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    Hainan Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing in China

    Hainan AirlinesHainan Airlines flight HU-7923 had to return and make an emergency landing in Changsa, China, on November 14th.

    The Boeing 787-800 plane took off for Los Angeles, California, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported an issue with the slats.

    The plane landed safely after burning off excess fuel. All passengers and crew members remained unhurt.

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    American Airlines Rejects Takeoff in Florida after Fuel Leak; 24 Injured

    american airlinesAmerican Airlines flight AA-1822 had to reject takeoff at Palm Beach International Airport, West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 21st.

    The Airbus A320-200 was taking off for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when the crew reported a fuel leakage.

    The flight was cancelled. The passengers were disembarked via slides.

    A flight attendant and 23 passengers complained about neck and back injuries, burning eyes, itchy skin and breathing difficulties. The injured were taken to hospitals.

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    British Airways Plane Diverts to Canada due to Odor in Cabin

    British airwaysBritish Airways flight BA-114 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada, on April 29th.

    The Boeing 777-200, en-route to London, England, from New York, was mid-air when the crew detected burning odor in the cabin, prompting the plane to divert as a precaution.

    The plane landed uneventfully.

    All passengers onboard remained unharmed.

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    Austrian Airlines Plane Diverts to Turkey due to Burning Odor

    Austrian AirlinesAustrian Airlines flight OS-832 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey, on April 21st.

    The Airbus A320-200, heading from Larnaca, Cyprus, to Vienna, Austria, was mid-air when the crew reported a burning odor from its air conditioning system.

    The plane landed uneventfully.

    All people onboard remained unharmed.

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    Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing at North Texas Regional Airport

    A small plane made an emergency landing at North Texas Regional Airport, Grayson County, Texas, on December 1.

    Authorities said the plane declared emergency after its landing gear failed to deploy.

    The plane landed without incident after burning off excess fuel and both occupants, including the pilot and a U.S. Aviation Academy student, remained unhurt.

    The aircraft sustained minimal damage.

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    United Airlines Jet Makes Emergency Landing in Ontario

    United airlinesUnited Airlines flight 1181 had to make an emergency landing at Ontario International Airport in Ontario, Canada, at around 9 a.m. on January 29.

    The plane was en-route from Los Angeles International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport when the crew reported a ‘burning smell’ and requested emergency landing.

    The Boeing 757 landed uneventfully. There were 199 passengers and 7 crew members on-board at the time; all of them remained safe.

    The airline said, “Maintenance team is reviewing the aircraft, and we’re working as quickly as possible to get our customers to Washington, D.C.”

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    Update on United 777 Diversion to Henderson Field Airport Midway Atoll.

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    United Airlines revealed what went wrong on Flight 201.

    A problem with the equipment supply cooling fan on board the Boeing 777 caused the problems which required the pilots to divert to Midway to land there in the dark. The passengers waited in a gym until the replacement flight arrived.

    The plane that flew in to Midway to pick up the passengers also brought parts and a repair crew. The plane with the bad fan was fixed, and returned from Midway Island back to San Francisco.

    In fact, it was returned to service.

    Now we’d like to hear about the passengers getting their luggage back.

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    United 777 Diverts to Remote Pacific Island

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    On July 11, 2014, United Airlines flight 201, a Boeing 777-222 was four hours on the ground before the flight, with passengers waiting as some technical problem on the plane was worked out. Departure time of this flight is recorded as 18:16 but it is normally around 14:30. Then when the flight was enroute from Honolulu to Guam, the plane developed fire, haze or smoke in the cockpit. Pilots made an emergency landing at Midway Islands after Radar and Radio Comms were lost but the transponder continued working. Passenger luggage is still stuck on the tiny runway at Henderson Field Airport Midway Atoll.

    The incident was unannunciated, which means that it had no alert, and the crew had to sense it (i.e. see/smell) but while underway, a smoke alarm was triggered.

    None of the 335 passengers or 13 crew sustained injury.

    According to flightaware, United Airlines flew in a replacement B777 which landed 5 1/2 hours later, spent an hour on the ground and brought the passengers back to Honolulu.