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American Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport

May 20, 2017

American Airlines flight AA-1803 had to make an emergency landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, on May 17th.

The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from San Francisco, California, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was diverted due to issues with the weather radar and navigation systems.

The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.

Airbus | Iberia | rejected takeoff | Spain

Iberia Express Flight Rejects Take Off From Lanzarote, CI

January 19, 2017

Iberia Express flight I2-3857 had to reject take off from Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, on January 16th.

The Airbus A320-200 plane was accelerating to take off for Madrid, Spain, when the crew decided to reject take off to check some aircraft systems.

The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

United Airlines Flight Returns to O’Hare International Airport

January 9, 2017

United Airlines flight UA-972 had to return and make an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, on January 7th.

The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Brussels, Belgium, but had to return shortly afterwards after right hand engine’s anti-ice systems failed.

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

back to base | Croatia | Croatia Airlines | de-icing | Emergency

Croatia Airlines Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Croatia

November 23, 2016

Croatia Airlines flight OU-460 had to return and make an emergency landing in Zagreb, Croatia, on November 21st.

The plane took off for Zurich, Switzerland, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with the de-icing systems.

The plane landed uneventfully. There were 66 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.

Delta Airlines Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Detroit

June 10, 2016

Delta Airlines flight DL-745 had to return and make an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport, in Detroit, Michigan, on June 9th.

The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for San Francisco, California, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with one of the redundant power systems.

The plane landed uneventfully. There were 244 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.

Canada | electrical | Emergency | Westjet

Westjet Flight makes Emergency Landing in Calgary

February 14, 2016

Westjet flight WS-3240 made an emergency landing in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on February 9th.

The crew declared emergency after receiving several caution messages about the aircraft’s electrical systems. The plane was en-route from Terrace, British Columbia, to Calgary, Alberta, at the time.

The plane landed safely. All 31 people aboard remained unharmed.