United Airlines flight UA-956 made an emergency landing in Geneva, Switzerland, on December 17th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane flying from Newark, New Jersey, declared an emergency due to an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and thirteen people aboard remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer Cary Liao
The incident 35,000 feet above Norfolk where an AirTran Airways Boeing 717 maneuvered to avoid another aircraft on Oct. 26, and a passenger and flight attendant were both injured by turbulence is currently being investigated by the NTSB.
The FAA does not know if the sharp loss of altitude is related to the collision avoidance maneuver or turbulence. The incident is not being called a close call.
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV-1734 had to make an emergency landing at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 1st.
The plane, flying from Bisha, was on approach to Riyadh when the captain suffered a heart attack. The co-pilot Rami Ghazi Batabara took over the controls and requested an emergency landing.
The Airbus A321-200 landed uneventfully.
The medical crew examined captain Walid bin Mohammed Al Mohammed and pronounced him dead.
Contact photographer Agustin Anaya
What: Royal Air Maroc Boeing 767-30 en route from Casablanca (Morocco) to New York John F. Kennedy Airport
Where: JFK
When: Apr 20th 2009
Why: Wake turbulence was such that the landing was hard. Complaints about the hard landing prompted plane inspection which turned up wrinkles found in the fuselage. The plane was grounded for repairs and further inspection.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-528 had to return and make a safe emergency landing at Baltimore–Washington International Airport, Maryland, on July 18th.
The Boeing 737-700, en-route to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, had just departed Baltimore’s runway when the crew was informed about rubber debris found on the runway.
The plane landed with both right hand main tyres deflated and torn.
All 143 passengers onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Aer Lingus flight EI-778 had to return for an emergency landing in Dublin, Ireland, on December 13th.
The plane took off for Lanzarote, Spain, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a technical issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 126 people aboard remained safe.
CityJet flight WX-112 had to return and make an emergency landing in Dublin, Ireland, on May 20th.
The plane took off for London, England, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines due to a low oil pressure indication.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
