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    US Airways Express Jet Makes Emergency Landing in Dayton

    US Airways expressA US Airways Express jet made an emergency landing at Dayton International Airport in Ohio, on April 13.

    The plane was en-route from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Milwaukee when the pilot requested an emergency landing due to a maintenance light indicator.

    The plane landed uneventfully. There were 74 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.

    The flight was operated by a U.S. Airways subsidiary PSA Airlines.

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    US Airways Flight 4090 Made Emergency Landing at Portland Jetport

    US AirwaysUS Airways flight 4090 made a safe emergency landing at Portland Jetport, Maine, on the night of June 27.

    The incident happened when the plane was heading to Portland from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with 54 people aboard.

    According to the Portland Fire Department spokesman Tim Nangle, the pilot of the CRJ 200 aircraft radioed the Portland tower at 8:35 p.m., and communicated that the flaps of the aircraft were not working properly.

    The plane landed without incident and after inspection was later declared safe to make a return flight to Philadelphia.