Southwest Airlines flight WN-4880 made a safe landing following a bird strike near Sacramento, California, on October 3rd.
The Boeing 737-700 plane flying from Seattle, Washington, was on final approach to Sacramento when a bird hit it.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-20 had to divert and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on September 24th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Newark, New Jersey, to Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, was diverted due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and five people aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-199 had to divert for an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, England, on June 1st.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Milan–Malpensa Airport, Italy, to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, was diverted after the crew reported issues with the cabin pressure control.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
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What: BMI Airbus A330-200 en route from Jeddah to Riyadh
Where: Riyadh
When: Sep 13th 201
Who: 84 passengers
Why: On approach to Riyadh, the plane suffered a bird strike which damaged the nose of the plane. The pilot managed a safe landing, but subsequently, the vehicle was consigned to maintenance for repairs.
What: Pinnacle Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 on behalf of Northwest Airlines, flight from Nashville to Memphis,TN
Where: Diverted to Jackson’s McKellar-Sipes Airport
When: Jun 19th 2009
Who: 31 passengers
Why: A sensor reported a fire in the cargo bay, but after the plane diverted to Jackson, no smoke or fire was found.
The plane will continue to Memphis on Saturday.
The temperature in Jackson was 93, and the heat index was 101.`
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What: Southern Air Transport Boeing 747-200 freighter en route from Charleston,SC to Liege Belgium
Where: Liege
When: Dec 11th 2011
Who: 5 crew
Why: On approach to Liege, the pilots encountered issues with the hydraulic systems.
The flight made a safe landing in Liege.
After allowing the Southern Air Transport flight to land, the Liege airport shut down, forcing in bound traffic to divert to other airports.
What: CAA (Compagnie Africaine d’Aviation) en route from Kinshasa to Goma, Congo
Where: Goma
When: Thursday Nov 19 2009
Who: 117 passengers including the governor of North Kivu province
Why: On landing, the plane overshot the runway and landed in hardened lava surrounding an airport in eastern Congo.
20 people were injured.