SunExpress flight XG-1381 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, on April 7th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Dusseldorf, Germany, to Adana, Turkey, was diverted after the crew received a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and ninety-five passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer Paul Jongeneelen
What: Delta Boeing 767-300 en route from Salt Lake City to Paris
Where: Salt Lake International Airport
When: June 16, 2012. 7 pm
Who: 198 aboard
Why: On takeoff from salt Lake City, a left tire on the Delta flight blew. Pilots circled, performed a flyby and dumped fuel before they made a safe landing.
The plane was examined in the hanger, and passengers returned home when the flight was cancelled.
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Contact photographer Ben Wang
What: UPS Boeing 747-400 en route from Louisville to Dallas
Where: Louisville
When: April 14 2010
Who: 2 crew
Why: After takeoff, multiple systems failed, and the crew decided to make a cautionary landing. No explanation has been provided any more explicit than generic “multiple system failures” but whatever the problem was, by Wednesday the plane was back in the air.
United Airlines flight UA-4183 had to return and make an emergency landing in Lexington, Kentucky, on June 12th.
The plane took off for Houston, Texas, but had to turn back due to an issue with the nose gear.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-87 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport in London, England, on March 11th.
The Boeing 767-300 aircraft, heading to O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, had to be turned back after the crew needed to shut down an engine due to technical issues.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
United Airlines flight UA-863 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Honolulu International Airport, Honolulu, Hawaii, on December 31.
The Boeing 777-200, flying from San Francisco, California, to Sydney, Australia, had to divert due to smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Delta Airlines flight DL-31 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, England, on August 13th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Atlanta, Georgia, but had to turn back due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
