TUI fly Belgium flight TB-6386 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Brussels Airport, Zaventem, Belgium, on July 29th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying from Rabat, Morocco, to Charleroi, Belgium, had to divert due to problems with its flaps.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Air Astana flight KC-1388 made an emergency landing at Beja Airport, Portugal, on November 11th.
The plane took off from Alverca Airport, Portugal, but lost control shortly afterwards. The crew declared an emergency and subsequently landed safely at Beja Airport.
The airline confirmed that the plane was carrying six crew members and that there were no passengers aboard.
Portuguese Air Force had also dispatched F16 fighter jets to escort the plane.
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What: Westjet Boeing 737-700en route from Calgary to Las Vegas
Where: Calgary
When: Feb 8th 2010
Who: 141 aboard
Why: On takeoff, (or rather about to takeoff) the engine began leaking fuel, and misperforming. The pilot aborted takeoff, and passengers waited for a replacement jet.
TransAsia flight GE507 returned and made an emergency landing at Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan, on February 21.
The plane took off from Songshan Airport for Makung Airport in Penghu County but had to turn back immediately after the captain reported issues with signals involving torque.
The plane landed back safely shortly after 1 p.m. and was taken for inspection.
The airline accommodated passengers in another flight.
EVERETT, Wash., March 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) today completed the ultimate-load wing up-bending test on the 787 Dreamliner static test unit. During the testing, loads were applied to the airframe to replicate 150 percent of the most extreme forces the airplane is ever expected to experience while in service. The wings were flexed upward by approximately 25 feet (7.6 meters) during the test.
The initial results of the ultimate-load test are positive. More extensive analysis and review are required before the test can be deemed a success.
“The test program has been more robust than any conducted on a Boeing commercial jetliner,” said Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of the 787 program, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “It has taken countless hours of hard work by the Boeing team and our partners to work through the static test program. Everyone who has been involved in this effort over the past several years should be very proud of their contributions to ensuring the safety of the 787 Dreamliner.
“We are looking forward to the technical team’s report on the details of the test results,” said Fancher. It will take them several weeks to work through all of the data.
During each second of the more than two-hour test, thousands of data points were collected to monitor the performance of the wing. Key data points are monitored real-time during the test, but all of the data will be evaluated in the weeks ahead.
J-Air flight JL-2301 had to return and make an emergency landing at Osaka International Airport, Japan, on June 28th.
The plane took off for Matsuyama, Japan, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported failure of right hand generator.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 32 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
UTAir flight UT-355 had to return and make an emergency landing at Vnukovo International Airport, Russia, on January 27th.
The Boeing 737-500 plane took off for Grozny, Russia, but had to turn back due to electrical problems.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
