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What: TAM Linhas Aereas Airbus A320-200 en route from Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires Argentina
Where: Porto Alegre
When: Dec 19th 2009
Who: 149 passengers
Why: While en route, the left engine developed problems and the crew shut it down. The crew diverted the plane to Porto Alegre and made an safe landing.
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What: American Eagle Canadair CRJ-700 en route from Nashville, TN to New York, NY
Where: Raleigh Durham
When: Jan 3rd 2012
Who: n/a
Why: Two phones found in the lavatory prompted the pilot to divert to Raleigh Durham.
A passenger who claimed the phones later was removed from the plane and taken custody by the FBI.
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Contact photographer Garret Lockhart
What: Air France Boeing 777-200 en route from Houston,TX to Paris
Where: Houston
When: Jan 3rd 2012
Who: 228 passengers and 15 crew
Why: While en route from Houston, a phone was found aboard. Pilots returned to Houston, where the flight underwent a security check.
The flight landed safely in Paris after a five hour delay.
Edelweiss Air flight WK-24 made an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on January 11th.
The Airbus A340-300 plane took off for Cancun, Mexico, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. All two hundred and eighty-six passengers and twelve crew members remained safe.
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What: Air Arabia Airbus A320-214 en route from Athens to Sharjah
Where: Athens
When: 24-OCT-2009
Who: NOT AVAILABLE
Why: The crew aborted takeoff from Athens when the engine did not sound as if it were operating normally. The control panel “Full Authority Digital Engine Control’ (FADEC) warned of irregularities in the left engine.
The plane slowed with hot brakes; and a piece of the plane was found on the runway, later identified as the engine panel.
Passengers debarked without incident, and were provided a replacement plane the following day.
What: Turkish Airlines Airbus A320-200 en route from Konya to Istanbul
Where: Konya
When: May 16th 2009
Who: 140 passengers
Why: After a bird strike, the flight returned to Konya. Two passengers were taken to the hospital.
What: Canadian North de Havilland Dash 8-100 en route from Cambridge Bay to Yellowknife
Where: Yellowknife
When: Feb 13th 2012
Who: 17 aboard
Why: After landing safely in Yellowknife, the plane was being directed from tarmac to parking. One engine had been shut down, and a ground crew member was struck by the right propeller.
Emergency services were on hand.
The injured party, who was a new hire, was flown by medical ambulance to Edmonton.
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What: United Parcel Service Boeing 747-400 cargo plane en route from Dubai to Cologne
Where: Dubai inside an Emirati air base between Dubai’s Emirates Highway and nearby Al-Ain Road 10 miles southeast of Dubai’s international airport
When: September 3 2010, noon New York time
Who: Two pilots
Why: After takeoff, the pilots declared an emergency over Bahrain airspace, with a cockpit fire. The pilots dumped fuel and immediately attempted to return to the airport, unable to see their instruments due to the smoke. The plane crashed, and both pilots were killed. The crew reported fire on board as they were approaching the airport. Witnesses report hearing a boom, and seeing fire and smoke.
Statement on Aircraft Incident
Atlanta, September 03, 2010
Atlanta, September 03, 2010
A UPS cargo plane has been involved in an accident in Dubai.
Updated 6:30 PM EDT
At approximately noon EDT on Friday, Sept. 3, UPS received a report that one of its cargo aircraft had crashed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. UPS can confirm that Flight 6, a 747-400, took off from Dubai at approximately 1500 Zulu, bound for Cologne, Germany. UPS records indicate that two UPS employees were aboard. There are no known survivors.
“This is a terrible tragedy and all of us at UPS extend our deepest sympathies to the families and friends of the victims,” said Scott Davis, UPS’s chairman and CEO. “We are doing our best to learn exactly what happened.”
UPS is aware of news reports concerning possible events that led to the incident, but we are unable to confirm these reports. UPS Airlines is cooperating with government authorities on the scene, and we have dispatched our own investigation team to the site to assist.
The safety and security of our employees and our customers and the public are our highest priorities. We will not rest until a determination has been made concerning the causes and implications of this tragedy.
We will release more information as it becomes available, in cooperation with government authorities. Until then, we ask for your patience in this difficult time.
Updates on the situation will be provided to the news media and via the Internet at pressroom.ups.com.
A media information hotline has been established at (502) 329-0110. A recorded message will provide any updates; the system also will allow reporters to leave messages if they would like a return call.
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