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    AA Flight Makes Emergency Landing at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport

    american airlinesAn American Airlines flight had to divert and make an emergency landing at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on April 14th.

    The plane, heading to Peoria International Airport, Illinois, had to be diverted after the crew reported a hydraulic issue.

    The plane landed safely. There were 46 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.

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    Alaska Airlines Plane Returns to Portland International Airport

    AlaskaAlaska Airlines flight 644 had to return and make an emergency landing at Portland International Airport, Oregon, on April 13th.

    The plane took off for Phoenix, Arizona, but had to return shortly afterwards after it lost pressurisation.

    The plane landed uneventfully. There were 144 passengers and 5 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.

    The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.

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    LAX Conducts Plane Crash Drill to Test Emergency Response Time

    Los Angeles International Airport conducted a full-scale plane crash simulation on April 13th.

    The two-hour drill, which was conducted to test the emergency response time, used a Boeing 777 plane that crashed and caught fire in a debris field.

    Around 500 emergency personnel, including firefighters, participated in the exercise, while 150 volunteers acted as crash victims.

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    Air Canada Plane Diverts to Toronto after Hydraulic Failure

    Air CanadaAir Canada flight AC-822 had to divert to and make an emergency landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Canada, on April 9th.

    The Airbus A319-100, en-route from Saint John’s, NL, Canada, to London, UK, was mid-air above Atlantic Ocean when the crew reported failure of the hydraulic system, prompting the plane to return to Saint John’s but instead diverted to Toronto due to bad weather.

    The plane landed uneventfully.

    All passengers onboard remained unharmed.

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    Cathay Pacific Plane Returns to Hong Kong due to Technical Issue

    Cathay PacificCathay Pacific flight CX-379 had to return and make an emergency landing at Chek Lap Kok Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong, China, on April 12th.

    The Boeing 777-300 was en-route to Dusseldorf, Germany, when it had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported some technical issue with the in-flight entertainment system.

    The plane landed uneventfully.

    All 269 passengers and 18 crew member onboard remained safe.

    The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.

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    CommutAir Plane Returns to Virginia after Aileron Issue

    CommutAirCommutAir flight C5-2672/UA-2672 had to return and make an emergency landing at Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, on April 7th.

    The De Havilland Dash 8-200, en-route from Virginia to New York, had just climbed out of Washington Dulles’s runway when it experienced aileron mistrim, prompting the crew to return.

    The plane landed uneventfully.

    All passengers onboard remained unhurt.

    The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.

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    Thai Lion Air Plane Diverts to Thailand due to Lost Cabin Pressure

    Thai Lion AirThai Lion Air flight SL-539 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Chiang Mai International Airport, Chiang Mai, Thailand, on April 10th.

    The Boeing 737-900, flying from Chiang Rai to Bangkok, Thailand, was mid-air when the crew reported loss of cabin pressure, prompting the plane to divert.

    The plane landed uneventfully.

    Two passengers onboard experienced dizziness, whereas the rest remained unharmed.

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    Pakistan International Airlines Flight Returns to Karachi due to Flaps Problem

    pia-logoPakistan International Airlines flight PK-894 had to return and make an emergency landing in Karachi, Pakistan, on April 11th.

    The plane took off for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with the flaps.

    The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

    The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.

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    WestJet Encore Plane Makes Safe Landing in Canada after Flaps Problem

    WestJetWestJet Encore flight WS-3415 continued for a safe landing at Thunder Bay International Airport, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, on April 4th.

    The De Havilland Dash 8-400, en-route from Toronto to Thunder Bay, was on approach to the runway when the crew reported some problem with the flaps and resolved to make flaps up landing.

    The plane landed successfully.

    All 56 people onboard remained unharmed.

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    Batik Air and TransNusa Planes Collide in Jakarta

    Batik AirA Batik Air plane collided with a TransNusa plane on the runway at Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 4th.

    TransNusaThe incident happened when the Batik Air plane was taking off, while the TransNusa plane was being towed across the runway.

    The aircrafts sustained minor scratches.

    No one was injured.

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    Endeavor Air Plane Diverts and Makes Emergency Landing in North Carolina

    Endeavor Air flight 9E-4058/DL-4058 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Raleigh, North Carolina, on April 4th.

    The Canadair CRJ-900, en-route from Charleston, South Carolina to New York, was mid-air when the crew reported the loss of cabin pressure, prompting the plane to divert.

    The plane landed uneventfully.

    All 62 passengers and 4 crew members onboard remained unharmed.

    The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.

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    Air Busan Plane Diverts and Makes Emergency Landing in South Korea

    Air BusanAir Busan plane had to divert and make an emergency landing at Jeju International Airport, Jeju, South Korea, on April 2nd.

    The Airbus A321-200, en-route from Busan, South Korea to Cambodia, was mid air when the crew detected some problem with the weather radar, prompting the plane to divert.

    The plane landed uneventfully.

    All 180 passengers onboard remained unharmed.

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    TAM Linhas Aereas Plane Returns to Salvador after Bird Strike

    TAMTAM Linhas Aereas flight JJ-3517 had to return and make an emergency landing at Deputado Luis Eduardo Magalhaes International Airport, Salvador da Bahia, Brazil on April 1st.

    The Airbus A321-200, en-route from Salvador to Brasilia, was climbing out of runway when one of the plane’s engines ingested a bird, prompting the plane to return.

    The plane landed safely.

    All 108 passengers onboard remained unharmed.

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    Allegiant Air Plane Continues for Safe Landing in Nevada

    AllegiantAllegiant Air flight 501 continued for a safe landing at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 30.

    The aircraft, en-route from Indianapolis to Las Vegas was reported to have an issue with the right hand engine. The crew shut off the engine and continued for a safe landing.

    The plane landed successfully.

    All 206 passengers and 6 crew members onboard remained unharmed.

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    British Airways Plane Returns and makes Emergency Landing in Italy

    British airwaysBritish Airways flight BA-2607 had to return and make an emergency landing at Naples International Airport, Naples, Italy, on March 31.

    The Airbus A320-200, en-route to London, England, was climbing out of Naples when a chemical smell was sensed onboard, prompting the plane to return. The airline reported that there was a technical issue.

    The plane landed uneventfully.

    All passengers and crew members onboard remained unharmed.

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    Flydubai Plane Continues for Safe Landing in Iran after Flaps Problem

    flydubaiFlydubai flight FZ-251 continued for a safe landing at Mashhad International Airport, Mashhad, Iran, on March 29.

    The Boeing 737-800, flying from Dubai, UAE to Mashhad, was on approach to runway when the crew was unable to extend the flaps, prompting the plane to hold mid-air and use alternate flaps for landing.

    The plane landed successfully.

    All passengers onboard remained safe.

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    JetBlue Plane Diverts and Makes Emergency Landing in New York

    JetBlueJetBlue flight B6-1012 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Buffalo, New York, on March 30.

    The Embraer ERJ-190, heading from Chicago, Illinois to Boston, Massachusetts, was mid-air above Buffalo when the crew detected smoke in the cockpit, prompting the plane to divert.

    The plane landed uneventfully.

    All 54 passengers and 4 crew members aboard remained unharmed. The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.

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    Air India Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Mumbai

    airindialogoAir India flight AI620 had to make an emergency landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India, on March 28th.

    The plane, flying from Hyderabad, was forced to make an emergency landing after smoke was detected in the undercarriage.

    The plane landed eventfully. All 120 passengers aboard were safely evacuated.

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    JetBlue Flight Lands without Landing Gear in Bahamas

    JetBlueJetBlue flight B6-29 had to make an emergency landing at Lynden Pindling International Airport, Nassau, Bahamas on March 25.

    The Embraer ERJ, en-route from Washington, DC to Nassau, Bahamas was on approach to runway when the crew reported that the nose gear was inoperable, went around for a while and upon failing to retract the gear, attempted for a landing.

    The plane landed successfully.

    All 95 people aboard remained unharmed.

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    Bek Air Plane Lands without Landing Gear in Kazakhstan

    Bek AirBek Air flight Z9-2041 had to make an emergency landing at Astana International Airport, Astana, Kazakhstan, on March 27.

    The Fokker 100, en-route from Kzyl-Orda to Astana, was on approach to the runway when the crew detected failure of the landing gear and went around for about 50 minutes before prompting the plane to land without the gear.

    The plane received substantial damage.

    All people onboard remained safe.

    The incident is under investigation.

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    Compass Airlines Plane Returns and Makes Emergency Landing in Texas

    compassCompass Airlines flight DL-5717 had to return and make an emergency landing at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Austin, Texas, on March 24.

    The Embraer ERJ-175, en-route to Los Angeles, California, had just climbed out of Austin’s runway when the crew detected some problem with the engine, prompting the plane to return.

    The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

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    Biman Flight Makes Emergency Landing due to Hydraulic Leak

    Biman Bangladesh AirlinesBiman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG-47 made an emergency landing at Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates, on March 25th.

    The plane was flying from Chittagong, Bangladesh, when the crew noticed a hydraulic leak and declared emergency.

    The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.

    The Airbus A310-300 was towed to the apron.

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    Small Plane Crash Lands in California

    A small plane had to make a crash landing at Mineta San Jose International Airport, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, on March 24.

    The Plaggio P180 was seen circling over San Jose and Willow Glen, and it was reported that there was a mechanical issue, due to which the crew opted for a crash landing.

    The plane landed uneventfully.

    It turned out that there was a problem with the rear landing gear.

    All people aboard remained unharmed.

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    Jet2 Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Belfast

    Jet2Jet2.com flight LS-362 had to make an emergency landing at Belfast International Airport in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, on March 24th.

    The plane was flying from Palma de Mallorca Airport, Spain, when the crew received a fire indication and declared emergency.

    The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.

    No evidence of fire or smoke was found upon inspection.