 people on board the Airbus A321 aircraft were killed when it slammed into a hill on July 28. The black box and cockpit voice recorder which was in the tail of the plane was recovered in the wooded Margalla hills after a three day search by twenty rescuers who had been hampered by heavy rain and inaccessibility. Major accidents are investigated jointly by the international aviation community; and the box appears to be in adequate condition, soon to be decoded in either France or Germany.
The box holds crucial details which will help determine the cause of the crash, and will be examined by international experts.
Pilot Pervez Iqbal Chaudhry was 61 years old, and suffering from diabetes and hypertension, and possibly suffering fatigue if he had observed prayers of the holy day preceding the crash.
GoAir flight G8-720 had to return and make an emergency landing in Ahmedabad, India, on February 7th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Delhi, India, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and sixty-six people aboard remained unharmed.
Air India flight AI-476 made an emergency landing in Jaipur, India, on April 7th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Jodhpur to Delhi, India, was diverted after the crew received indication of a landing gear issue.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and fifty-eight people aboard remained unharmed.
