TUI fly flight X3-2132 made an emergency landing in Stuttgart, Germany, on August 7th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg, France, to Palma de Mallorca Airport, Spain, was diverted due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: Flybe de Havilland Dash 8-400 en route from Bergerac (France) to Edinburgh
Where: Edinburgh
When: Jul 29th 2009
Who: 54 people on board
Why: On approach to Edinburgh, the crew noted a hydraulics problem and spent twenty minutes in a holding pattern while the problem was resolved. The plane landed safely.
British Airways flight BA-274 declared emergency before landing at Heathrow Airport, London, England, UK, on September 12th.
The Boeing 747, en-route from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, was over Scotland when the pilot requested a priority landing reporting that a passenger had fallen ill.
The plane landed safely.
The passenger was provided medical assistance at the airport.
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What: Aer Lingus Airbus A320-200 en route from Cork to Barcelona
Where: Barcelona
When: Mar 14th 2012
Who: 56 passengers, 6 crew
Why: Pilots on approach to Barcelona aborted their approach at 10,000 feet due to the poor visibility. Barcelona ATC refused the pilots requests for a Category III landing forcing pilots on a holding pattern for thirty minutes, then on flight on a wild goose chase looking for somewhere else to land, until the pilots eventually were about to run out of fuel.
After pilots declared an emergency, Barcelona ATC cleared the landing. Spanish authorities are investigating.
(The wild goose chase? First the denial and holding pattern, then off to Valencia, but before arriving, Barcelona said visibility had cleared, so back to Barcelona, but no, visibility hadn’t cleared. Pilots diverted to Girona, but Girona was congested, so back to Barcelona, which was finally cleared to land on declaring emergency.)
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Delta Airlines flight DL-1198 made an emergency landing at Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, on September 18th.
The plane heading from Richmond, Virginia, to Atlanta, Georgia, was diverted due to an engine problem.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members aboard remained unharmed.
What: Pakistan International Airlines ATR-42-500 en route from Islamabad to Lahore
Where: Lahore
When: August 31, 2012
Who: 46 aboard
Why: While landing in Lahore in heavy rain, the plane’s right main gear collapsed, and the plane ran off the runway.
There were no injuries but the plane was damaged. Pia reported that the main gear collapsed and denied earlier reports of injury. No one was hospitalized.
Passengers disembarked via stairs on the runway shoulder and were provided transportation to the gate.
SEATTLE, Feb. 8, 2011 – Boeing [NYSE: BA} is delighted that El Al Airlines has selected the 737-900ER for its fleet requirements. The 737-900ER’s size and range make it ideally suited for El Al’s network requirements. We look forward to continuing our long-term partnership with El Al and to finalizing the details of this transaction.
