A King Air plane made an emergency landing at Chadron Municipal Airport, Nebraska, at around 8:10 p.m. on November 17.
The aircraft landed in a wheat field near Runway 29, after both its engines lost power.
No one was injured in the incident.
The NTSB and the FAA were informed.
Norwegian Air Shuttle flight DY-1933 made an emergency landing in Shiraz, Iran, on December 14th.
The plane heading from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Oslo, Norway, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: UNITED Airlines jet en route from Los Angeles to Sydney
Where: Brisbane
When: Jan 15 2010
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the jet had to divert to Brisbane when it was low on fuel and had an “engineering” problem.
Passengers were provided alternative transportation.
VietJet Air flight VJ982 made an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on October 30th.
The plane heading from Hanoi, Vietnam, to Gimhae, South Korea, was diverted due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Contact photographer Agustin Anaya
What: Royal Air Maroc Boeing 767-30 en route from Casablanca (Morocco) to New York John F. Kennedy Airport
Where: JFK
When: Apr 20th 2009
Why: Wake turbulence was such that the landing was hard. Complaints about the hard landing prompted plane inspection which turned up wrinkles found in the fuselage. The plane was grounded for repairs and further inspection.
The only way to hurt big business is through the pocket book. When you hit them there, they eventually come around to doing what is right.
After this California wrongful death lawsuit verdict, my bet is that SDG&E will develop a belated conscience and will install safety devices or ball markers to help prevent this type of disaster.
So we are offering congratulations to the jurors for using their voices; and congratulations to the families. No amount of money is going to bring back those precious four lives, or ever ease the pain of their families, but, at the very least we can hope that the families will have some comfort that a small measure of justice has been served.
United Air Express flight 4882 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport, Pennsylvania, on April 28.
Airport officials confirmed that the flight, heading from Raleigh-Durham to Newark, was diverted after one of its engines caught fire.
The fire-fighters were ready at the scene when the plane landed uneventfully.
All 75 people aboard were safely evacuated. Authorities said one passenger, having a history of heart problem, was taken to hospital.
