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UPS Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Louisville

UPS flight 5X-605 made an emergency landing in Louisville, Kentucky, on November 27th.

The Airbus A300-600 freighter plane took off from Chicago, Illinois, but the crew failed to retract the landing gear.

The crew continued to Louisville where they requested the longest runway. The plane subsequently landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

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UPS Flight Makes Emergency Landing due to Smoke in Cockpit

UPS flight 5X-634 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on August 29th.

The Boeing 757-200 plane heading from Rockford, Illinois, to Saint Louis, Missouri, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit.

The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

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UPS Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Germany

UPS flight 5X-275 made an emergency landing in Cologne, Germany, on July 24th.

The Boeing 767-200 freighter plane flying from Vienna, Austria, was on approach to Cologne when the crew received an unsafe gear indication.

The crew went around to work the related checklists and subsequently landed safely.

Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

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Air Cargo Carriers Plane Crashes in West Virginia; 2 Killed

Air Cargo Carriers flight 2Q-1260 crashed into the trees left to the runway of Yeager Airport, Charleston, West Virginia, on May 5th.

The Short SD-330 flying on behalf of UPS went down the hill after hitting the trees.

All 2 crew members aboard lost their lives in the crash.

The incident is under investigation.

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UPS Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Japan

UPS flight 5X-104 had to divert for an emergency landing at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, Japan, on March 8th.

The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Anchorage, Alaska, to Osaka, Japan, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.

The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.

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UPS Plane Rejects Takeoff in South Korea

UPSUnited Parcel Service flight 5X-61 had to reject takeoff at Incheon International Airport, Incheon, South Korea, on June 6th.

The McDonnell Douglas-11 was accelerating to takeoff for Anchorage, Alaska, when the crew had to abort taking-off at a high speed.

The plane received substantial damage after it overran the runway and had its nose gear collapsed.

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UPS Plane makes Emergency landing in Alaska after Oil Leakage

UPSUPS flight 5X-63 made a safe emergency landing at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage, Alaska, on May 16th.

The Boeing 747-400, flying from Hong Kong, China, was flying above the Pacific Ocean when the crew notice a slow oil leakage from one of its engines. The crew had to shut the engine down before landing.

The plane landed safely.

No one was injured.

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Cargo Plane in Emergency Landing at Chicago Rockford International Airport

UPSA UPS cargo plane, en-route from Ontario, California to Louisville, Kentucky, had to make an emergency landing at the Chicago Rockford International Airport, Illinois, at about 11 p.m. on September 10.

The pilot decided to land in emergency after a hydraulic fault was discovered in the aircraft.

The plane landed uneventfully and all 4 people aboard remained unhurt. The cargo packages were transferred to another plane for timely delivery.

The plane was taken for inspection.

The FAA is investigating.