South African Airways flight SA-204 had to return and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on January 4th.
The Airbus A340-600 plane took off for Johannesburg, South Africa, but had to turn back due to an issue with flap retraction.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
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Contact photographer JX Ren
What: Air Canada Boeing 767-300 en route from Calgary to Kahului
Where: Vancouver
When: Jan 22nd 2010
Why: While en route, the crew detected a hydraulics leak. The flight made an emergency landing in Vancouver.
AirAsia X flight D7-523 made an emergency landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan, on February 26th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Tokyo, Japan, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All three hundred and sixty-nine passengers and ten crew members remained unharmed
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Contact photographer Alfonso Sánchez
What: Aserca Airlines Douglas DC-9-30 en route from Puerto Ordaz to Caracas
Where: Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela
When: Sep 26th 2011
Who: 90 passengers
Why: Four hours after the Aeropostal hard landing emergency at Puerto Ordaz, another emergency occurred, this one a take-off.
A Douglas DC-9-30 took off from Puerto Ordaz and filled with smoke.
The smoke came from a high pressure hydraulic leak. The pilot returned to Puerto Ordaz and made a safe landing with emergency services on standby. No injuries were reported.
On January 10, a Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Jacksonville to Atlanta encountered turbulence on approach to Atlanta.
A flight attendant was injured.
No other injuries were reported.
The incident is under investigation.
Air Algerie flight AH-4016 had to return and make an emergency landing in Algiers, Algeria, on February 4th.
The Boeing 737-600 plane took off for Beirut, Lebanon, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with the air conditioning system.
The plane landed safely. All forty-seven passengers remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed in a cornfield in Parmer County, Texas, on April 15th.
The plane was carrying a flight instructor and a student when it went down around eight miles west of Friona.
Both occupants of the plane were killed in the crash. They were identified as Clayton Sides, 25, and Thomas Jacob Hefner, 25.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
