The Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A flying from Algiers, Algeria, was about to depart when the captain invited an orphan child to assist in flying.

The plane landed safely.

No one was injured.

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The de Havilland Dash 8-400 flying on behalf of Air Berlin from Florence, Italy, was mid-air when the crew got information about tyre debris found on the runway after departure.

The plane landed safely after entering a hold.

No one was injured.

Inspection revealed that one of the plane tyres was deflated.

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Authorities said the pilot had declared an emergency shortly after departing from John Wayne airport, and was trying to return when the plane went down and caught fire.

There were two people aboard at the time; both of them were seriously injured.

No other injuries were reported.

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The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Amsterdam, Netherlands, but blew the right-hand nose tire during departure.

The crew subsequently turned back and landed safely. All ninety-five passengers aboard remained unharmed.

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The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to turn back after the crew was informed that tire debris had been found on the departure runway in Tel Aviv.

The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

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The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but had to turn back after the crew suspected a tire had blown during departure.

The plane landed back safely. All 149 people aboard remained unharmed.

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The Boeing 737-700 plane was preparing to depart for Oslo, Norway, when the crew rejected takeoff due to a nose gear steering issue.

The plane safely stopped at the runway. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

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The FAA reported that the Canadair CRJ-700 plane that took off for Gulfport, Mississippi, had to turn back due to a deer strike during departure.

The plane landed back uneventfully. All 44 people aboard remained safe.

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The Boeing 757-200 plane heading from Phuket, Thailand, to Samara, Russia, was diverted after the airport crews found pieces of rubber on the departure runway.

The plane landed safely. All 116 passengers and 7 crew members remained safe.

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The cargo plane had just departed for Leipzig, Germany, when the crew reported that they had lost all instruments and declared an emergency.

The crew were able to re-gain most of the instruments before the plane landed back safely.

Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

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The Airbus A320-200 plane departed for Fort de France, Martinique, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a hydraulic failure.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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The Boeing 747-400 plane departed for Amsterdam, Netherlands, but dropped an engine cowl during take off, prompting the crew to turn back.

The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.

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The plane had just departed for Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom, when it encountered a flock of ducks. The birds impacted both engines and the landing gear, forcing the crew to return for an emergency landing.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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The Airbus A321-200 plane was accelerating to take off for Munich, Germany, when the crew rejected take off after spotting a flock of geese in the departure path.

The plane was able to depart after a delay of 70 minutes.

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The Airbus A320-200 plane departed for Mexico City, Mexico, but had to turn back after the crew reported control problems.

The plane landed at higher than normal speed. Everyone aboard remained safe.

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The Boeing 717 taxied along the runway to depart for Perth when its tail struck the tail of another plane.

The plane was grounded and flight was delayed.

The incident remains under investigation.

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The plane flying from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Manchester, England, was diverted after the crew became aware that one of the tires had burst during departure. An airline spokesperson said the plane was diverted as a “precautionary measure to take into consideration more favorable wind conditions”

The plane landed safely. All 76 people aboard remained unhurt.

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The plane took off for Nan, Thailand, but the crew decided to return after they noticed one of the tires had burst during departure.

The plane landed safely. There were 81 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.

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The plane had just departed for Fukuoka, Japan, when the crew decided to turn back due to failure of one of the engines.

The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.

A replacement plane was arranged for the passengers.

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The plane had just departed for Manchester, England, when the crew received an abnormal gear indication and decided to return.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unhurt.

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Boliviana de Aviacion flight OB-442 made an emergency landing in La Paz, Bolivia, on August 18th.

The Boeing 737-300 aircraft had departed for Cochabamba, Bolivia, when the crew reported that cabin did not pressurize and decided to turn back.

The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.

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The plane had just departed for Kiev, Ukraine, when the crew received information that tire debris was found on the runway and decided to return.

The plane landed uneventfully. There were 182 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.

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The plane had just departed for LaGuardia Airport, New York, when the crew suspected that one of the tires had blown during departure and decided to return.

The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.

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The Boeing 777-200 en-route to Paris, France, had just departed when the crew noticed an open cargo door indication.

The plane landed safely after dumping fuel.

No injuries were reported.

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The plane had just departed for Adana, Turkey, when one of its engines ingested birds, prompting the crew to return for an emergency landing.

The plane landed uneventfully. All 133 passengers aboard remained safe.

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