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    BA Flight Returns to London Heathrow Airport

    British airwaysBritish Airways flight BA49 had to return and make an emergency landing at London Heathrow airport, England, on March 6.

    The plane was en-route to Seattle when the pilot reported a fault in cabin’s oxygen supply system. According to an airline spokesperson, “The aircraft is returning to Heathrow Airport as a precaution due to a suspected technical problem. Our pilots are highly trained to deal with these scenarios.”

    The plane dumped fuel over the Irish Sea before it landed uneventfully. None of the 218 passengers and 14 crew members was harmed.

    A replacement aircraft was arranged for the passengers.

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    Ural Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Tail Strike

    Ural Airlines flight U6-9785 made an emergency landing in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on December 14th.

    The Airbus A321-200 plane took off from Ufa, Russia, but suffered a tail strike on departure.

    The crew continued the takeoff and subsequently decided to land in Yekaterinburg.

    The flight was originally bound for Nizhnevartovsk, Russia.

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    Delta Engine Shut Down; Return to NY


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    Contact photographer David Roura – Iberian Spotters

    What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from NY to Moscow
    Where: New York
    When: Nov 21, 2010
    Who: 193 passengers, one of whom was Leonardo DiCaprio
    Why: Immediately after takeoff, the plane “lost” the left engine. (I am assuming the pilot shut it down. In spite of alarmist NYT twitters, there was no fire.) A flash on takeoff, and a flame out and smoke were reported by separate crews. The plane had to dump fuel and returned less than an hour later to land in NY with a hundred rescue crew on hand for what appears to be a routine handling of a possible stall.

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    FAA and Santa Monica Settlement

    IATA: SMO ICAO: KSMO FAA LID: SMO
    2006 USGS airphoto

    WASHINGTON–The Federal Aviation Administration and Santa Monica, California agreed on the future of Santa Monica Airport.The city agrees to maintain continuous and stable operation of the airport until December 31, 2028. After that date, Santa Monica has the right to close the airport.Santa Monica can shorten the airport’s single runway from 4,973 to 3,500 feet and is obligated to enter into leases with private aeronautical service providers to ensure continuity of service, until it decides to provide services on its own.

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    Aeromexico Plane Collides with Service Truck at LAX; 8 Injured

    An Aeromexico plane collided with a service truck after landing in Los Angeles, California, on May 20th.

    The incident happened when flight AM-642 from Mexico City, Mexico, was taxiing toward the terminal at Los Angeles airport.

    The truck overturned due to impact. There were eight people aboard, including six men and two women; all of them were injured.

    The Boeing 737-800 plane, carrying 149 people, sustained minor damage.

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    American Airlines Flight Diverts to Yeager Airport due to Cracked Windshield

    American Airlines Flight 5627 made an emergency landing at Yeager Airport, West Virginia, on November 6th.

    The plane heading from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Akron-Canton Airport, Ohio, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.

    The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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